Former ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule will have his day in court in April 2024, when the R255m asbestos corruption case goes to trial.
Magashule is accused of involvement in a corrupt tender scheme that allegedly saw multiple high-ranking Free State government officials receiving kickbacks from money meant to fund the removal of harmful asbestos from the homes of the province's poorest residents.
Instead of the affected houses being safely rid of the material at a reasonable price, the state says Magashule and businessman, of Blackhead Consulting, embarked on a"rent-seeking" scheme that ultimately resulted in only R21m in work being done. Magashule and his co-accused face charges of fraud, corruption, money laundering and contravention of the Public Finance Management Act.It is the state's case that Magashule's alleged cut from the scheme came in the form of school fees for Gupta ally Refiloe Mokoena's daughter, electronic tablets and R250,000 for the travel expenses for a delegation to Cuba.
These alleged gratifications were received via murdered businessperson and asbestos tender beneficiary
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