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DISCHARGE APPLICATION: Mapisa-Nqakula trial: State ‘proves millions changed hands, but not the quid pro quo’

In about a week, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula will likely know her fate in her R4.55m corruption and money laundering trial, after her lawyers argued that the State’s evidence was too weak to sustain the case against her.

Published Aug 31, 2026 · 6:00 PMOriginal source: Daily Maverick3 reads
DISCHARGE APPLICATION: Mapisa-Nqakula trial: State ‘proves millions changed hands, but not the quid pro quo’
In about a week, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula will likely know her fate in her R4.55m corruption and money laundering trial, after her lawyers argued that the State’s evidence was too weak to sustain the case against her.
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