Speaker of the National Assembly, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, has resigned with immediate effect.
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PICTURE - Parliament: Nosiviwe Mapisa-NqakulaIn a statement, the now former
speaker says she has resigned as both National Assembly Speaker and a Member of
Parliament.
Mapisa-Nqakula sites that she
wants to focus her time on dealing with corruption allegations against
her. She is accused of receiving over
two-million-rand in tender bribes from a contractor to the South African
National Defence Force, while she was the minister of Defence and Military
Veterans.
The former speaker says her
resignation does not mean admission of guilt.
Done By: Mitchum George
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