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The High Court in Pretoria has ruled that former National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s corruption trial will proceed.

This comes after the court dismissed her application to have the charges against her dropped.

Mapisa-Nqakula is accused of soliciting and accepting R4.5 million in bribes from a contractor.

She allegedly took the money in exchange for awarding military transport tenders during her tenure as Defence Minister between 2016 and 2019.

Judge Mashudu Munzhelele said that the prosecution had presented sufficient evidence to warrant calling her to take the stand.

X | @SABCNews | MAPISA-NQAKULA TRIAL | The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has dismissed former National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s application to have her corruption and money-laundering case dismissed, paving the way for the trial to proceed. pic.twitter.com/3R4uG5EvQ2