In Xolela Mangcu's column, Destructive culture of conspiracy feeds into ANC's denialism (November 27), he is disturbed by some responses to a talk show in which he participated, in focusing on the Bulelani Ngcuka spy saga.

I believe that the Hefer commission is jaundiced by the fact that documents and information from state intelligence sources that may corroborate whether or not Ngcuka was or not a spy were vetoed.

Although legal representatives at the commission may have succeeded in extracting responses they were soliciting, without the documents, a cloud of suspicion will remain over Ngcuka's head, regardless of the commission's findings.

In my opinion, the commission is a waste of taxpayers' money.

The minister of justice's legal representative should have been excused from the proceedings as soon as the terms of reference were altered to exonerate him from any investigation by the commission. Is this not another example of abuse of office and taxpayers' money?

Mangcu should realise that this is not a question of taking sides, but it should rather be a process of establishing the truth.

With acknowledgements to Setlogola Noah Thoke and the Business Day.