Mapisa-Nqakula has been accused of receiving over R2 million in tender kickbacks during her tenure as defence minister, prompting the DA and EFF to request the committee probe the allegations.
CAPE TOWN - A corruption complaint against National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula could be considered by Parliament’s joint committee on ethics and members’ interests on Monday.article two weeks ago that Mapisa-Nqakula received over R2 million in tender kickbacks during her tenure as minister of defence.
It’s the first and probably the last time the committee will meet in this parliamentary term, making it unlikely the matter will receive much attention. As a committee that only meets behind closed doors, it still has unresolved cases from the previous Parliament before it, as meetings also often collapse due to non-attendance.The allegations were put before Parliament’s defence committee two years ago but were not investigated over questions regarding the source of the claims.
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