ANC’s legal action threat against DA for ‘ANC is Killing SA’ billboard unfounded
The DA has been served with a lawyer’s letter from the Independent Electoral Commission following a complaint laid by the ANC because of the ‘ANC is Killing SA’ billboard.
The IEC’s assertion that they are acting on behalf of the ANC on this matter is both confusing and concerning. Should the ANC wish to pursue legal action against the DA for this billboard, they should have done so independently and not make use of the IEC legal representatives and resources.
The DA has therefore requested clarity from the IEC on this matter before we proceed.
More importantly, the ANC has laid a complaint with the IEC because they presumably dispute the hard truths which are contained on the billboard erected by the DA last week.
The billboard serves to commemorate the lives lost through ANC government action and inaction in the Esidimeni massacre, the Marikana killings, innocent children having died in pit toilets and the thousands of lives lost due to unprecedented crime levels.