Johnathan Paoli
THE trial of former ANC Secretary-General and now founder of the African Congress for Transformation Ace Magashule, on allegations of corruption to the value of over R250 million over the Free State asbestos low-cost housing scandal – has been postponed.
The charges relate to a R255 million contract awarded in 2014 while Magashule was Free State Premier – to identify and eradicate asbestos roofing on low-cost houses across the Province, by means of a joint venture between businessman Edwin Sodi’s engineering firm Blackhead Consulting and the Diamond Hill Trading company.
Magashule together with 17 other suspects, including Sodi and former Human Development Director-General Thabani Zulu, are facing a total of more than 70 counts of fraud, corruption, and money laundering, among others.
Their trial kicked off in the High Court in Bloemfontein on Monday but the court postponed the matter to 14 June for pre-trial proceedings.
Magashule expressed
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