Speaker of the National Assembly, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, resigns with immediate effect

Speaker of the National Assembly, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, has resigned with immediate effect.

PICTURE - Parliament: Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula

In 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