Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has denied that the word "wig" was used as a code name for a bribe, according to SABC News. She is currently testifying through an interpreter in the High Court in Pretoria. The testimony forms part of ongoing court proceedings in South Africa in which the former National Assembly speaker is responding to allegations against her. Her denial addresses claims about coded language allegedly linked to bribery, which she rejected while giving evidence before the court.

In a South African corruption trial, prosecutors questioned Mapisa-Nqakula about what made a wig special, according to The Citizen. The state alleges Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu delivered the wig to the Defence VIP Lounge at OR Tambo International Airport as Mapisa-Nqakula was about to board her plane. The report presents the exchange as part of the prosecution’s case; the blurb gives no verdict, defence response, or further context.

The Pretoria high court has dismissed an application by former South African defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula to have corruption and money laundering charges against her dropped. According to the Sowetan, the court rejected her bid to have the case thrown out, meaning the prosecution will proceed. Mapisa-Nqakula, who previously served in senior government positions, faces the charges in a matter that has drawn significant public attention in South Africa.

According to SABC News, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula detailed a phone conversation with Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu in connection with a case in which she is facing corruption and money laundering charges. The provided information does not disclose when the call occurred, what was said, or how the conversation relates to the allegations. The charges remain allegations unless tested and proven in court.

Former National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has denied in court that she used terms related to a sangoma as coded language to request money. According to SABC Politics, she has been testifying in isiXhosa while a court interpreter translates her evidence into English. The denial forms part of her ongoing testimony in the proceedings against her.

Former South African minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has denied bribery allegations linked to businessperson Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu, telling the court that their interactions concerned spiritual practices rather than illicit payments. According to TimesLIVE, she explained that references to impepho, a traditional herb used by sangomas, were literal and related to her traditional healing ties. The testimony forms part of ongoing proceedings in which she faces corruption-related charges stemming from her time in government.