Deputy Minister of Small Business Development Dipuo Peters has been suspended for one month, without pay, by President Cyril Ramaphosa, following a sanction from Parliament's Joint Committee on Ethics and Members Interest.

In a statement on Friday, the Presidency said the suspension would take place between February 28 and March 28.

"The Committee found that Ms Peters had breached the Code of Ethical Conduct in her former portfolio as Minister of Transport," it said.