Mapisa-Nqakula took special leave from her position amid the ongoing investigation into corruption allegations against her.
The heat has been on Mapisa-Nqakula after the Hawks, acting on behalf of the National Prosecuting Authority’s Investigative Directorate raided her home.
“The Speaker has finally been arrested. She is inside the Pretoria Police Station. At 9am she will appear in the Criminal Court,” he wrote. spoke to police spokesperson Colonel Mavela Masondo, who is yet to confirmed the arrest of Mapisa-Nqakula. The Hawks‘ raid follows an investigation into allegations that Mapisa-Nqakula received and solicited at least R2.3m in cash from a former military contractor during her tenure as defence minister.
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