Food parcels must not be given out at political rallies - Madonsela
Pretoria - Public Protector Thuli Madonsela has spoken out against the practice of distributing food parcels during political rallies, merely to score points with voters.
"I have a big concern about food parcels. We will be releasing a report. . . on food parcels," she said at Unisa's 2016 Youth Research Conference on Tuesday.
"They are not supposed to be given at a political rally because only people of a particular political persuasion will come. If food parcels have to be given to alleviate poverty, they have to be given in an apolitical way, and [must not be]. . . linked to any day of elections. "
In 2014, Madonsela's office comfirmed it received complaints against the ANC for using state resources during its election campaign.
"The Public Protector received three complaints - one from the DA and two from Agang SA," her spokesperson, Oupa Segalwe, said at the time.