Transcript delays stall Mapisa‑Nqakula’s bid to dismiss corruption charges
Discharge application If the court upholds the section 174 application, it would result in Mapisa‑Nqakula being discharged at the close of the state’s case, sparing her from mounting a defence or taking the witness stand.
Former National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa‑Nqakula’s corruption trial has been delayed after her defence team requested full transcripts of the proceedings to prepare a section 174 discharge application.
Section 174 Last week, Mapisa-Nqakula’s legal representative, Siyabulela Mapoma SC, told the court that the defence intended to bring a section 174 application under the Criminal Procedure Act, seeking an acquittal after the state closed its case earlier this month.
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