An elite unit of South Africa’s police has raided the Johannesburg home of the speaker of parliament, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, over corruption allegations.
She has been accused of soliciting bribes in return for awarding contracts when she served as defense minister.
According to the statement from parliament, the police conducted a search and seizure procedure” at Ms Mapisa-Nqakula’s residence, adding that she welcomed the investigators into her home, cooperating fully” during the five-hour search.
“The Speaker steadfastly upholds her strong conviction of innocence”
The 67-year-old veteran of the anti-apartheid struggle became speaker in 2021. Before that, she served as defense minister for nine years where she made several demands for money, amounting to one hundred and twenty thousand from the owner of a company to secure a tender to transport army equipment back to South Africa from elsewhere on the continent.
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