{"id":75823,"date":"2021-01-07T16:16:58","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T16:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/34.140.144.153\/2021\/01\/07\/corruption-gnawing-at-the-heart-of-south-africas-ruling-anc-party\/"},"modified":"2021-01-07T16:16:58","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T16:16:58","slug":"corruption-gnawing-at-the-heart-of-south-africas-ruling-anc-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/corruption-gnawing-at-the-heart-of-south-africas-ruling-anc-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Corruption gnawing at the heart of South Africa&#8217;s ruling ANC party"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-responsive-container\" style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k6RXQAJqCutcKCwze2B\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Secretary General of South Africa&#8217;s ruling ANC party, Ace Magashule, has been charged with multiple counts of fraud, money laundering and corruption. 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