Former speaker of South Africa’s parliament arrested in corruption inquiry

Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula resigned on Wednesday amid accusations she solicited bribes when she was defence minister

South Africa’s former parliament speaker has been arrested as part of a corruption inquiry, the latest scandal to hit the governing ANC party ahead of elections in May.

Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, who resigned her speaker post on Wednesday, was formally detained after handing herself in to police near Pretoria, prosecutors said.