DOMESTIC PROMINENT INFLUENTIAL PERSON
A person is considered to be a Domestic Prominent Influential Person if he or she holds that position in South Africa, including in an acting position for a period exceeding six months. A person is also considered to be a domestic prominent influential person for a further 12 months from the date the person ceased to hold that position.
“Domestic Prominent Influential Person” includes:
- The President or Deputy President;
- A government minister or deputy minister;
- The Premier of a province;
- A member of the Executive Council of a province;
- An executive mayor of a municipality elected in terms of the Local Government Municipal Structures Act, 1998;
- A leader of a political party registered in terms of the Electoral Commission Act, 1996;
- The head, accounting officer or chief financial officer of a national or provincial department or government component as defined in section 1 of the Public Service Act, 1994;
- The municipal manager of a municipality appointed in terms of section 54A of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 or a chief financial officer designated in terms of section 80(2) of the Municipal Finance Management Act, 1999;
- The chairperson of the controlling body, the chief executive officer, or a natural person who is the accounting authority, the chief financial officer or the chief investment officer of a public entity listed in Schedule 2 or 3 to the Public Finance Management Act, 1999; The chairperson of the controlling body, chief executive officer, chief financial officer or chief investment officer of a municipal entity as defined in section 1 of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act No. 32 of 2000);
- A constitutional court judge or any other judge as defined in section 1 of the Judges’ Remuneration and Conditions of Employment Act, 2001;
- An ambassador or high commissioner or other senior representative of a foreign government based in the Republic of South Africa;
- An officer of the South African National Defence Force above the rank of major-general;
The position of—
- Chairperson of the board of directors;
- Chairperson of the audit committee;
- Executive officer; or
- Chief financial officer of a company, as defined in the Companies Act, 2008 if the company provides goods or services to an organ of state and the annual transactional value of the goods or services or both exceeds an amount determined by the Minister of Finance by notice in the Gazette.