The trial of Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, former Speaker of the South African National Assembly, who is being prosecuted for corruption and money laundering, will finally begin on October 16.
This was decided by a court in the South African capital during a brief hearing on Tuesday. The case was immediately referred to the High Court in Pretoria, due to "its seriousness".
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula faces multiple charges under her country's anti-corruption law and an anti-organised crime provision.
She is accused of having solicited from a bidder the sum of R4.5 million in the context of the award of a contract on behalf of the South African Army. The former Minister of Defence is alleged to have received bribes amounting to R2.1 million between December 2016 and July 2019.
It's highlighting serious charges under South African law.
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