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Nosiviwe Noluthando Mapisa-Nqakula (born 13 November 1956) is a South African politician who served as the Speaker of the National Assembly from August 2021 until her resignation on 3 April 2024. She was a cabinet minister from 2004 to 2021, including as Minister of Defence and Military Veterans between June 2012 and August 2021.
19 de mar. de 2024 · 19 March 2024. Getty Images. An elite unit of South Africa's police has raided the Johannesburg home of the speaker of parliament, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, over corruption allegations. She...
3 de abr. de 2024 · Ms. Mapisa-Nqakula, 67, was charged in court on Thursday with 12 counts of corruption and one count of money laundering. She was accused of soliciting about 4.5 million rand, or $241,000, in...
4 de abr. de 2024 · Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, who resigned from her post as speaker on Wednesday, appeared before a court in Pretoria after she handed herself in to police and was formally detained. “Charges...
3 de abr. de 2024 · South African Speaker of Parliament Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula quit, a day after losing a court bid to block her arrest over allegations of corruption. Mapisa-Nqakula’s resignation marks a...
4 de abr. de 2024 · The former parliament leader is accused of soliciting bribes in return for awarding defence contracts. She resigned after weeks of investigations and denied any wrongdoing in court.
2 de abr. de 2024 · Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, who is a senior member of the ruling African National Congress party, is accused of receiving bribes from a defense contractor while she was defense minister. According to prosecutors, she received 11 payments totaling $135,000 between December 2016 and July 2019.
