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Six candidates have been shortlisted for the inspector-general of intelligence position.
Lebeya was also a witness at the inquest into whether former police intelligence head Lieutenant-General Richard Mdluli was responsible for the death of a love rival, Oupa Ramogibe. After the judgment, which cleared Mdluli, Lebeya asked that the record of the inquest be corrected, because he believed certain statements had erroneously been attributed to him and had given the impression that he was part of a supposed movement to remove Mdluli.
Mdluli had
mentioned him in a letter to President Jacob Zuma in November 2011, that there
was a group of people trying to get rid of him. They included former national
police commissioner Bheki Cele, former Gauteng provincial police commissioner
Mzwandile Petros and Hawks commander Anwa Dramat.
» Dr Nyelisani Clarence Tshitereke won the Stellenbosch Student Representative Council’s Award for Outstanding Alumni in October last year. According to the statement accompanying the award, at the time he was director in the office of the vice chancellor and principal at the University of Venda. He was a senior manager in the presidency as director: international relations and trade, and was in the department of housing as chief director: executive support.
He was also chief director:
research for the ministry of defence between 2009 and 2011, and a head of the
Old Mutual Foundation overseeing corporate social investment. According to the
University of Venda he holds a BA in political studies from the University of
Cape Town; an MPhil in Political Management from the University of Stellenbosch;
and a PhD in international relations and development studies (cum laude) with
Queen’s University at Kingston, Ontario, Canada. His PhD thesis topic was: “GEAR
and Labour in Post-Apartheid South Africa: A Study of the Gold Mining Industry –
1987-2004”.
» Professor Bruce William Watson from the University of Stellenbosch is described on the university’s web page as a cutting edge ICT researcher who specialises in big data and data analysis. He has a background in computer engineering, software design, intelligence analysis and information security.
His reams of qualifications include a doctorate in
computer engineering, an honours bachelor in mathematics specialising in
computer science and combinatorics and optimisation.
» Brightboy Nhlakanipho Nkontwana was an acting director-general in the department of public service, was a general manager for group employee relations at the SABC, and a chief negotiator there, according to a biography on the Peace and Collaborative Development Network website.
He acted as adviser to the team appointed by ministers on the repositioning of Civilian Intelligence Structures, was a negotiator for Public Services and Administration, and worked at Intelligence Services as a human resources consultant. He is a former member of the board of the Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration and served at Nedlac on behalf of the state.
He was also chairperson of the Midrand community policing forum. His qualifications include a BA in social sciences, a BCom Honours and, at the time of this biography, was finishing his MPhil in South African politics and international economy. .
