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
A recording of the Hawks’ interview with a former secretary of the ANC strongman – who faces extradition from the US – gives insight into why the state’s case against him may unravel
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.
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
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 ANC’s suspended secretary general believes the state’s witness is, in fact, the defence’s witness
Magashule’s personal assistant is working with prosecutors to reveal how the R255-million cash was moved