Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula appeared in the dock in Pretoria on corruption charges on Thursday after an immediate resignation from the House on Wednesday.
CAPE TOWN - Former National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s legal woes are not expected to impact her benefits as having been one of the country’s longest-serving parliamentarians.She's however not the first Speaker to have found herself on the wrong side of the law.
Mapisa-Nqakula is the first National Assembly Speaker to resign from the job, just two months shy of completing her sixth parliamentary term, after 30 years as an MP. Despite facing corruption charges, these are unlikely to impact financial benefits due to MPs when they resign or retire, such as access to pension and state-subsidised medical aid.
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