Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula not fit to be Speaker
10 August 2021
Note to Editors: Please find attached soundbite by Natasha Mazzone MP.
The decision by the ANC to nominate the disgraced former Minister, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, as a candidate for Speaker of the National Assembly makes a complete mockery of Parliament and the Constitution.
While the ANC seeks to give a glowing account of Mapisa-Nqakula’s tenure in government, the reality is that there is nothing to celebrate. She is not fit to lead Parliament as she does not espouse the principles of accountability and transparency required to lead the institution. This nomination is just an example of the ANC recycling an underperforming Minister.
It was particularly during her tenure as Minister of Defence and Military Veterans that Mapisa-Nqakula’s blunders bordered on the illegal: