Will Mapisa-Nqakula walk? Defence moves to have R4.5m corruption case thrown out
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Three weeks into the corruption and money-laundering trial of former National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, the State has closed its case, leaving the former defence minister’s lawyers preparing a bid to have the charges against her thrown out.
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What happened
Three weeks into the corruption and money-laundering trial of former National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, the State has closed its case, leaving the former defence minister’s lawyers preparing a bid to have the charges against her thrown out.
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