{"id":62251,"date":"2024-03-06T09:58:24","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T09:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/opposition-parties-up-the-ante-for-mapisa-nqakula-removal-amid-corruption-allegations"},"modified":"2024-03-06T10:03:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T10:03:19","slug":"opposition-parties-up-the-ante-for-mapisa-nqakula-removal-amid-corruption-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/opposition-parties-up-the-ante-for-mapisa-nqakula-removal-amid-corruption-allegations","title":{"rendered":"Opposition parties up the ante for Mapisa-Nqakula removal amid corruption allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The DA in the National Assembly has called on Parliament to conduct a swift and thorough investigation into Mapisa-Nqakula\u2019s corruption allegations, while the EFF demands she be urgently removed.<\/p>\n

Opposition parties are upping the ante for the removal of National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula amid corruption allegations against her.<\/p>\n

While the Democratic Alliance (DA) on Tuesday called on the National Assembly to act swiftly, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) said it was not necessary to first wait for a parliamentary investigation.Both parties lodged complaints against Mapisa-Nqakula with Parliament’s ethics committee.<\/p>\n

The Sunday Times reported that the speaker received kickbacks of over R2 million during her tenure as the minister of defence.<\/p>\n

Mapisa-Nqakula was not present during Tuesday\u2019s session when the DA and EFF called on the house to act because she\u2019s currently in Paris attending a women speakers\u2019 summit.<\/p>\n

In a member\u2019s statement to the house, DA Chief Whip Siviwe Gwarube said it was concerning that the latest allegations emerged while Mapisa-Nqakula was already facing an ethics complaint related to a secret salary hike for the secretary to Parliament.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t have a situation where the leader of an institution has these kinds of allegations hanging over their head, and that is why the ethics committee must investigate this thoroughly.\u201d<\/p>\n

The EFF\u2019s Laeticia Allies took it one step further.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe should take a stand and as the National Assembly convene all party leaders and chief whips and agree to move an urgent resolution to remove her.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, African National Congress members of Parliament appeared unmoved by their appeals.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – South-Africa. The DA in the National Assembly has called on Parliament to conduct a swift and thorough investigation into Mapisa-Nqakula\u2019s corruption allegations, while the EFF demands she be urgently removed. Opposition parties are upping the ante for the removal of National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula amid corruption allegations against her. 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