This past week has been dominated by revelations from, the bombshell book by News24 alumnus Pieter-Louis Myburgh.
It paints a damning picture of the networks of patronage allegedly constructed over a decade by Magashule, the strongman former premier of the Free State. The ANC's reaction, although eminently predictable, has been all over the place. It first released a North Korean-like statement yelling about"stratcom" and"fake news", before seemingly washing its hands of Magashule. It then decided to retract the statement, before flip flopping and deciding against it.
Allegations of grand corruption involving ANC secretary general and former Free State premier Ace Magashule have sent shockwaves through the country, since the release of investigative journalist Pieter-Louis Myburgh's book, Gangster State. Belying this alleged corruption, reports show, is a systematic plundering of the provincial coffers, documented by reports by the Auditor-General .
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