Mapisa-Nqakula is facing allegations of corruption that she received over R2 million in tender bribes from a contractor to the South African National Defence Force while she was the defence minister.
has learnt that National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has handed herself over to police at the central police station in Pretoria.Mapisa-Nqakula is facing allegations of corruption that she received over R2 million in tender bribes from a contractor to the South African National Defence Force while she was the minister of defence.
CASAC's Lawson Naidoo: "This is clearly one of the most high-profile positions in South Africa... it's the head of the legislative arm of government...of the state...and this is highly embarrassing for the institution of Parliament and I think the fact that we have an election in two months’ time, doesn't really have a bearing on this.
“This is about what is the right thing to do, the right thing for the speaker to do now is to resign and allow parliament to maintain its integrity."Democratic Alliance Parliamentary chief whip Siviwe Gwarube: “It is clear that there’s no other way. The speaker has to step down in order to retain and sustain public trust in our Parliament.”
Earlier this week Freedom Front Plus leader Pieter Groenewald said the speaker has failed to be a symbol of integrity. “She should step aside until this investigation is completed because her integrity is now under investigation and that reflects on Parliament.”
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