ANC Secretary General Ace Magashule's court appearance

Time to go to what’s happening on the continent and today we zoom into South Africa where all eyes are on the Free State Province today as the Secretary General of the governing party the African National congress is being charged with corruption. The charges are linked to the R255-million Free State asbestos scandal. ANC’s top officials told a media briefing that although Magashule had briefed the rest of the top six about the arrest warrant, they had not discussed whether he should step aside in line with the National Executive Committee ruling. The resolution by the party’s 54th national conference stated that leaders charged with corruption or other serious offences should stand aside from their state and party roles until the conclusion of their criminal matter. Let’s look at the implications of this now we are joined by Dr Ina Gouws Senior Lecturer: Governance & Political Transformation Department of Politics, University of Free State.