Parliamentary Ethics Committee must investigate Ramatlhodi's Mining interests
29 June 2014
The DA will request that Parliament's Ethics and Members Interest Committee be urgently constituted so that it can launch an investigation into claims relating to the Minister of Mineral Resources, Ngoako Ramatlhodi's alleged R20 million conflict of interest in the mining sector.
This follows concerning reports of Minister Ramatlhodi's financial stake in Atlatsa Resources, a black economic empowerment partner of Anglo American Platinum (see Amabhungane report).
The report raises concerns over the exact nature and full extent of the disclosure of the Minister's financial interest in the sector.
As per the Executive Ethics Code, members of the executive are enjoined to conduct themselves in a manner which prevents the risk of a conflict of interest between their official responsibilities and their private interests.