Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, the speaker of South Africa’s National Assembly, had her residence raided on Tuesday (19 March).
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 in bribes from a contractor while she was defence minister, citing the contractor. “She has welcomed investigators into her home, cooperating fully during the extensive search that lasted over five hours.”
The president has previously sanctioned Mapisa-Nqakula for allowing ANC officials to use a military jet. 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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