Parliament is expected this week to hand down a rap over the knuckles to several senior MPs, including National Council of Provinces (NCOP) chairwoman Joyce Kgoali and ANC chief whip Mbulelo Goniwe, for breaching the institution's code of ethics.

Yesterday, parliament's joint ethics committee concluded its investigation into at least a dozen MPs who allegedly breached the code by failing to make full declarations in parliament's Register of Members' Interests.

Committee chairman Luwellyn Landers confirmed that a report would be tabled "hopefully by the end of the week" before both houses of parliament, but was not able to provide details.

The Cape Times understands that the ethics committee will recommend to the national assembly and the NCOP that Kgoali and Goniwe be fined R2 000 each for not making full declarations. There were, however, indications that Kgoali might get off lighter.

Kgoali made headlines on September 3 when the Mail & Guardian reported that she had not declared that she was a director of Allpay Gauteng, which holds a multimillion rand contract to distribute grants and pensions for the Gauteng provincial government.

Kgoali declared in the latest Register of Members' Interests that she was a director of Sa Basadi Community Development Trust, a stakeholder in Allpay, but not that she was a director of the company nor did she say she received a R2 500 monthly stipend from the trust.

Her then-office manager, Moroka Matutle, launched a court bid in the middle of the night to stop the Mail & Guardian from publishing the story, but the court dismissed the application with costs.

Goniwe was to be fined for allegedly failing to declare his interests in a fishing venture, Gwebindlala Fishing, and the Ubunye Construction company.

Three deputy ministers, Nomatyala Hangana, Susan Shabangu and Roy Padayachee and former Limpopo premier Ngoako Ramatlhodi are also expected to be reprimanded.

Deputy Minerals and Energy Minister Lulu Xingwana, and ANC MPs Makhosazana Njobe and Makwena Ngwenya were expected to be reprimanded for not declaring their interests in a non-profit women's developmental group, Malibongwe.

African Christian Democratic Party leader Reverend Kenneth Meshoe was expected to be fined for not declaring his interests in a company, while United Democratic Movement leader Bantu Holomisa and ANC MP Chief Patekile Holomisa were to be exonerated.

With acknowledgements to Jeremy Michaels and the Cape Times.