In SA we have a constitution, the law, parliament, a prosecuting authority, a president and even a public protector to watch over it all. And then we have Arthur Fraser, the real power it seems, a spy extraordinaire who has the last word. He is back in the spotlight, a familiar place given he has been at the centre of the drama and scandal unfolding around former president Jacob Zuma for more than a decade. From all accounts Fraser is untouchable, and this week he tested the limits of his powers, if there are any, by summarily freeing Zuma from jail. Thus ended one of the shortest and strangest incarcerations in our history, and another incredible chapter in Fraser’s life story...