Former Free State premier and ex-ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule appeared in court on Friday on fraud charges. Outside court, he revealed that he had been approached to start a political party, but was still thinking about it.
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ANC Secretary-General Ace Magashule and his co-accused are to appear before the Bloemfontein High Court on 11 August after the Bloemfontein Magistrates’ Court approved the State’s application to transfer the matter.
Speaking before Friday’s appearance, Magushule said he was looking forward to 11 August because “we hoped for a speedy trial, because justice is delayed”.
This was Magashule’s second appearance since he was granted R200,000 bail.
Various former and current high-level Free State government officials, including Magashule, face a number of charges, ranging from corruption to money laundering, for their alleged involvement in the multimillion-rand contract to audit and remove asbestos-roofed houses in the province.