Top South African ANC official Magashule out on R200 000 bail
THE fourth most senior official of South Africa's governing African National Congress party has been charged with 21 counts of fraud and corruption and is out on bail of R200 000. Ace Magashule, the secretary-general of the ANC, in charge of the party's day-to-day running, appeared at a magistrate's court in Bloemfontein, a city which was besieged by thousands of his supporters, which included high ranking ANC officials. One of the ANC's "top six" most powerful officials, he faces corruption charges over allegations related to a contract to audit houses with asbestos roofs awarded while he was premier of the…