Ace Magashule | |
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 Magashule in July 2019 | |
| 16th Secretary-General of the African National Congress | |
| In office 18 December 2017 – 19 December 2022 | |
| President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Preceded by | Gwede Mantashe |
| Succeeded by | Fikile Mbalula |
| 5th Premier of the Free State | |
| In office 6 May 2009 – 27 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Beatrice Marshoff |
| Succeeded by | Sisi Ntombela |
| Provincial Chairperson of the African National Congress in Free State | |
| In office May 1998 – December 2017 | |
| Deputy |
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| Preceded by | Zingile Dingani |
| Succeeded by | Sam Mashinini |
| Deputy Provincial Chairperson of the African National Congress in Free State | |
| In office April 1994 – 1997 | |
| Chairperson | Pat Matosa |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Ben Kotsoane |
| Member of the Free State Provincial Legislature | |
| In office April 2004 – March 2018 | |
| In office 1994–1997 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elias Sekgobelo Magashule 3 November 1959 Tumahole, South Africa[1] |
| Political party | African Congress for Transformation |
| Other political affiliations | African National Congress (until June 2023) |
| Children | Tshepiso Magashule |
| Alma mater | University of Fort Hare (BA) |
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| Nickname | Ace Magashule |
Elias Sekgobelo "Ace" Magashule (born 3 November 1959) is a South African politician and former anti-apartheid activist who served as the Secretary General of the African National Congress (ANC), South Africa's governing party, between December 2017 and his suspension on 3 May 2021. He served as the Premier of the Free State, one of South Africa's nine provinces, from 2009 until 2018, and was known to be influential in the ANC of his home province.[2][3]
An outspoken ally of former President Jacob Zuma,[4][5] Magashule has been accused of various corrupt activities.[2][6] He was arrested in November 2020 and awaits trial on charges relating to corruption under a government contract awarded while he was Premier. He was expelled from the ANC in June 2023 after the party's National Disciplinary Committee had found that he had brought the party into disrepute.
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- ^ a b Quintal, Genevieve (18 December 2017). "ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule, a seasoned and controversial politician". Business Day. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ Merten, Marianne (2 April 2019). "Ace Magashule & the ANC election lists: Nineteen years of strife and manipulation". Daily Maverick. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Magashule: We will forever support Zuma". eNCA. 17 December 2012. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ Madia, Tshidi (8 July 2021). "Magashule hails jailed Zuma as a hero during this 'stormy' period". EWN. Archived from the original on 8 July 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ Myburgh, Pieter-Louis (2019). Gangster State: Unravelling Ace Magashule's Web of Capture. Penguin Random House South Africa. ISBN 978-1-77609-375-5.