Ayanda Dlodlo to be censured for not declaring stay at luxury Dubai hotel
The public service minister's accommodation in Dubai during a 2015 trip was paid for by controversial businessperson Fana Hlongwane
Parliament's ethics committee has found that public service and administration minister Ayanda Dlodlo breached the code that guides MPs' conduct when she did not declare her stay at Dubai's Oberoi Hotel, which was paid for by controversial businessperson Fana Hlongwane. Dlodlo's sanction will be a reprimand in the House. In June 2017‚ DA MP Phumzile van Damme lodged a complaint with the committee following a report published by the Sowetan newspaper on June 5 2017 that Dlodlo‚ then public service and administration deputy minister‚ stayed at the luxury hotel in 2015 and enjoyed spa massages‚ room service and car hire — none of which she paid for. The article alleged that the Gupta-owned company Sahara booked the accommodation but Hlongwane paid the invoice. Dlodlo was charged for not disclosing the benefit‚ as is required by the code of ethical conduct and disclosure of members' interests. A report of the joint committee on ethics and members' interests published by parliament on Mo...
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