American authorities have withdrawn the immigration violation case against former African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Ace Magashule's Personal Assistant, Moroadi Cholota, but, says the State, she has broken her promise to return to South Africa to face the asbestos scam case against her. Cholota had been a potentially pivotal witness for the State, which is attempting to prove that Magashule was a willing participant in a corrupt R255-million asbestos tender scheme that allegedly saw multiple high-ranking Free State government officials receive kickbacks from money meant to fund the removal of harmful asbestos from the homes of the province's poorest residents.
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.
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has dismissed attempts by former ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule and businessperson Edwin Sodi to attack the legality of the asbestos scam prosecution against them, paving the way for them to go on trial on Friday.