Ace Magashule welcomed ANCYL "leader" Pale Mabe, while the rest of league’s top members remained absent from the Free State’s elective conference.
Free State premier Ace Magashule looks set to retain his seat as ANC chairperson at this weekend’s provincial conference, writes Michelle Pietersen.
Free State premier Ace Magashule is facing down disgruntled ANC members who are hoping to oust him at the party’s provincial conference in June.
A faction favouring Kgalema Motlanthe for the ANC presidency is the Free State has begun to dislodge Ace Magashule as the provincial chairperson.
The chairperson of the ANC in Free State Ace Magashule has spoken out about the scramble for power and resources in the ANC.
Forty percent of South Africans think members of Parliament and councillors are corrupt — up from 25% four years ago, according to a recent survey.
The Young Communist League says the Free State government needs to act on the commitments promised by premier Ace Magashule in the Sopa address.
It was tiny skirts, bulging wallets, flashy cars and booze galore as the ANC celebrated its centenary in Bloemfontein.
Mystery fund appears to have been duplicated in the Northern Cape.
Cash-strapped provinces such as Limpopo and Gauteng have complained that pay hikes for government employees are among the reasons for their troubles.
The Cabinet has been warned that poor service delivery poses a security risk for the country.
Questions are raised about whether the public should pay for the ANC’s parties.
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/ 28 October 2011
CLARIFICATION: Magashule may not have signed the lease himself, but his role in its authorisation is clear.
A company of which the Free State leader was once a director has scored millions in leases.
A former employee of the Free State premier has landed government contracts worth millions.
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/ 30 September 2011
Plans to oust Free State Premier Ace Magashule as provincial ANC chairperson took on a new twist.
Fresh allegations of tender corruption in the unenclosed toilets saga have been levelled against Moqhaka Municipality officials in the Free State.
A Free State businessman is demanding a whopping R15-million for a Bloemfontein house which the ANC wants to turn into a symbol.
Free State minister of human settlements is facing the axe after his national counterpart Tokyo Sexwale clawed back R263-million.
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/ 21 January 2011
In an unusual move, the Free State premier has criticised the ANC’s deployment policy as the cause of poor service delivery in many municipalities and government departments.
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/ 10 December 2010
South Africa’s provincial system will remain as is for now, but the nine provinces are likely to have their powers diluted.
Ace Magashule has ordered that a list of poor white people in the province be compiled so that they could be given houses, a report said on Friday.
Former ANC bigwig Saki Macozoma has been dragged into the fallout from allegations that Free State Premier Ace Magashule solicited a R3-million bribe.
Barely two months after taking office, Free State Premier Ace Magashule is fighting claims that he abused his office to solicit a R3-million bribe.
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/ 19 January 2009
Free State ANC leader Ace Magashule should be disciplined for his latest comments comparing Jesus and ANC leader Jacob Zuma, the FF+ said on Monday.
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/ 22 December 2008
The ANC has called for the release of a memo detailing ”political meddling” by the Scorpions in investigations into the ANC Free State chairperson.
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/ 1 December 2008
ANC president Jacob Zuma is suffering just like Jesus Christ did, provincial leader Ace Magashule said in an interview published on Monday.
A farmers’ group on Thursday withdrew from a parliamentary public hearing on the future of the Scorpions, saying it turned into an ANC meeting.
Free State ANC chairperson Ace Magashule was re-elected unopposed on Thursday as the leader of the party in the province.
With his popularity waning, ANC president Jacob Zuma faces a series of hurdles.
A fresh court bid by ANC members this week challenging Free State party chairperson Ace Magashule and his executive has thrown a harsh light on infighting among provincial ANC chiefs.