madora, an independent policy analyst affiliated with the university of south africa. in johannesburg, the director of corruption watch which encourages public participation in combating graft. let me start with you, how powerful is ace magashuli and how sig can is it that a case has been brought against him? >> he is quite a powerful figure in the sense that he was elected to become the secretary general of the ruling party which is akin to being administrative and political of the ruling party. to that extent he has the latitude to move around on a full-time basis, mobilizing. at the same time he's also very much linked to the former president, jay sob zuma who is still aggrieved by many things which have taken place within the a.n.c. and he believes he's also a victim of political machinations within the new a.n.c. leadership. and a.n.c. is a deeply divided organization, almost in equal halfs. so the battle will be fought at all levels. that's why each side tend to have a sense of conspiracy whenever there's a move. it also represents the clash of perspectives becau