The three, along with co-accused Ace Magashule, recently applied to the high court to have charges stemming from the scandal set aside but were unsuccessful
The commission’s urgent application to the high court was unopposed and it now has until 15 June to deliver the final chapter of its findings on state capture
The state committed two irregularities when it charged suspended ANC secretary-general with corruption relating to the Free State asbestos scandal, lawyer told high court
The NPA has insisted in an affidavit in response to Ace Magashule’s application for a raft of declaratory orders that he has a prima facie case to answer
The national director of public prosecutions is up against internal stonewalling that is rooted in the Zuma years of state capture
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Moroadi Cholota, the woman at the heart of the state’s case against Ace Magashule, claims that the Hawks with the assistance of the FBI attempted to coerce and coach a statement out of her unrelated to her testimony at the Zondo commission.
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The prosecution in Magashule’s corruption trial said Moroadi Cholota refused to cooperate with detectives sent to the US to interview her and she now faces extradition
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Court hears that the case against the accused in Free State asbestos case, including Magashule, relies on inadmissible Zondo commission testimony
An ANC Youth League member said at least 500 people are expected to gather near the court precinct in Bloemfontein in support of the suspended secretary general
The prosecution added a further three Free State officials to the accused and set August 11 down as their first high court appearance
The ANC secretary-general hints he will cling to his post after he appeared in the Bloemfontein magistrate’s court
Ace Magashule will appear before the ANC’s integrity committee this weekend. After that, all eyes will be on next year’s conferences to see who will win the fight for control of the party
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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
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
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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