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Ace Magashule and Edwin Sodi launch full-scale attack on NPA over asbestos scam 'evidence'

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The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has said in court papers that Ace Magashule was trying to delay his criminal trial when he asked the high court to declare that there was no prima facie case against him. Is this another delay tactic? We speak to Karyn Maughan on this story as we try determining what this move by the suspended ANC Secretary General means.
8 Dec 2021 1PM English South Africa Education · Careers

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