Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula quit the legislature on Wednesday amid the corruption allegations she’s facing for alleged tender bribes she received as the former defence minister.
CAPE TOWN - Acting Speaker of the National Assembly, Lechesa Tsenoli, has thanked Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula for her service as a member of Parliament over the last three decades.Parly Speaker investigated for receiving over R2m in kickbacks from SANDF contractor
Parliamentary spokesperson, Moloto Mothapo:"Ms Mapisa-Nqakula has expressed that her decision was driven by the deep respect for the integrity of Parliament, its work and the laws of the Republic of South Africa." ANC chief whip Pemmy Majodina said the caucus would forever be grateful for the role Mapisa-Nqakula played in her relatively short tenure.
As the storm erupted around Mapisa-Nqakula early last month, she made two back-to-back international trips to Paris and New York to advance these causes. Her planned travel to Switzerland for another engagement thereafter was scuppered by a raid on her house and indications that authorities planned to arrest her.
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