Former Cape Minister cleared of not disclosing business interests
A committee of the Western Cape legislature has cleared former provincial Transport and Public Works Minister Mcebisi Skwatsha of claims that he failed to disclose an interest in two companies.
Skwatsha is the ANC\'s Western Cape provincial secretary. The committee said in a report that Skwatsha had had interests in Jama Security Services and GAEB Game Farming. However, there was no obligation on him to declare these in the register of members\' interests as he was not an MPL at the time that he resigned from the companies, according to a report on the Mail & Guardian Online site. The complaint was lodged by the DA Chief Whip in the legislature. It followed controversy over a decision by the then ANC-controlled City of Cape Town to award Jama a slice of a R100m security contract. The contract was challenged in the Cape High Court in 2005, but the award to Jama was later reconfirmed. Full report on Mail & Guardian Online site