PRETORIA - The High Court in Pretoria has heard how former Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula allegedly made her first personal request for a bribe from a Defence Department contractor.
Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndlhovu, who has admitted to paying Mapisa-Nqakula R4.5 million in bribes, testified that the former minister’s first direct request was for R200,000.
This was during a meeting at a hotel near OR Tambo International Airport.
The defence insisted that the State clarify whether the indemnity it intends to grant Nombasa Ntshondwa-Ndlovu for testifying against Mapisa-Nqakula will also apply to the separate criminal charges she faces in another court.
Judge Mashudu Munzhelele ruled that she has no jurisdiction to grant indemnity in relation to charges pending
before another court.
Meanwhile, the court has barred the media from broadcasting any audio or video footage of the witness.
Ntsondwa-Ndlhovu is expected to continue her testimony on Friday.
eNCA's Moloko Moloto reports in the video above.
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Thursday, 23 July 2026
