I ‘wanted to know where can I get this wig’: Mapisa-Nqakula denies R300k bribe allegation

Author: Tankiso MakhethaPublished on: September 8, 2026Country: South Africa

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I ‘wanted to know where can I get this wig’: Mapisa-Nqakula denies R300k bribe allegation

Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula denied allegations that she accepted a R300,000 bribe. She stated that she merely wanted to know where to get a wig. The accusations were made as part of an investigation into corruption allegations. Mapisa-Nqakula insisted that she had done nothing wrong.

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