Overview
- The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria set 20 July 2026 as the start date after a brief appearance on Friday.
- Idac spokesperson Henry Mamothame said her new attorney confirmed she will not submit representations to the NDPP.
- The former speaker remains on R50,000 bail as she prepares to face 12 counts of corruption and money laundering.
- Prosecutors allege she solicited and received about R4.5 million in bribes, including R2.1 million in cash from defence contractor Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu between 2016 and 2019.
- After court, she rejected being seen as South Africa’s “face of corruption” and claimed she has been openly surveilled without responses to her lawyers’ complaints.