South Africa: Asbestos case — Magashule’s former personal assistant granted R2,500 bail

The State’s affidavit contained no evidence to support the claim that Moroadi Cholota, the former personal assistant of corruption accused former Free State premier Ace Magashule, was a flight risk. There was evidence that she could be located when needed and her life would be put on hold if she was held in custody until the asbestos case was resolved.

This was the gist of the judgment handed down by the magistrate Estelle de Lange in the Bloemfontein Magistrates’ Court on Thursday…