Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula

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Mapisa-Nqakula to apply to have corruption charges against her dropped

Former Defence Minister and National Assembly Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, is seeking to have the corruption and money laundering charges against her dismissed. The matter will return to the High Court in Pretoria on 20 August, when Mapisa-Nqakula is expected to bring an application in terms of Section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Act. Mapisa-Nqakula has been on trial since July over allegations that she solicited R4.5 million in kickbacks from […]

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Mapisa-Nqakula trial | Former SANDF Surgeon General says suspension was linked to wife’s legal dispute

Former SANDF Deputy Surgeon General, Dr. Noel Ndlovu, says he was placed on precautionary suspension over legal dispute involving his wife, military contractor Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndlovu, despite having no involvement in the matter. Ndlovu, who retired in August last year, testified that the Defense Department initiated litigation against his wife in October 2020, resulting in his precautionary leave. He was testifying in former Defence Minister, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s, corruption trial at the […]

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Witness details alleged coded cash requests by Mapisa-Nqakula

Businesswoman, Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu, has told the Pretoria High Court that former National Assembly Speaker and Defense Minister, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, used coded language rooted in traditional practice when allegedly requesting money from her. Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu, the State's key witness in Mapisa-Nqakula's corruption trial, testified that terms such as "a dream," "mpepho" and snuff were understood within their traditional practice community to be requests for cash. Mapisa-Nqakula is accused of soliciting at least […]

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