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Ace Magashule, who is the secretary general of the ANC, is also a close ally of the former president, while also facing his own corruption charges stemming from his time as prime minister of the Free State.
ANC Secretary General Ace Magashule on Reconciliation Day 2020 attended the ‘Youth Dialogue’ in his hometown of Parys, Free State, which focused on gender-based violence. Image: Boikhutso Ntsoko / EWN.
JOHANNESBURG – Mondli Gungubele, an NEC member of the African National Congress (ANC), said Ace Magashule communicating the party’s position on former President Jacob Zuma’s legal issues was a “serious source of unease.”
He told 702’s Clement Manyathela that this affected the credibility of the messages the party was trying to convey to the public.
Magashule, who is the secretary general of the ANC, is also a close ally of the former president, while also facing his own corruption charges stemming from his time as prime minister of the Free State.
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On Monday night, Magashule told reporters that the ANC had the best meeting ever held with Zuma for his defiance of the Constitutional Court’s order for him to return to the state’s arrest commission of inquiry.
He also said that the ANC’s top six had decided to give Zuma space to continue consulting with his lawyers on the matter.
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Gungubele said he opposed a leader facing formal charges speaking out on behalf of the party.
“Our SG has not been found guilty by any court, but the fact is that he is formally charged. In that case, the perceptions about his integrity are very serious. It is very important that when we communicate things, we organize ourselves and make sure that communication is easily accepted. “
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