18 days ago
Mapisa-Nqakula denies R2 million promotion bribe allegation

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. SABC News is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 28 Sept 2026, 10:38 UTC. The headline in use is “Mapisa-Nqakula denies R2 million promotion bribe allegation”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Former Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has denied an allegation that she asked military contractor Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu for R2 million to secure her husband’s promotion to South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Surgeon-General. She maintains she had no power to make the appointment, with the final decision resting with the President.
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