GAUTENG. – The corruption case against Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, the former speaker of the National Assembly, was postponed this morning (Thursday) in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria until 16 September. She was unable to appear in court due to illness. Mapisa-Nqakula is facing trial on 12 counts of corruption and one of money laundering.
Henry Mamothame, Idac spokesperson, says Mapisa-Nqakula's attorney submitted a medical certificate to the court confirming her absence. She is accused of having requested R4.5 million, of which R2.1 million is alleged to have been received in cash.
The case has been postponed for further hearing.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
