The NPA's Investigating Directorate says the five-hour raid was in connection with corruption allegations related to Mapisa-Nqakula
The Hawks have raided the house of the speaker of the parliament, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, over corruption allegations.Parliament’s statement mentioned that the police conducted a search and seizure at Mapisa-Nqakula’s home. She welcomed the investigators and cooperated fully during the five-hour search.
An X post by @AndiMakinana posted that the search took up to 5 hours at the Mapisa-Nqakula residence.This morning’s events have inevitably interrupted the Speaker’s parliamentary diary, including her role in presiding over President Cyril Ramaphosa’s question-and-answer session in the National Assembly.” – Parliament wrote @AndiMakinana.
In an affidavit, Ndhlovu stated that Mapisa-Nqakula made multiple requests for cash, initially through the late Secretary of Defense, Dr. Sam Gulube, and later directly. Ndhlovu’s affidavit revealed that the initial request and payment of cash bribes from Mapisa-Nqakula occurred through Gulube in November 2016, when he informed her that the minister had asked for R300,000.South Africa’s biggest qualification scandals
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