On Ace Magashule’s watch, speaking out has cost more than a few whistleblowers their lives
ANC secretary general Ace Magashule will appear before the ANC’s integrity commission on 12 December
To all intents and purposes, the ANC is the government. It is South Africa. The policies made at Luthuli House decide where we go. The corollary of this is that anything bad in the ANC quickly poisons our state and its institutions.
The small fish get caught. Jails are used to control the poor and disorderly and deflect attention from the crimes of the rich and powerful.
Stocktake at the end of a momentous year shows that the ruling party holds all the cards but has little room for manoeuvre
Athandiwe Saba talked to the Special Investigating Unit’s Andy Mothibi about its caseload, including 1 000 Covid contracts
In its latest policy documents, the ANC is self-critical and wants ‘consequence management’, yet it’s letting its members off the hook again
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For years, in moves that harked back to the repressive regime of the Nats, the public broadcaster has been used by the party as its political football in internal factional battles, or to censor dissent.
ANC secretary general Ace Magashule is ignoring party policy on corruption-charged officials and taking his battle to branch level, where his ‘slate capture’ strategy is expected to leave Ramaphosa on the ropes
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The ANC has stalled on setting ground rules for cleanout of comrades accused of corruption
A centralised procurement programme in the province allegedly operated under the former premier
The president’s aesthetic choices may contain hidden messages — or was that really him on the TV?
Magashule’s personal assistant is working with prosecutors to reveal how the R255-million cash was moved
Careful comrades, the plank is a bit wobbly.
The president was answering questions before parliament, where he also told the EFF to allow the courts to decide on the matter of the CR17 bank statements
The ANC secretary general has not offered to stand aside, despite the recent NEC ruling
The asbestos scam has come back to haunt ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule, and he is expected to face the music on Friday in Bloemfontein
Bushiri knows how to pull a crowd. Ace knows a ponzi scheme. Paddy Harper predicts that a new prophet may profit at Luthuli House
Parts of the provincial ANC will target their former premier, Magashule, and the Free State PEC in a rolling mass action campaign
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The transport minister uses humour, which his targets don’t find funny, to survive in tough times or to divert attention from a problem.
Everybody’s staying pozi, which is making all the arrests easy for the Hawks. Only Ace is desperate to be seen
Ace Magashule’s anxiety has to do with the array of arrests of high-profile people facing fraud and corruption charges
Is the ANC secretary general a gambling man — or just stirring the pot over the ‘news’ of his arrest warrant
Stir well, then let simmer until done.
Learning from its failure to turn the Schabir Shaik conviction into one for Jacob Zuma, the state is now building an effective system for catching thieves. Khaya Koko, Sabelo Skiti and Paddy Harper take a look behind the scenes at how law enforcement agencies have started creating consequences for the corrupt
The use of a South African Air Force jet by ANC officials without the minister following the required procedures is one such case — and more questions arise on examination of that case
The Hawks have distanced themselves from a news report that the ANC’s secretary general Ace Magashule has been issued with a warrant of arrest
Corruption isn’t just about unethical accounting practices. It is a direct and total attack on society. The stakes are that existential and that visceral.
‘Stand aside’ rule implemented for people facing charges as provincial integrity commission process stalls
Top cop says more big players will be added to the list of accused as the state prepares to go to court
Current ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule has been cleared of allegations that he misled the Free State provincial legislature when he was premier of that province. It follows a complaint by the Democratic Alliance’s Roy Jankielsohn, who asked the public protector to investigate whether Magashule lied about payments made for the funeral of health MEC Fundiswa […]
Lay low for now as lockdown lifts to level one and let’s Jerusalema when the long arm of the law reaches Luthuli House