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State won't fund Mapisa-Nqakula's legal costs for corruption trial

Jan Gerber

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Corruption-accused former Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. (Melinda Stuurman/Netwerk24)

Corruption-accused former Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. (Melinda Stuurman/Netwerk24)

The Department of Defence and Military Veterans will not pick up corruption-accused former Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula's legal tab for her corruption trial.

In April, Mapisa-Nqakula resigned hours before appearing in court on corruption charges.

The state alleges that, while Mapisa-Nqakula was defence minister, she solicited and received R2.5 million in bribes and gratifications from fraud-accused businesswoman Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu, who was reportedly "gifted" R210 million in defence contracts.

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