Mapisa-Nqakula is currently the speaker in South Africa’s Parliament.
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, the speaker of South Africa’s National Assembly, had her residence raided on Tuesday as part of a corruption investigation ordered by the National Prosecution Authority, parliament said.
Earlier this month the Sunday Times, which is based in the city, reported that she solicited R2.3 million rand in bribes from a contractor while she was defence minister, citing the contractor. The raid is a headache for President Cyril Ramaphosa just over two months before national elections with the ruling African National Congress dogged by allegations of corruption.
In 2016, the Sunday Times reported that the minister used an air force plane to transport a Burundian woman from the Democratic Republic of Congo to South Africa and helped her enter the country illegally. She denied any wrongdoing.
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