2026-08-18, Free State High Court, Bloemfontein
Reported“It's really a waste of time. I don't even know who the witnesses are.”[1]
Context. Comment on a further postponement of the asbestos trial Follow the source link for the full statement.
Ace Magashule
South African politician, former Premier of the Free State and former ANC Secretary-General, now leader of the African Congress for Transformation (ACT), who is on trial in the R255 million Free State asbestos audit tender case.
What did Ace Magashule actually say?
2025-04-16, Free State High Court, Bloemfontein
Reported“I've always been ready and I'm ready now. I fairly understand all the counts and all the alternatives.”[2]
Context. Entering his plea at the start of the asbestos trial Follow the source link for the full statement.
Sources
- 'It's really waste of time': Magashule frustrated as asbestos case stallsOFM, 2026-08-20, secondary source
- Corruption-accused Ace Magashule pleads not guilty: 'I'm ready now'Eyewitness News, 2025-04-16, secondary source
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- 2026-10-26 Record published.
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