THREE more people will face charges in a fraud and money-laundering case against Ace Magashule, a top official in South Africa’s governing African National Congress, state prosecutors said on Friday.
Magashule, the secretary-general of the ANC, appeared in court for the second time to face allegations related to a contract to audit houses with asbestos roofs awarded while he was premier of the Free State province.
In brief proceedings on Friday at the Bloemfontein Magistrate Court, the case was transferred to a higher court where pre-trial proceedings will commence on Aug. 11.
Magashule, who was granted bail at his first appearance in November, told reporters outside the court that he would fight the charges.
“I’ve done nothing wrong and I will prove that in court. There is the legal part and the political part. Let’s leave it there,” he said.
Prosecutors for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said the three
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