Former Free State Premier, Ace Magashule has pleaded not guilty to all the charges brought against him at the Free State High Court. Magashule, a former secretary general of the ANC was expelled by the party in June 2023 after refusing to abide by the party's instruction of step aside while he was formally criminally charged. He, together with 14 others stand accused of corruption, fraud and money laundering. Earlier on, Magashule, standing as accused number 13, reiterated that he remains innocent as publicly declared before