The spy allegations against the national director of public prosecutions, Bulelani Ngcuka, by Mac Maharaj and company make interesting reading.

Without pre-empting the outcome of the commission, there are certain pointers that are difficult to ignore.

When City Press first published the story that Ngcuka had been investigated with code name RS452 attached to him, people came forward to comfirm Ngcuka was investigated by ANC intelligence structures.

Now that Vanessa Brereton has confessed to being RS452, the accusers conveniently indicate they did not contend Ngcuka was RS452.

They are right. All they said was Ngcuka was once investigated by ANC intelligence with Maharaj, Jacob Zuma and Mo Shaik in senior positions.

Ngcuka's Scorpions unit probed Maharaj, Zuma and Schabir Shaik, who is Mo's brother .

So the card being played is that Ngcuka has an old score to settle.

The Hefer commission is a sideshow in the probe into suspicions of corrupt behaviour relating to the multimillion-rand arms deal. What the public was led to believe was that Ngcuka was abusing his office in a quest for revenge - a very serious allegation.

What is most disturbing is that it looks like the investigation into Ngcuka is still being carried out by the people who must prove the allegation. Unbelievable!

On the other hand, presentations at the commission by people who were close to Ngcuka suggest it is unlikely he could have been an apartheid spy.

With due respect to the accusers, they need to assist the nation with proof which can implicate Ngcuka in spying activities.

The position he holds requires a person with absolute integrity.

Why did the accusers wait until Ngcuka investigated them to come up with the information?

Logic dictates that had he not dared investigate them, the public would not have known that the most senior employee in the National Prosecuting Authority may have sold out.

It is heartbreaking to imagine the poorest of the poor are still awaiting services from the state, and are reminded resources are not unlimited.

But the taxpayer funds the Hefer commission.

That is why the commission needs to change gear. This whole thing must come to a close. Whoever is found to have misled the public must be charged and punished accordingly.

In all fairness, these two camps know the truth. We don't.

With acknowledgements to Maeleletse William Nape-Mamone GaSekwati and the City Press.