Despite damning reports and default judgments, the minister overrode a selection panel’s decision.
It is not the first time the director general of the labour department has been tipped for the position.
Cele could stymie the president’s bid to save Mdluli.
Acting commissioner in an apparent act of defiance.
The SACP criticised the project from the outset, but its investment arm has a stake in it.
There are still snags in the current secrecy Bill which need to be overcome before the messy democratic success is turned into good law.
Mdluli remains powerful while his protectors play for time.
Informed by a fuzzy opinion that self-regulation has failed, it exposes the industry to manipulation
One of Jacob Zuma’s most trusted bodyguards has been placed in charge of the operational spying structures of the police service.
Spy boss Richard Mdluli, whom Jacob Zuma "owes for his acquittal on rape charges", has emerged as part of a complex network "guarding" the president.