South Africa’s parliament speaker resigned on Wednesday and relinquished her seat in the legislature over allegations of corruption, a day after she lost a bid in court that would block her arrest.
Last week, prosecutors said they intend to charge Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula with corruption, accusing her of receiving about $135,000 in bribes from a defense contractor during her three years as defense minister.
READ ALSO: Rangers Defeats Sunshine Stars 2 – 0 in Enugu
She is alleged to have received the payments between December 2016 and July 2019, while another bribe, amounting to $105,000, was allegedly not paid.
Former Speaker Mapisa-Nqakula, while tendering her resignation, insisted she was innocent of the accusations against her.
Leave feedback about this