Sodi ‘donation’ sees deputy minister Pinky Kekana sanctioned by Parliament
Deputy Minister in the Presidency Pinky Kekana has been reprimanded by the National Assembly for not declaring R170 000 she received from Blackhead Diamond Hill Joint Venture through controversial businessman Edwin Sodi.
MPs are required to declare, on an annual basis, any gift worth more than R1 500, a provision Kekana failed to comply with.
Kekana was reprimanded Kekana during a sitting of the National Assembly, although it agreed to keep a secret the reason why she took the money
“The Speaker of the National Assembly referred to the Ethics Committee to process a matter that concerned part 4, volume 2 of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into State Capture Report, which focused on the Free State asbestos project and R1 billion housing project debacles,” Parliament said in a statement.
“The commission's report highlighted that Kekana received R170 000 from Blackhead Diamond Hill Joint Venture, through Sodi, without clear evidence that she had provided any goods and/or services to justify the payment. Kekana acknowledged that she did receive the money.”
Sodi is a co-accused of suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule in the Free State asbestos corruption case.
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