ANC stands behind Magashule in face of 'ongoing vilification campaign'
4 December 2019
The ANC says it is standing behind secretary general Ace Magashule in the face of an "ongoing vilification campaign" to tarnish his image.
This follows a City Press report which indicated that a British investigative NGO had apparently found "damning evidence" of corruption in the Free State when Magashule was premier and that it was willing to testify before the state capture commission of inquiry.
The NGO, Shadow World Investigations, formerly known as Corruption Watch UK, reportedly found evidence that the Gupta family sold computers worth R1.7m to the provincial government for more than double their worth.
It also claimed that former agriculture MEC Mosebenzi Zwane, allegedly received benefits from Gupta companies after signing a 90-year lease with the Guptas for the Estina farm.