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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…

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The Hawks confirmed a warrant of arrest has been issued for ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule. File photo.Image: ALON SKUY
ACE MAGASHULE

Hawks confirm warrant of arrest for ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule

A warrant of arrest has been issued for ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule in connection with a controversial R255m asbestos eradication tender in the Free State. The Hawks have confirmed Magashule is expected to appear at the…

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National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Sipho Ngwema said the high bail amounts granted to the accused in the Free State asbestos tender case are an indication of the seriousness of the charges against the seven suspects.Image: Thapelo Morebudi
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Hefty bail for asbestos corruption accused

The seven suspects implicated in the R255m asbestos corruption case were all granted bail in the high court in Bloemfontein on Friday. The state had called for the court to show no mercy to two of the seven people who had said they would…

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