Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said councillor are required to perform the functions of office 'in good faith, honestly and in a transparent manner'.
She said gifts received by a councillor above the prescribed amount must be recorded in a designated council’s gifts register developed by the municipality.
“This must include the name and address of the person or organisation making the gift, value of the amount of the gift or all gifts to a value greater than R1,000 or cumulative gifts received from the same person or organisation over a year, and the relationship between the councillor receiving the gift and the person or organisation making the gift,” said Dlamini-Zuma.
The minister said it is the councillor’s responsibility to make the person giving the gift is aware that their details will be included in council’s gifts register. “A councillor must ensure that any gift declared on the designated gifts register is recorded within 10 working days of receipt. A councillor must ensure that the details recorded in the gifts register are true and correct.
“The municipal council must determine which of the financial interests must be made public regarding the need for confidentiality and the public interest for disclosure,” she said.