Prosecutors allege South Africa’s parliamentary speaker took $135,000 and a wig in bribes

Published March 25, 2024 8:38 AM

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME
Associated Press

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — South African prosecutors say they intend to charge the parliamentary speaker with corruption. They allege that she took $135,000 and a wig in bribes from an unnamed person over a three-year period while she was defense minister. Prosecutors announced their intention in a court hearing Monday. Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula hasn’t been arrested or charged. Her case is the latest graft scandal to hit the African National Congress party. The governing party faces a pivotal national election on May 29.

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