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Arthur Fraser

Zondo dismisses Fraser’s application to cross-examine witnesses
National
/ 1 December 2021

Zondo dismisses Fraser’s application to cross-examine witnesses

The former head of the State Security Agency and Zuma ally did not come close to complying with the state capture inquiry’s rules for cross-examination, Zondo said

By Emsie Ferreira
UPDATE: High court hears pleas to return to Zuma to prison
Politics
/ 23 November 2021

UPDATE: High court hears pleas to return to Zuma to prison

Arthur Fraser had no discretionary power to grant Jacob Zuma’s release once the medical parole board found he did not suffer from a terminal condition, high court hears

By Emsie Ferreira
Fraser tells court he feared a repeat of July unrest
Politics
/ 29 October 2021

Fraser tells court he feared a repeat of July unrest

In an affidavit to the high court in Pretoria, the former head of correctional services submitted this as a reason for ordering Jacob Zuma’s early release on medical parole though doctors disagreed

By Emsie Ferreira
Zondo responds to Fraser’s objection to his nomination as chief justice
National
/ 21 October 2021

Zondo responds to Fraser’s objection to his nomination as chief justice

The deputy chief justice said all the former spy boss had to do to respond to bombshell testimony implicating him in state capture was to apply for a turn to testify

By Emsie Ferreira
Former spy boss Fraser objects to Zondo’s nomination as chief justice
Politics
/ 20 October 2021

Former spy boss Fraser objects to Zondo’s nomination as chief justice

The former director general of intelligence’s character assassination of the deputy chief justice is straight out of the Zuma playbook

By Emsie Ferreira
Mzwanele Manyi: The Zindzi Mandela of our time
Opinion
/ 24 September 2021

Mzwanele Manyi: The Zindzi Mandela of our time

If Jacob Zuma is our Nelson Mandela, what does that leave Mzwanele Manyi?

By Paddy Harper
Zuma’s health not relevant, says his lawyer
Politics
/ 24 September 2021

Zuma’s health not relevant, says his lawyer

With legal challenges to his medical parole looming, the former president’s lawyers opted to first argue for the removal of the prosecutor

By Emsie Ferreira
Editorial: Despite Zuma saga, the law will prevail
Editorial
/ 22 September 2021

Editorial: Despite Zuma saga, the law will prevail

We must hold faith that law will prevail

By Editorial
Defence team cagey about Zuma’s health after state advised he is fit to stand trial
Politics
/ 21 September 2021

Defence team cagey about Zuma’s health after state advised he is fit to stand trial

The former president was absent from court, but his counsel argued that health matters be left aside, so as to hear his case for the removal of Billy Downer

By Emsie Ferreira
Fraser vs Nxele in court — again
Politics
/ 14 September 2021

Fraser vs Nxele in court — again

The suspended KZN prisons boss was barred from entering his office by armed security staff last week, at the behest of his national counterpart

By Paddy Harper
Fraser saves Zuma from prison – again
Opinion
/ 10 September 2021

Fraser saves Zuma from prison – again

The correctional services commissioner (and former spy boss tied to state capture) overruled the medical board’s dismissal of the former president’s application for parole

By Casper Lӧtter
Legal challenges loom against Zuma’s medical parole
National
/ 10 September 2021

Legal challenges loom against Zuma’s medical parole

The DA announces it will approach the high court, and the Helen Suzman Foundation has also threatened action

By Athandiwe Saba
The recent past subverts Ramaphosa’s line of plausible denial at Zondo commission
Politics
/ 12 August 2021

The recent past subverts Ramaphosa’s line of plausible denial at Zondo commission

The president was presented with evidence about state capture that it was hard to believe escaped the attention of those in power, including himself

By Emsie Ferreira
Police minister’s political pirouette Zuma arrest looms
Politics
/ 1 July 2021

Police minister’s political pirouette Zuma arrest looms

From being axed by Jacob Zuma, Bheki Cele is now tasked with putting him in jail

By Khaya Koko
Fraser opens perjury charges against those who implicated him before Zondo
National
/ 1 February 2021

Fraser opens perjury charges against those who implicated him before Zondo

Former State Security Agency boss Arthur Fraser goes on the offensive as allegations mount against him at the inquiry into state capture

By Emsie Ferreira
Zondo commission: Fraser personally signed off on SSA payments to ANA
National
/ 29 January 2021

Zondo commission: Fraser personally signed off on SSA payments to ANA

Journalists who received payments from the state security agency will be named only once the Zondo commission has notified them in writing

By Emma Balfour
Ms K describes ‘separate and discrete’ SSA command structure to protect Zuma
Politics
/ 27 January 2021

Ms K describes ‘separate and discrete’ SSA command structure to protect Zuma

Ms K’s and Mr Y’s affidavits and testimony have alleged a picture going back to 2008 of how the former president and his aides worked — and allegedly abused the SSA

By Emma Balfour
Letsatsi-Duba rubbishes Sunday Indy report denying spy claims
Article
/ 23 May 2019

Letsatsi-Duba rubbishes Sunday Indy report denying spy claims

​State Security Minister Dipuo Letsatsi-Duba’s office has denied claims that she had lived a double life for a decade

By Agency
As SA Inc’s CEO, Ramaphosa is ticking all the right boxes
Article
/ 17 May 2018

As SA Inc’s CEO, Ramaphosa is ticking all the right boxes

Even using an arbitrary 100-day yardstick, the president is achieving more than expected

By Staff Reporter
Security clearance showdown as Arthur Fraser and IGI face off in court
Article
/ 19 April 2018

Security clearance showdown as Arthur Fraser and IGI face off in court

The legal action will go ahead despite Fraser being transferred from his position as State Security Agency director general

By Jenna Etheridge
State Security Agency DG Arthur Fraser moved to Correctional Services
Article
/ 17 April 2018

State Security Agency DG Arthur Fraser moved to Correctional Services

Loyiso Jafta has been appointed to act as the director general of the State Security Agency until the appointment process has been finalised

By Agency
Arthur Fraser vs Inspector General of Intelligence in court over security clearance
Article
/ 17 April 2018

Arthur Fraser vs Inspector General of Intelligence in court over security clearance

Dintwe has been investigating Fraser following a formal complaint lodged by the DA over Fraser’s role in an alleged parallel intelligence network

By Alex Mitchley and Jeanette Chabalala
Editorial: This spy nation urgently needs ghostbusters
Article
/ 13 April 2018

Editorial: This spy nation urgently needs ghostbusters

It was surely the years spent in exile that engendered such a degree of paranoia in the ANC’s leadership of those years

By Staff Reporter
Inspector-General of Intelligence claims SSA head Arthur Fraser is intimidating him
Article
/ 11 April 2018

Inspector-General of Intelligence claims SSA head Arthur Fraser is intimidating him

Fraser was implicated in author Jacques Pauw’s book, The President’s Keepers, and accused of running a parallel intelligence network.

By Jan Bornman
New SSA vetting sanctions in the pipeline – Fraser
Article
/ 7 December 2017

New SSA vetting sanctions in the pipeline – Fraser

State Security Minister Bongani Bongo and SSA Director-General Arthur Fraser addressed Scopa on the vetting processes at government departments.

By Paul Herman
DA guns for SSA boss Arthur Fraser
Article
/ 14 November 2017

DA guns for SSA boss Arthur Fraser

​The DA has threatened to take legal action if the police or the NPA refuse to prosecute State Security Agency director-general, Arthur Fraser.

By Staff Reporter
SSA boss demands retraction from Jacques Pauw, seeks legal advice
Article
/ 7 November 2017

SSA boss demands retraction from Jacques Pauw, seeks legal advice

The family says Pauw has committed the "classic journalistic deception" of not allowing facts to get in the way of a good story.

By Amanda Khoza News24
President Zuma appoints new state security agency boss
Article
/ 26 September 2016

President Zuma appoints new state security agency boss

ArthurFraser replaces ambassador Sonto Kudjoe, who left the agency after three years at the helm, as director general.

By Thulani Gqirana
Zuma’s new spy purge
Article
/ 5 February 2010

Zuma’s new spy purge

President Jacob Zuma’s purge of the security services has claimed its most strategic victim: Arthur Fraser, head of a powerful NIA division.

By Sam Sole Author and Sam Sole
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Article
/ 12 April 2009

Zuma’s lawyer keeps mum over origin of tapes

ANC president Jacob Zuma’s lawyer has denied National Intelligence Agency (NIA) deputy head Arthur Fraser gave him secret tape recordings.

By M&G Online reporter and Sapa Afp
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Article
/ 9 April 2009

DA lays charges against Zuma’s lawyer, NIA boss

The DA laid criminal charges against Jacob Zuma’s lawyer Michael Hulley and National Intelligence Agency deputy head Arthur Fraser on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 9 April 2009

The spy who saved Zuma

A top spy once closely linked to former president Thabo Mbeki saved African National Congress president Jacob Zuma’s political life.

By Pearlie Joubert Author and Adriaan Basson
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