Cash Trail: Will Mapisa-Nqakula walk? Defence moves to have R4.5m corruption case thrown out
The State’s evidence has ranged from alleged cash bribes to lavish renovations at former defence minister Nosivwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s Joburg home. With the prosecution case closed, her lawyers are preparing to argue that she has no case to answer.
The State's case against former National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula centers around alleged corruption and money laundering, with prosecutors alleging the former defence minister solicited or received around R4.5 million from Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu between 2016 and 2019 while serving as defence minister. The trial, which began three weeks ago in the Gauteng Division of the High Court in Pretoria, involves over 15 witnesses, including family members and associates of Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu.
Mapisa-Nqakula's legal team is preparing to argue that she has no case to answer, potentially having the charges against her thrown out if successful. The defence plans to request the full transcripts of the evidence heard during the trial to prepare their application.
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