Mapisa-Nqakula’s Bid to Walk Free Fails as ‘Cash and Coded Messages’ Survive Court Test
Judge Mashudu Munzhelele said the state has a prima facie case, keeping the former speaker on 12 corruption counts and one money laundering charge.
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Mapisa-Nqakula’s bid to walk free fails as ‘cash and coded messages’ survive court test
An early victory for the National Prosecuting Authority and Investigating Directorate Against Corruption as the State’s corruption case against Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula survives her bid for a discharge, sending the former minister into the next stage of the trial.
High court rules Mapisa-Nqakula's corruption trial proceeds - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.
The High Court in Pretoria has ruled that former National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s corruption trial will proceed. This comes after the court dismissed her application to have the charges against her dropped. Mapisa-Nqakula is accused of soliciting and accepting R4.5 million in bribes from a contractor. She allegedly took the money in exchange for awarding military transport tenders during her tenure as Defence Minister between …
Mapisa-Nqakula to face trial after court dismisses bid to end corruption case
The Pretoria High Court has found that the State had established a prima facie case of corruption and money laundering against former defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, and she has a case to answer. The ruling came on Monday and came in response to Mapisa-Nqakula’s application to have the charges against her dropped. After the State […]
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