Cabinet ministers want clearer guidelines on handling gifts following the outcry over contractors giving Transport Minister S'bu Ndebele a top-of-the-range Mercedes-Benz, the government said on Wednesday.
Government spokesperson Themba Maseko said ministers raised the issue at the first meeting of President Jacob Zuma's new Cabinet and commended Ndebele for returning the car, but mooted revisiting the executive code of ethics. "Cabinet raised the issue ... Maybe we need to look at the ethics handbook to make sure there is proper guidance," he said.
"Ministers will always be given gifts, and as the new Cabinet we should discuss how these things are handled."
Source: Mail & Guardian
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