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Suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule. File photo.Image: FREDDY MAVUNDA

Beleaguered Ace Magashule says ‘no need to study judgment’ but believes it is ‘legally wrong’

Suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule says there is no need for him to read the Johannesburg high court full bench ruling dismissing his bid to reverse his suspension by the governing party. However‚ Magashule said he would appeal…

Suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule. File photo.Image: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters

ANC’s Ace Magashule remains suspended, loses high court appeal

Suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule’s application to challenge his suspension by the party was dismissed with costs on Friday. This follows a full-bench unanimous decision by the Johannesburg high court. Delivering the judgment,…

Carl Niehaus said on Thursday that suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule would not be apologising any time soon for ‘suspending’ President Cyril Ramaphosa. File photo.Image: Freddy Mavunda

Magashule apology not likely soon, says Carl Niehaus, ‘because there will be legal action’ over suspension

It appears that ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule’s anticipated apology in the party’s suspension and counter-suspension saga will not be coming any time soon. This after MKMVA spokesperson Carl Niehaus confirmed that there would be…

Suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule. File photo.Image: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters

ANC tells Ace Magashule: Apologise or face disciplinary action

Ruling party to tell suspended secretary-general Ace Magashule to publicly apologise for the letter he wrote to party president Cyril Ramaphosa ‘suspending’ him without the authority to do so Suspended ANC secretary-general Ace…

President Cyril Ramaphosa, left, with ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule during a provincial conference in Polokwane, Limpopo. Picture: SOWETAN/ANTONIO MUCHAVE

Ramaphosa gets nod from ANC top six to oust Ace Magashule — report

President Cyril Ramaphosa has won the “unequivocal” backing of the rest of the ANC top six for secretary-general Ace Magashule to “immediately” step aside pending the outcome of his fraud and corruption case. Business Day understands this…

Supra Mahumapelo’s ANC membership remains ‘intact’ by virtue of appealing his five-year suspension.Image: Alaister Russell

Ace Magashule gives Supra Mahumapelo a lifeline

ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule has given the embattled former North West premier Supra Mahumapelo a lifeline after the decision to suspend his party membership earlier this week. Magashule has written to Mahumapelo telling him that…

President Cyril Ramaphosa will detail government’s plans for the Easter weekend when he addresses South Africans at 7pm tonight. File photo.Image: Jairus Mmutle/GCIS

Cyril Ramaphosa wins the day as NEC takes tough stance on RET faction

Step aside or be suspended, ANC NEC says as it stands firm on corruption-accused members ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule was given a 30-day reprieve before he faces a possible suspension should he refuse to step aside from his…

Supporters of ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule are pushing back against a decision by the organisation’s NEC that those facing criminal charges step aside.Image: File photo

Ace Magashule’s allies threaten to resign en masse as ‘step aside’ rule divides ANC NEC

Plan is to collapse the NEC to force early elective conference, says insider The allies of ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule plan to resign en masse to force an early elective national conference should he be forced to step aside from…

President Cyril Ramaphosa. File photo.Image: GCIS

We won’t back down, says Ramaphosa as he pledges to push for corruption-accused to ‘step aside’

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday reiterated that the ANC would not back down on its decision that leaders accused of corruption should step aside from their position as per a national conference resolution. This means the ANC national…

Ace Magashule campaigns door to door. He has made it clear he won’t step aside without a fight.Image: Musa Masilela

Ace Magashule going nowhere despite integrity commission suggesting he step aside

ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe said secretary-general Ace Magashule would remain in office until the party’s national executive committee meets next year ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule will stay put, despite the party’s ethics body…

The ANC’s integrity commission has recommended that secretary-general Ace Magashule must step aside with immediate effect. File photo.Image: REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

‘Step aside’: ANC integrity commission tells Ace Magashule

ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule must step aside with immediate effect, the party’s integrity commission (IC) has recommended. The commission, chaired by George Mashamba, has recommended to the ANC that the resolutions of its…

Former MEC of human settlements in the Free State Mosebenzi Zwane appeared at the state capture commission on Friday.Image: Sizwe Ndingane

Ace Magashule’s name looms large as state capture inquiry hears evidence on FS housing tenders

The name of former Free State premier Ace Magashule loomed large in the testimony of former human settlements MEC Mosebenzi Zwane on Friday at the commission of inquiry into state capture. Zwane on Friday denied a claim made by former…

The ANC’s integrity commission has recommended that secretary-general Ace Magashule must step aside with immediate effect. File photo.Image: REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
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Stepping down & remedial action: 5 key takes from Ace Magashule on ANC NEC meeting outcomes

Corruption-accused ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule says the party has the right to protect the integrity of the movement without fear or favour. Magashule was speaking at Luthuli House in Johannesburg on Thursday about the outcomes of…

The ANC’s integrity commission has recommended that secretary-general Ace Magashule must step aside with immediate effect. File photo.Image: REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

‘I volunteered’: Magashule ahead of crucial date with ANC’s integrity body

ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule has insisted that his scheduled appearance before the party’s integrity commission on Saturday was his own initiative and he was not persuaded to appear by the national executive committee of the ANC.…

ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte.Image: ANC via Twitter

Oops! Duarte left to clean up mess after staffer’s error gives her Ace’s job

ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte has issued an explanation to party members after a letter suggested she had taken over from Ace Magashule. A letter sent to party structures on Friday was signed by Duarte but she was identified…