Speaker of the National Assembly resigns

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Speaker of the National Assembly, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, has resigned from the position and as a Member of Parliament, effectively immediately.

Mapisa-Nqakula said she was doing so to protect the office and uphold the integrity of Parliament and so she could focus on the investigations launched against her by the country’s enforcement agencies.

Mapisa-Nqakula has been accused of soliciting R2.3 million in bribes from contractors while she was minister of defence, with reports from the Sunday Times making the allegations public earlier in March, citing the contractor. She initially stepped aside from the position, but multiple MPs and political parties called for her to resign.

 

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