US EditionParliament fines Mashatile after failing to declare ‘diamond’ gift to his wife
SOUTH AFRICAN PARLIAMENT, JUL 31 – Parliament fined Deputy President Mashatile R10,000 and reprimanded him for failing to declare a diamond gift, emphasizing mandatory disclosure to uphold ethical standards, the committee said.
- Deputy President Paul Mashatile has been fined R10,000 for failing to declare a diamond gift to his wife, which violates the ethics code of the National Assembly.
- The gift came from Louis Liebenberg, who is suspected of being involved in a diamond scam.
- Mashatile explained he was waiting for the diamond's appraisal before declaring it but was still held accountable by the committee.
- President Cyril Ramaphosa stated that Mashatile must respond for the failure to declare the gift.
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