South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party expelled its former secretary-general on Monday for misconduct and other breaches of party rules while he also faces charges of corruption in a criminal case.
The once-influential Ace Magashule is on trial over the alleged misappropriation of money from a government contract worth more than $13 million when he was the premier of the Free State province before his rise to the top administrative position in the ANC.Magashule was suspended as secretary-general in 2021 after he was charged with multiple counts of corruption, money laundering and fraud.
“Consequently, the NDC confirmed the expulsion of comrade Ace Magashule from the ANC as a final sanction,” the party said in a statement Monday. His co-accused in the case include businessmen with close links to the ANC and former officials of the Free State provincial government.
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