Reserve Bank found no forex violations by Mapisa-Nqakula, court hears

🇿🇦 public South Africa · Aug 07, 2026 · 313 words · By Innocentia Nkadimeng

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What to know about Reserve Bank found no forex violations by Mapisa-Nqakula, court hears

Story audio is generated using AI Evan Haezer, an investigator in the compliance and enforcement division of surveillance at the South African Reserve Bank (Sarb), testified that he made no adverse findings regarding former defence minister Nosiviwe…

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Why it matters

Haezer, who examines customer foreign exchange activities, testified before the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Friday.

Common ground

Mapisa-Nqakula faces 12 counts of corruption and one count of money laundering for allegedly soliciting R4.5m in bribes and benefits, R2.1m of which was paid in cash by military contractor Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu.

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What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Reserve Bank found no forex violations by Mapisa-Nqakula, court hears?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that R2.1m of which was paid in cash by military contractor Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu?
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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-08-07-court-hears-reserve-ban…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “R2.1m of which was paid in cash by military contractor Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu.”

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The detail that R2.1 million was paid in cash by Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu is corroborated by the Sowetan and other reporting on the case.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nosiviwe Noluthando Mapisa-Nqakula (née Mapisa; born 13 November 1956) is a South African politician of the African National Congress (ANC). She was a cabinet minister from 2004 to 2021 and the Speake…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosiviwe_Mapisa-Nqakula

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web search NEUTRAL — NATO military ceremony in Pabradė, Lithuania, November 2014 A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. Militaries a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military

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web search NEUTRAL — Combined military forces of the United States The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States. [12] United States federal law establishes six armed forces: the Army, Marine…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_armed_forces

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Claim 2: “Mapisa-Nqakula faces 12 counts of corruption and one count of money laundering for allegedly soliciting R4.5m in bribes and benefits”

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Multiple independent reports from the Sowetan and other sources confirm the charges: 12 counts of corruption and one count of money laundering involving approximately R4.5 million.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 Parliament of South Africa fire was a major fire at the parliamentary complex in Cape Town, South Africa.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Parliament_of_South_Afric…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nomvula Paula Mokonyane (born 28 June 1963) is a South African politician who is currently the First Deputy Secretary-General of the African National Congress (ANC). She was the first female Premier o…
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Claim 3: “Haezer’s analysis of Mapisa-Nqakula’s overseas credit card purchases revealed no transactions recorded in September 2018”

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The fact that Haezer's analysis showed no overseas credit card transactions in September 2018 is reported by both the Sowetan and a web search result.

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web search NEUTRAL — Nqakula faces 12 counts of corruption and one of money laundering for allegedly soliciting bribes during her time as Minister of Defence. It's alleged that the kickbacks received by Mapisa-Nqakula amo…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrbV-0HFsS4

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web search NEUTRAL — However, Haezer’s analysis of Mapisa-Nqakula’s overseas credit card purchases revealed no transactions recorded in September 2018, the month Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu alleged the $10,000 was handed over.
https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-07-investigator-no-ad…

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web search NEUTRAL — Nosiviwe Noluthando Mapisa-Nqakula (née Mapisa; born 13 November 1956) is a South African politician of the African National Congress (ANC). She was a cabinet minister from 2004 to 2021 and the Speake…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosiviwe_Mapisa-Nqakula

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Claim 4: “She has pleaded not guilty to all charges.”

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Both Daily Maverick and Sowetan independently report that Mapisa-Nqakula has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Her evidence forms part of the State’s corruption and money laundering case against Mapisa-Nqakula, who has pleaded not guilty to all 12 charges.
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-08-05-ex-minist…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Mapisa-Nqakula has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-05-court-hears-of-map…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — She has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-07-investigator-no-ad…

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Claim 5: “Haezer... testified before the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Friday.”

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The specific detail about the testimony occurring in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on 'Friday' is only found in the Sowetan cross-reference. Other search results for 'Evan' are irrelevant (K-pop/names).

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web search NEUTRAL — Evan is a Welsh and English masculine given name, derived from Iefan, a Welsh form of the name John. Evan can also occasionally be found as a shortened version of Greek names like Evangelos, Evander, …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan

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web search NEUTRAL — Lee Hee-seung (Korean: 이희승; born October 15, 2001), known mononymously as Heeseung, is a South Korean singer. He is a former member of the boy group Enhypen, formed through the 2020 reality competitio…
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web search NEUTRAL — EVAN (에반), formerly known as Heeseung (희승), is a South Korean singer and a former member of the boy group ENHYPEN who debuted on November 30th, 2020, under BE:LIFT Lab.
https://kprofiles.com/heeseung-enhypen-profile/

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Claim 6: “The case has been postponed to August 13”

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Claim 7: “her Absa credit card was used abroad on only a few occasions: a payment of R2,731 at a restaurant in Namibia on August 16 2018; a transaction of €135 (R2,521) for shoes in Europe on November 10 2018; and a transaction of $700 (R11,300) in New York on March 7 2019.”

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While the general context of the trial and Haezer's analysis is present, the specific transaction amounts and dates (Namibia Aug 16, Europe Nov 10, NY Mar 7) are not explicitly detailed in the provided evidence snippets, which only mention the lack of transactions in September.

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web search NEUTRAL — The accused, Mapisa-Nqakula, is on trial for 12 counts of corruption and one of money laundering that she allegedly committed when she was Minister of Defence. She is accused of soliciting about R4.5 …
https://thebulrushes.com/2026/08/13/former-speaker-mapisa-nq…

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web search NEUTRAL — Nosiviwe Noluthando Mapisa-Nqakula is a South African politician of the African National Congress. She was a cabinet minister from 2004 to 2021 and the Speaker of the National Assembly from 2021 to 20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosiviwe_Mapisa-Nqakula

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Claim 8: “Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu previously testified that she handed over about $10,000 (equivalent to R150,000 at the time) to Mapisa-Nqakula at her Waterkloof Air Force Base office.”

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The testimony regarding the handover of $10,000 (R150,000) at the Waterkloof Air Force Base office is corroborated by multiple web search results.

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web search NEUTRAL — Mapisa-Nqakula at the Waterkloof Air Force Base for the Africa Aerospace and Defence Expo, 17 September 2014. Major troop deployments.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosiviwe_Mapisa-Nqakula

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web search NEUTRAL — Mapisa-Nqakula is alleged to have asked that one of the payments be made in foreign currency to fund a New York trip. It's alleged that over $10,000, which was the then equivalent of R150,000, was han…
https://www.ewn.co.za/2026/07/22/court-hears-how-mapisa-nqak…

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web search NEUTRAL — Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu previously testified that she handed over about $10,000 (equivalent to R150,000 at the time) to Mapisa-Nqakula at her Waterkloof Air Force Base office.
https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-07-investigator-no-ad…

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Claim 9: “An interior decorator, Nomsa Shabangu, who managed R1.7m in home renovations at Mapisa-Nqakula’s Bruma residence between 2018 and 2022, testified that Mapisa-Nqakula bought specialised curtain fabric overseas”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 10: “Evan Haezer, an investigator in the compliance and enforcement division of surveillance at the South African Reserve Bank (Sarb), testified that he made no adverse findings regarding former defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula”

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The claim is reported by the Sowetan and confirmed by a web search result describing the testimony of the SA Reserve Bank investigator regarding no adverse findings.

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web search NEUTRAL — Former South African Defence Minister and former Speaker of the National Assembly Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula appears in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court, April 4, 2024.
https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/contradictions-in-state-ev…

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web search NEUTRAL — Pierre de Vos, Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Cape Town had this to say about the court's decision on the Speaker's urgent bid....For m...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aIVwrpGips

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web search NEUTRAL — A SA Reserve Bank investigator testified in the Gauteng High Court that no foreign exchange violations by former defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula were found and her account records showed noth…
https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-07-investigator-no-ad…

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Claim 11: “Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu... alleged that between 2016 and 2019, Mapisa-Nqakula solicited and accepted millions of rand in bribes to secure and protect lucrative defence logistics contracts.”

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The allegation by Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu regarding bribes for defence logistics contracts between 2016 and 2019 is reported by both Sowetan and Timeslive.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — She alleges that between 2016 and 2019, Mapisa-Nqakula solicited and accepted millions of rand in bribes from her to secure and protect lucrative defence logistics contracts.
https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-04-mapisa-nqakula-tri…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — She alleges that between 2016 and 2019, Mapisa-Nqakula solicited and accepted millions of rands in bribes from her to secure and protect lucrative defence logistics contracts
https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-03-mapisa-nqakula-tri…

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Claim 12: “She alleged that Mapisa-Nqakula requested a payment in US dollars in September 2018 to fund a trip to New York.”

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The allegation regarding a US dollar payment in September 2018 for a New York trip is confirmed by two independent web search results (one from AmaBhungane).

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web search NEUTRAL — During September, Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu alleges, she handed Mapisa-Nqakula two more amounts of R150 000 each at her Bruma home and the US dollar-equivalent of another R150 000, which the then-minister want…
https://amabhungane.org/inside-job-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-…

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web search NEUTRAL — She alleged that Mapisa-Nqakula requested a payment in US dollars in September 2018 to fund a trip to New York. Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu previously testified that she handed over about $10,000 (equivalent to …
https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-07-investigator-no-ad…

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