Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula trial postponed to new year

Former National Assembly speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, appears in the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria. Picture: Oupa Mokoena / Independent Newspapers

Former National Assembly speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, appears in the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria. Picture: Oupa Mokoena / Independent Newspapers

Published Dec 6, 2024

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Cape Town - Former National Assembly speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, is expected back in the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria on January 20.

This, after her corruption case was postponed on Thursday to hear an application for the State to disclose information to her.

Her legal team argued that she needs the documents, which include information contained in a SAPS diary.

She has expressed her intention to plead not guilty to the corruption and money laundering charges against her.

According to the indictment, the charges relate to her tenure between 2016 and 2019 when she was minister of defence.

She is alleged to have received and solicited around R4.5 million from a service provider to the department of which R2.1m was in cash.

“A total of approximately R1 670 000 was paid in cash to the service providers at various stages. Part of the gratifications/proceeds of unlawful activities were utilised to pay the service providers,” the State argues.

Cape Argus