DA approaches Parliament over Mkhize tender scandal

The complaint relate to the R150 million Digital Vibes tender scandal to which Mkhize is linked .

The minister’s' former close associate Tahera Mather and former personal assistant Naadhira Mitha were implicated in the contract, which has been deemed irregular by an independent probe.

The DA's Siviwe Gwarube says reports show that the embattled minister personally signed off on the submission that contained the contract. 

"The DA is of the view that Minister Mkhize’s conduct may be in contravention Section 5.2.2 of the Code which states that a member may 'not use his or her influence as a public representative in his or her dealings with an organ of state in such a manner as to improperly advantage the direct personal or private financial or business interests of such Member or any immediate family of that member or any business partner of that Member or the immediate family of that Member’.

"In addition, section 5.2.7 states that a member may ‘not lobby for any remuneration or receive any reward, benefit or gift for that Member or for the immediate family of that Member or the business partner of that Member or immediate family of that Member, for making such representation as a Member on behalf of any person or body’, says Gwarube. 

Gwarube says the party believes that the Ethics Committee needs to investigate this matter.