DA to lodge new Public Protector complaint against Gayton McKenzie
It is the third complaint against Gayton McKenzie in eight months.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) plans to lodge a fresh complaint with the Public Protector against Gayton McKenzie, the sport, arts and culture minister and leader of the Patriotic Alliance (PA). This would be the third such complaint filed by the DA against McKenzie in the past eight months. The party has not disclosed the specifics of the new allegations.
McKenzie has been accused of using public funds to bolster his political position, ducking parliamentary accountability, and deploying PA cadres into public entities under his portfolio. The DA's statement emphasized that public money is meant for strengthening the country, not political agendas. The DA spokesperson for sport, arts and culture, Leah Potgieter, will file the complaint at the Public Protector's office in Hillcrest Office Park, Pretoria, and will brief reporters afterwards.
The move comes after the DA submitted a dossier to Public Protector Adv Kholeka Gcaleka on July 23, requesting an investigation into whether McKenzie breached the Executive Ethics Code.
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