By Mapaballo Borotho

- Former Parliament Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula missed her court appearance on Thursday after falling ill.
- Her legal team submitted a medical certificate to the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria.
- The court authorised a warrant of arrest, with the matter postponed to 16 September 2026.
Former Parliament Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has suffered a health issue that led to her missing her court appearance on Thursday, 10 September 2026.
Mapisa-Nqakula’s legal team appeared in court in the absence of their client and submitted a medical certificate in support of her absence.
The defence team told the court that she was unwell.
This comes after the Gauteng Division of the High Court in Pretoria authorised a warrant of arrest against the former Minister of Defence and Speaker of the National Assembly.
Her corruption case has since been postponed to 16 September 2026 for further trial.
The court has held the arrest warrant over until 16 September, when the matter is expected to return for the continuation of the trial.
Mapisa-Nqakula faces 12 counts of corruption and money laundering, with the State alleging that she solicited R4.55 million in bribes from South African National Defence Force (SANDF) contractor Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu between December 2016 and July 2019.
The alleged offences date back to her tenure as Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, a position she held from June 2012 until August 2021.
Following her arrest in April 2024, Mapisa-Nqakula stepped down as Speaker of Parliament.
She has pleaded not guilty to all the charges against her.
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