By: Natasha Archary

Former Speaker of Parliament, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is expected to appear at the Pretoria Magistrates Court after handing herself over to police on Thursday, 04 April.
Mapisa-Nqakula who resigned from her position on Wednesday, was formally charged at the Lyttelton Police Station in Centurion on Thursday.
The former Speaker is facing 12 charges of corruption and one for money laundering for allegedly accepting R4.5 million in bribes during her stint as Defence Minister.
Mapisa-Nqakula’s appearance in court comes after she failed in her bid to interdict her arrest, following a search and seizure operation at her Bruma home on 19 March.
On Tuesday, 19 March the ID conducted a search and seizure operation at the Speaker’s Bruma home.
The walls around the disgraced Speaker of Parliament are crumbling after an investigation brought to light that she allegedly accepted over R4 million in bribes.
These alleged transgressions reportedly took place while Mapisa-Nqakula was moonlighting as Defence Minister, between November 2016 and July 2019.
Amongst the allegations Mapisa-Nqakula faces, is the 70% salary increase that she now needs to explain authorizing for Parliament’s Secretary, Xolile George.
George’s annual salary increased from R2.6 million to R4.4 million in less than a year, which meant he earned more than President Cyril Ramaphosa following his appointment in June 2022.
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