CORRUPTION TRIAL : Wig or R300,000? Mapisa-Nqakula gives her version of disputed airport handover
Testifying on Tuesday, former defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula admitted she had asked for a wig and followed up twice to find out when it would arrive, while the State’s witness says the hair was delivered with R300,000 tucked underneath it.
Former defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula testified on Tuesday before the Gauteng Division of the High Court in Pretoria, alleging that businesswoman Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu delivered a wig containing R300,000 to her at the Defence VIP Lounge at OR Tambo International Airport. Mapisa-Nqakula claimed that she had requested the wig after admiring Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu's hairstyle and had inquired twice about its availability, eventually receiving it in 2019.
Judge Mashudu Munzhelele questioned Mapisa-Nqakula's story, citing a photograph from September 2018 showing her wearing a wig. Mapisa-Nqakula defended her account, stating that the photograph was styled differently and that she generally wore wigs for specific occasions.
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