Shares in companies listed in the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), hectares of land, livestock, and expensive whiskey are some of the gifts and interests that members of Parliament have declared.
Under the code of ethical conduct and disclosure of financial interests, members of Parliament must disclose their financial interests annually. These interests include shares, remunerated employment outside Parliament, directorships, sponsorships, gifts, and hospitality in excess of R1500 from a source other than a family member or permanent companion.
Additionally, MPs are required to declare any sponsored travel or foreign travel, ownership of land and property, including land and property outside South Africa, pensions, and public contracts awarded.
HERE ARE THE GIFTS AND INTERESTS MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT DECLARED
ANC Chief Whip Mdumiseni Ntuli owns three properties in a village, Howick and Hillcrest, in KwaZulu-Natal, and has two income-generating assets, which are also properties.
The former ANC KZN spokesperson is not a director in any establishment and does not have shares nor any other remunerated work outside Parliament.
DA leader John Steenhuisen does not have shares in any company, is not a director in any company, and does not do remunerated work outside Parliament. Additionally, Steenhuisen has one rented property: a townhouse in Sea Point, Cape Town.
The only gift he received this year was a tie from the Taiwan consulate.
Meanwhile, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema did not declare any shares, and his remunerated employment outside Parliament is at an events, sales, and farming company called Mgagao Shamba Pty, where he is a director.
Some gifts he received this year include an artwork valued at R2000 and a jacket whose value is unknown.
Malema has four trusts but is only a beneficiary of two. One is for charity, and the other is for his first son, Ratanang Malema.
UMkhonto weSizwe (MK) deputy president John Hlophe – The impeached judge owns a residential property in Pinelands, Cape Town, and Stanger in KwaZulu-Natal. He also owns a game farm in Agter Paarl and a farm in Agter Paarl in the Western Cape.
Lastly, Patriotic Alliance (PA) Gayton did not declare any shares, gifts and remunerated work outside Parliament. Notably, he held various positions in over 25 companies that have since been de-registered.
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