Mapisa-Nqakula's lawyers want bank records of businesswoman she's accused of taking bribes from
The case returns to the Pretoria High Court on Monday.
FILE: Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula at the Pretoria Magistrates Court on 20 January 2025. Picture: Thabiso Goba/Eyewitness News
JOHANNESBURG - Former defence minister, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, wants the bank records of the businesswoman she is accused of accepting bribes from in exchange for government tenders.
Mapisa-Nqakula is charged with 12 counts of corruption and one of money laundering.
It’s alleged that between 2016 and 2019, she received over R4.5 million in kickbacks from a defence contractor.
The case returns to the Pretoria High Court on Monday.
Controversial businesswoman, Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu, is listed as a section 204 witness in this case.
This means that while she is implicated in the alleged crime, she may be granted indemnity from prosecution due to her testimony.
In court records, its alleged that Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu paid Mapisa-Nqakula millions in kickbacks for her assistance in directing defence tenders her way.
Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu also has a separate corruption case, which was struck from the court roll due to persistent delays.
Lawyers for Mapisa-Nqakula have requested the State to handover Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu’s bank records and the full details of why her corruption case was dropped.