Ayanda 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 Monday reveals that Dlodlo told the committee, which meets behind closed doors, that she and Hlongwane were childhood friends and that they considered themselves"sister and brother".
It further states that when Dlodlo undertook to meet Hlongwane in Dubai, she never saw it as anything other than a holiday with her brother."The member categorically stated that at no time was she linked to any Gupta business, that she never met the Guptas and that she has never accepted anything from the Guptas.”
MPs disagreed, according to the code which provides that gifts and hospitality in excess of R1,500 from a source other than a family member or permanent companion or gifts of a traditional nature must be disclosed. "The definition of 'immediate family' does not cover the type of brother-and-sister relationship that exists between Mr Fana Hlognwane and the member," said the committee in its report.
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