Chairperson, I will just make the House's life much easier by going straight to the findings of the committee on Mr Woods. It is recommended that Mr Woods be given the benefit of the doubt with regard to Berg Street Properties, as there is no evidence to indicate that Mr Woods consented to being appointed as a director for the Imbenge Group and Imbenge Properties. That came about as a result of a complaint laid that Mr Woods was a member of these companies and he did not declare it in his form.
On the second issue regarding the hon Minister Balfour, it is as a result of a complaint which refers to a payment allegedly made by Kgwerano Financial Services for a Volkswagen Touareg. It was alleged that the Minister had failed to declare a payment made by Kgwerano Financial Services, as required by the code of conduct for Members of Parliament.
The findings read as follows:
In light of the above the committee found unanimously that the allegation that the Minister received a gift in the form of a payment for his motor vehicle was not substantiated. Consequently there is no breach of the code ...
... for having received the Touareg. That is how I present the report to the House. Thank you.
Debate concluded.
Question put: That the Report of Auditor-General on alleged nondisclosure by Members of Parliament be adopted.
IN FAVOUR: Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West, Western Cape.
Report of Auditor-General on alleged nondisclosure by Members of Parliament accordingly adopted in accordance with section 65 of the constitution.
Question put: That the Report on Complaint Against Minister B M N Balfour be adopted.
IN FAVOUR: Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West, Western Cape.
Report on Complaint Against Minister B M N Balfour accordingly adopted in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.