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Mapisa-Nqakula’s lawyer says her absence from court due to ill health
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a health story. SABC News is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 2 Oct 2026, 17:47 UTC. The headline in use is “Mapisa-Nqakula’s lawyer says her absence from court due to ill health”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Former Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s legal team has stated that her failure to appear in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Friday was due to ill health. No sick note was initially presented, resulting in the court issuing a warrant of arrest.
Story timeline
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- First reported by SABC News
Mapisa-Nqakula’s lawyer says her absence from court due to ill health
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- SABC News