The State Capture Commission's (SCC) chairperson, Raymond Zondo, is on Monday set to hand over a hard copy of the report based on the Free State's failed R255 million asbestos project, amongst others.
Earlier this month, the commission, in a statement, announced that it was in the process of finalising part IV of its report, which would be delivered to President Cyril Ramaphosa once it was compl.
The Bloemfontein High Court has dismissed an application by former Free State Premier Ace Magashule and three co-accused to have corruption charges, stemming from the Free State asbestos scandal, dropped before the trial begins. This is a blow to Magashule’s hopes of having the matter settled.
The court also dismissed applications by Edwin Sodi and two former Free State officials, saying their objections should be aired in the criminal trial not on a preliminary basis
Sodi faces a charge of attempted murder, two counts of pointing of a firearm, as well as a charge of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm. This follows after an encounter with.