By Johnathan Paoli
African Congress for Transformation (ACT) leader Ace Magashule has launched a scathing attack on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration, the justice system, and elements within the security cluster.
Speaking at the first of the party’s three annual national council meetings in Bloemfontein, Free State, convened to clarify the ACT’s direction and respond to national developments, Magashule described South Africa as a “captured state,” accusing the judiciary of political interference and claiming the government had lost the confidence of the people.
“They pretend to fight corruption in state-owned enterprises, but the president himself is hiding reports from the people. The National Prosecuting Agency has been infiltrated by both internal and external forces,” he said.
The briefing centred on recent allegations raised by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, whom the party described as “a brave man” and “a patriot facing persecution”.
ACT spokesperson Mohau Khumalo said a document
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