# Former National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has pleaded not guilty to 12 counts of corruption and one count of money laundering in the High Court in Pretoria at the start of her trial. The charges relate to alleged solicitation of 4.5-million-rand bribes from a contractor linked to Defence Force contracts during her tenure as Defence minister between 2014 and 2021. Mapisa-Nqakula denies receiving cash, while key witness, contractor Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu, is expected to testify after being granted indemnity.
Mapisa-Nqakula pleads not guilty in corruption trial