The high-profile asbestos corruption case involving former Free State Premier Ace Magashule has faced yet another delay after the lead investigator, Hawks Captain Benjamin Calitz, was booked off sick last week.
The proceedings were postponed during a critical trial-within-a-trial, where Magashule’s former assistant, Moroadi Cholota, is contesting the legality of her extradition from the U.S. Cholota, once a state witness, now faces fraud and corruption charges—allegations her legal team claims were only brought after she refused to implicate Magashule.
With the case set to resume on Monday, attention turns to whether Magashule’s legal team will be permitted to cross-examine Calitz, whose testimony could prove pivotal in the unfolding legal battle. The delays have prolonged a case that has already stretched over years, testing public patience in South Africa’s fight against high-level corruption.
