Another giant corruption case just kicked the can down the road again, keeping accused elites comfortable while poisoned homes stay untouched.
Asbestos tender case stuck in neutral
Asbestos tender case stuck in neutral
- The Free State High Court pushed the asbestos matter forward again.
- Proceedings stalled over side fights instead of evidence.
- The delay keeps all the accused out on bail.
- Public patience keeps wearing thinner.
- The Free State Department of Human Settlements launched the asbestos cleanup deal.
- The contract targeted dangerous roofing in poor communities.
- Billions were meant to remove health hazards.
- Very little actual cleanup happened.
- Ace Magashule fronts a group of seventeen accused individuals.
- Others include business figures tied to the contract.
- One former aide became central to the legal fight.
- All accused deny criminal wrongdoing.
- Moroadi Cholota is challenging how she was brought back.
- Judges are running a trial-within-a-trial first.
- Extradition rules are being picked apart.
- Main evidence keeps waiting for its turn.
- Public funds vanished without fixing asbestos exposure.
- Families stayed under toxic roofs longer.
- Illness risks grew while payments cleared.
- The scheme became a symbol of failed protection.
- Ace Magashule says the delays bleed the accused financially.
- He frames the prosecution as political revenge.
- Critics argue accountability is long overdue.
- The case split public opinion hard.
- Hearings dragged on through appeals and technical pleas.
- Health claims and paperwork slowed everything further.
- Judges allowed repeated pauses.
- Taxpayers keep funding the crawl.
- The court reset proceedings for 11 February 2026.
- Arguments over extradition still lead the agenda.
- The main trial remains out of reach.
- Communities wait while lawyers keep talking.
