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Investigator: No adverse findings in Mapisa-Nqakula's accounts

Sowetan · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · · 310 words · By Innocentia Nkadimeng
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What to know about Investigator: No adverse findings in Mapisa-Nqakula's accounts

Story audio is generated using AI Evan Haezer, an investigator in the compliance and enforcement division of surveillance at the South African Reserve Bank (Sarb), testified that he made no adverse findings regarding former defence minister Nosiviwe…

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What happened

Story audio is generated using AI Evan Haezer, an investigator in the compliance and enforcement division of surveillance at the South African Reserve Bank (Sarb), testified that he made no adverse findings regarding former defence minister Nosiviwe…

Why it matters

Haezer, who examines customer foreign exchange activities, testified before the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Friday.

Common ground

Mapisa-Nqakula faces 12 counts of corruption and one count of money laundering for allegedly soliciting R4.5m in bribes and benefits, R2.1m of which was paid in cash by military contractor Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The case has been postponed to August 13”
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Claim 2: “Mapisa-Nqakula faces 12 counts of corruption and one count of money laundering”
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Multiple independent cross-references from the Sowetan confirm that Mapisa-Nqakula faces 12 counts of corruption and one count of money laundering.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nosiviwe Noluthando Mapisa-Nqakula (née Mapisa; born 13 November 1956) is a South African politician of the African National Congress (ANC). She was a cabinet minister from 2004 to 2021 and the Speake…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosiviwe_Mapisa-Nqakula
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The minister of defence and military veterans (formerly the minister of defence) is a minister in the Government of South Africa, who is responsible for overseeing the Department of Defence, the Depar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Defence_and_Milita…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The African National Congress Women's League (ANCWL) is an auxiliary women's political organization of the African National Congress (ANC) of South Africa. This organization has its precedent in the B…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_National_Congress_Wome…
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Claim 3: “She alleged that Mapisa-Nqakula requested a payment in US dollars in September 2018 to fund a trip to New York.”
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Two independent web sources (one titled 'Investigator: No adverse findings...' and another from News24/amaBhungane) confirm the allegation regarding the US dollar request for a New York trip in September 2018.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nosiviwe Noluthando Mapisa-Nqakula (née Mapisa; born 13 November 1956) is a South African politician of the African National Congress (ANC). She was a cabinet minister from 2004 to 2021 and the Speake…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosiviwe_Mapisa-Nqakula
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web search NEUTRAL — Nosiviwe Noluthando Mapisa-Nqakula is a South African politician of the African National Congress. She was a cabinet minister from 2004 to 2021 and the Speaker of the National Assembly from 2021 to 20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosiviwe_Mapisa-Nqakula
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web search NEUTRAL — She alleged that Mapisa-Nqakula requested a payment in US dollars in September 2018 to fund a trip to New York. Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu previously testified that she handed over about $10,000 (equivalent to …
https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-07-investigator-no-ad…
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Claim 4: “Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu... alleged that between 2016 and 2019, Mapisa-Nqakula solicited and accepted millions of rand in bribes to secure and protect lucrative defence logistics contracts.”
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Both Sowetan and Timeslive report the allegation that between 2016 and 2019, Mapisa-Nqakula accepted bribes for defence logistics contracts.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nosiviwe Noluthando Mapisa-Nqakula (née Mapisa; born 13 November 1956) is a South African politician of the African National Congress (ANC). She was a cabinet minister from 2004 to 2021 and the Speake…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosiviwe_Mapisa-Nqakula
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cross reference SUPPORTS — She alleges that between 2016 and 2019, Mapisa-Nqakula solicited and accepted millions of rand in bribes from her to secure and protect lucrative defence logistics contracts.
https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-04-mapisa-nqakula-tri…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — She alleges that between 2016 and 2019, Mapisa-Nqakula solicited and accepted millions of rands in bribes from her to secure and protect lucrative defence logistics contracts
https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-03-mapisa-nqakula-tri…
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Claim 5: “Evan Haezer, an investigator in the compliance and enforcement division of surveillance at the South African Reserve Bank (Sarb), testified that he made no adverse findings regarding former defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula”
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The provided web search results for this specific claim are irrelevant (discussing the name 'Evan' or K-pop artists). However, a different web search result in claim 6 and 8 mentions an 'Investigator: No adverse findings in Mapisa-Nqakula's accounts' and refers to 'Haezer'. While this suggests the claim is based on a real report, there aren't two independent sources provided to corroborate the specific details of his role and testimony.
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web search NEUTRAL — Evan is a Welsh and English masculine given name, derived from Iefan, a Welsh form of the name John. Evan can also occasionally be found as a shortened version of Greek names like Evangelos, Evander, …
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Claim 6: “Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu previously testified that she handed over about $10,000 (equivalent to R150,000 at the time) to Mapisa-Nqakula at her Waterkloof Air Force Base office.”
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The claim is mentioned in the source 'Investigator: No adverse findings in Mapisa-Nqakula's accounts' and 'amaBhungane | News24', but the provided evidence for claim 7 specifically contains irrelevant results about 'Equatorial Energia'. Looking at the evidence for claim 6, the detail is present, but only one or two sources mention the specific $10,000 amount at Waterkloof.
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web search NEUTRAL — Acesse o novo site da Equatorial Energia e descubra as facilidades da Agência Web: segunda via, consulta de débitos, informar falta de energia e muito mais.
https://www.equatorialenergia.com.br/
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web search NEUTRAL — Acesse o novo site da Equatorial Energia – PA e descubra as facilidades da Agência Web: segunda via, consulta de débitos, informar falta de energia e muito mais.
https://pa.equatorialenergia.com.br/siteantigo/sua-conta/emi…
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Equatorial Energia Pará: distribuidora de energia elétrica. Acesse sua conta, consulte faturas, solicite serviços e tire dúvidas sobre tarifas e energia.
https://pa.equatorialenergia.com.br/
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Claim 7: “Haezer’s analysis of Mapisa-Nqakula’s overseas credit card purchases revealed no transactions recorded in September 2018”
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The specific detail that Haezer's analysis revealed no transactions in September 2018 is found in the source 'Investigator: No adverse findings in Mapisa-Nqakula's accounts', but no other independent source corroborates this specific finding.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nosiviwe Noluthando Mapisa-Nqakula (née Mapisa; born 13 November 1956) is a South African politician of the African National Congress (ANC). She was a cabinet minister from 2004 to 2021 and the Speake…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosiviwe_Mapisa-Nqakula
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web search NEUTRAL — However, Haezer’s analysis of Mapisa-Nqakula’s overseas credit card purchases revealed no transactions recorded in September 2018, the month Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu alleged the $10,000 was handed over.
https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-07-investigator-no-ad…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mapisa-Nqakula corruption trial starts. During the opening day of proceedings, the court heard that Mapisa-Nqakula made certain admissions in terms of Section 220 of the Criminal Procedure Act (CPA).
https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/courts/mapisa-nq…
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Claim 8: “She has pleaded not guilty to all charges.”
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Both Daily Maverick and Sowetan independently report that she has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Her evidence forms part of the State’s corruption and money laundering case against Mapisa-Nqakula, who has pleaded not guilty to all 12 charges.
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-08-05-ex-minist…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Mapisa-Nqakula has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-05-court-hears-of-map…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — She has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-07-mapisa-nqakula-tri…
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Claim 9: “allegedly soliciting R4.5m in bribes and benefits, R2.1m of which was paid in cash by military contractor Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu”
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Cross-references from Sowetan explicitly state she is accused of soliciting R4.5m in bribes, with R2.1m paid in cash by Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu.
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web search NEUTRAL — Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Confédération suisse Confederazione Svizzera Confederaziun svizra In collaboration with the cantons Report problem News
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Claim 10: “Haezer found that her Absa credit card was used abroad on only a few occasions: a payment of R2,731 at a restaurant in Namibia on August 16, 2018; a transaction of €135 (R2,521) for shoes in Europe on November 10, 2018; and a transaction of $700 (R11,300) in New York on March 7, 2019.”
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The provided evidence for claim 9 does not contain the specific transaction details (Namibia, Europe, New York dates and amounts). The search results provided are general summaries of the case.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nosiviwe Noluthando Mapisa-Nqakula is a South African politician of the African National Congress. She was a cabinet minister from 2004 to 2021 and the Speaker of the National Assembly from 2021 to 20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosiviwe_Mapisa-Nqakula
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web search NEUTRAL — However, Haezer’s analysis of Mapisa-Nqakula’s overseas credit card purchases revealed no transactions recorded in September 2018, the month Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu alleged the $10,000 was handed over.
https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-07-investigator-no-ad…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mapisa-Nqakula faces 12 counts of corruption and one count of money laundering. She is accused of soliciting R4.5 million from a Department of Defence contractor during her tenure as Defence Minister.
https://mdntvlive.com/mapisa-nqakula-seeks-acquittal-as-stat…
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Claim 11: “Haezer... testified before the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Friday.”
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The web search results provided for this claim discuss the Gauteng High Court in the context of Edgar Lungu, but do not mention Evan Haezer's testimony.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has dismissed with costs the Edgar Lungu family’s application for leave to appeal against an earlier ruling that the body of the former Zambian president must be rep…
https://www.atnews.co.za/south-african-court-upholds-order-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — MEC for Economic Development in Gauteng, Lebogang Maile.
https://www.gauteng.gov.za/
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web search NEUTRAL — PRETORIA, GAUTENG — The family of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu lost another court battle as it fights to keep the late former statesman's remains in South Africa. The Pretoria High Court dismi…
https://briefly.co.za/politics/224509-ex-zambian-president-e…
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Claim 12: “An interior decorator, Nomsa Shabangu, who managed R1.7m in home renovations at Mapisa-Nqakula’s Bruma residence between 2018 and 2022, testified that Mapisa-Nqakula bought specialised curtain fabric overseas because it was cheaper than purchasing it locally.”
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