Mapisa-Nqakula resigned as an MP and Speaker of the House on Wednesday in the face of an impending arrest related multiple graft charges that stem from her tenure as defence minister.
JOHANNESBURG - The African National Congress Veterans League said Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula needed to be commended for resigning as Speaker of Parliament, adding that her decision ensured Parliament’s dignity remained intact.In wake of Mapisa-Nqakula's resignation as Speaker, IFP, Rise Mzansi call for law to take its course
Mapisa-Nqakula’s resignation, for the ANC Veterans League, spared both the National Assembly and the governing party, of which she’s a member, from public embarrassment.that Mapisa-Nqakula’s actions showed that she knew she was not bigger than Parliament and the ANC. At the same time, the Freedom Front Plus’s leader, Dr Pieter Groenewald, told Eyewitness News that Mapisa-Nqakula was a disgrace.
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