Ace Magashule was born on the 3rd of November, 1959, in Tumahole, Parys, Orange Free State, Union of South Africa. The African National Congress (ANC) stalwart had his primary and secondary school education in Tumahole Primary School and Phellang Secondary School, respectively. He was nicknamed “Ace” on account of his football prowess.
He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from Fort Hare University. Following his graduation, he taught at Moqhaka High School in Sebokeng and then taught at his former school – Phellang Secondary.
In 2017, Bahcesehir University in Turkey conferred an Honorary Doctorate on Ace Magashule. The BAU rector, Prof. Dr. Senay Taking, said that the title was in honor of his service to the province and country.
Ace is a prominent politician in South Africa. He developed an interest in politics in his youth while still a student. He was a member of the Congress of South African Students and the Tumahole Youth Congress.
His political career started in 1991 after being elected chairperson of the ANC Northern Free State region. Three years later, he became the deputy chairperson shortly after creating the state provincial branch in 1994. Ace Magashule happens to be the ANC’s longest-serving provincial chairperson following his election as chairperson of the branch in 1998.
He got elected into the office of his party’s national executive committee in 2007, and a decade later, he was elected Secretary-General during his party’s 54th national conference in December 2017.
In May 2021, Ace Magashule was suspended from ANC due to accusations leveled against him on account of his corrupt practices and misconduct. He had become the subject of several investigations into corruption dealings with allegations laid on him by Hawks. He was charged for diverting funds from an R255-million contract for removing asbestos from homes in the Free State while he was premier.
Following his suspension from his political party, ANC, he was relieved of all his government duties. He was arrested after an arrest warrant was issued against him in November 2020. Currently, he awaits trial in the court, as charges have been pressed against him given his part in the disbursement of government contracts while he was Premier.
Ace is legally married to Seipati Magashule. He tied the nuptial knot with his wife in the late 1980s after a long relationship. She currently resides in Parys, South Africa. They have three children together named Tshepiso, Thoko Alice, and Thato Magashule. However, he is also rumored to have fathered Lydia Mosidi Motsemme’s three children.
Tshepiso Gift Magashule got employed as a consultant by the Gupta family in November 2010. He was appointed as a director in a Gupta company, where he earned R90,000 in a month. Tshepiso and Thato Magashule were given an eight-day treat in The Oberoi Hotel, Dubai – courtesy of the Guptas.
Thoko Alice Malembe, Magashule’s daughter, bought over a booming shell fuel station in Phuthaditjhaba in 2015. The fuel station was previously under the ownership of the Free State Development Corporation (FDC).
She also registered a company, Botlokwa Holding, in 2013, three years after her reunion with her father. The holdings have been able to secure a series of government tenders and property deals from the Free State Provincial Government, obviously due to Magashule’s political influence.
Ace Magashule is speculated to be in an extramarital affair with Mosidi Lydia Maotsemme. They first met after 10 years of his marriage in the early 1990s. The two are said to have three children together.
Motsemme is frequently referred to as Magashule’s “Bloemfontein wife.” Magashule met Motsemme when she was a young volunteer at ANC in the 1990s. He has since then been in a long-term love affair with her, and the duo cohabited together at the Free Statehouse near Bloemfontein Haverhill.
Ace Magashule is speculated to be in an extramarital affair with Mosidi Lydia Maotsemme. They first met after 10 years of his marriage in the early 1990s. The two are said to have three children together.
Motsemme is frequently referred to as Magashule’s “Bloemfontein wife.” Magashule met Motsemme when she was a young volunteer at ANC in the 1990s. He has since then been in a long-term love affair with her, and the duo cohabited together at the Free Statehouse near Bloemfontein Haverhill.
Allegedly, Ace was trying to get Motaung out of the country to enable him to have enough time with the latter’s wife, as Thuso’s wife was allegedly having an affair with Ace. There were even rumors that Thuso’s wife was pregnant for the politician.
It is important to add that Thuso Motaung has debunked all allegations that his wife and Ace were having an affair. He has also made it clear that his wife never got pregnant for Ace Magashule.
Thank Meeko, ANC provincial spokesman, also debunked all allegations against Ace Magashule regarding having anything to do with Thuso Motaung’s wife.
Despite all the infidelity allegations against Ace Magashule, his wife has not come out open to the media to air her view. Hopefully, as years pass by, we may be able to know more about her.