Johnathan Paoli
The Speaker for the National Assembly Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has officially resigned following calls for her impeachment in light of bribery allegations involving more than R4 million during her tenure as the Minister of Defence.
Mapisa-Nqakula said in a statement on Wednesday afternoon that in light of the serious nature of the allegations leveled against her, she has no choice but to resign in order to preserve the sanctity of the office of Parliamentary Speaker.
“I have made this conscious decision in order to dedicate my time and focus to deal with the recently announced investigation against me by our country’s law enforcement agencies,” Mapisa-Nqakula said.
The ANC veteran said that her resignation was in no way an admission of guilt regarding the allegations, but admitted that she could no longer continue in her role as speaker in light of the circumstances.
“The position of the Speaker of the
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