South Africa’s parliamentary speaker faces imminent arrest on corruption charges

South African Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula faces imminent arrest over corruption charges after her bid to block police and prosecutors from arresting her was dismissed (Rodger Bosch/pool photo via AP, File)

South Africa’s parliamentary speaker faces imminent arrest over corruption charges after a court dismissed her bid to block police and prosecutors from arresting her.

Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, who is a senior member of the ruling African National Congress party, is accused of receiving bribes from a defence contractor while she was defence minister.