SAPS Raids Parliament Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s Home
- The home of Parliament's Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, was raided by the South African Police Service
- This comes after she was implicated in a money bribery scandal of over R2.3 million in an affidavit submitted by Umkhoba Marine
- The company claimed that she received the bribes during her tenure as the Minister of Defence
Tebogo Mokwena, a Briefly News current affairs journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa, has covered policy changes, the State of the Nation Address, politician-related news and elections at Daily Sun and Vutivi Business News for over seven years. Do you have a hard news story you would like to share? Email tebogo.mokwena@briefly.co.za with CA in the subject line.
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JOHANNESBURG – The South African Police Service raided Parliament's Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula's house. This was after she was implicated in a damning report which accused her of receiving bribes worth millions.
Mapisa-Nqakula's house raided
According to AlgoaFM, Mapisa-Nqakula's house was raided on 19 March 2024 by the Investigative Directorate. The National Prosecuting Authority said the search and seizure operation was related to an ongoing investigation against her but did not mention which investigation it was.
Mapisa-Nqakula was implicated in bribery claims while she was the Minister of Defence between 2016 and 2019. She allegedly received bribes of millions delivered to her in gift bags.
South Africans doubt she'll be punished
Netizens commenting on Facebook noted that she may not face prosecution.
Thulani KaMagalela said:
"Politicians have a separate justice system which gives them options to pay fines."
Thandi Iris remarked:
"Nothing will happen to her. Vote them out and take them to jail one by one."
Lee Brande said:
"And it will soon be forgotten, and she will be moved into another role."
Thatha Thatha said:
"The purging has begun."
WrrantOfficer Ngomane said:
"It's our chance to vote these crooks out."
Mapisa-Nqakula increases Parliamentary secretary's salary
In a similar article, Briefly News reported that Mapisa-Nqakula recently got into trouble after she unilaterally increased the Parliamentary secretary's salary.
Xolile George's salary was increased less than one year after he was appointed to the position. Parliament gave her a deadline to explain why she increased his salary without following proper procedures.
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