Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s Corruption Case To Resume in Pretoria Court

• The former Speaker of Parliament, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, is expected to appear before the Pretoria High Court on 18 August 2025
• Mapisa-Nqakula faces charges of corruption during her tenure as the minister of defence between 2016 to 2019
• South Africans who commented on the trial were not pleased about her appearance, and some suspected that she would not be found guilty

With 10 years’ experience, Tebogo Mokwena, a current affairs writer for Briefly News, provided insights into the criminal justice system, crime statistics, and high-profile cases in South Africa at Daily Sun.

PRETORIA — The former Speaker of Parliament, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, is expected to appear before the Pretoria High Court on 18 August 2025 as her corruption case continues.

According to SABC News, the case has seen significant delays, and the court is expected to receive a report on it. Mapisa-Nqakula is accused of receiving over R4 million in bribes during her tenure as a minister. She allegedly awarded defence contracts to Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu in exchange for bribes.

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Mapisa-Nqakula was arrested in March 2024 after she faced allegations that she solicited a bribe in exchange for defence contracts. Following a raid at her home, she handed herself over and resigned from her post as the Speaker of Parliament.

What you need to know about Mapisa-Nqakula's case

• The South African Police Service raided Mapisa-Nqakula's Tshwane home on 19 March 2024 after the National Prosecuting Authority issued a search-and-seize warrant
• She handed herself over to the Lyttleton Police Station in Tshwane and was charged with 13 counts of corruption
• She appeared in court on 22 March after she handed herself over to the police and leveraged her age as a 67-year-old to avoid jail time
• Her case was postponed to 9 July to allow her state to prepare for her indictment
• During her 9 July appearance, the court heard how she allegedly demanded R4 million in bribery money and demanded a wig

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What did South Africans say?

Netizens commenting on the case did not believe that the case would see the light of day.

The Man said:

"The case will take more than 10 years."

Malcolm Mtutcharo said:

"Power is really temporary."

Nare Mokobane said:

"Dear President Ramaphosa: Using criminal cases to stunt political rivals is not fighting corruption."

Gift Mashabela said:

"There is no case here, just a political stunt."

Stanford Yohane said:

"I hope they will make a good decision. If she is not guilty, let her go. If she is guilty, make a very good example out of her."

Victor Dihangoane said:

"They used her to protect the Phala Phaka corruption."

ANC Women's League distances itself from Mapisa-Nqakula

In a related article, Briefly News reported that the African National Congress Women's League distanced itself from Mapisa-Nqakula and corruption-accused Free State premier Maqeen Letsoha-Mathae.

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The league sought to distance itself from corruption and stated that the party's renewal agenda influenced its decision not to support the two members.

Source: Briefly News