IEC investigating ANC advertisement boards in Gauteng
The Public Protector (PP) has referred a complaint of the FF Plus about propagandist advertisement boards in ANC colours, which the provincial government in Gauteng had erected a couple of months ago along roads in this province, to the IEC.
This follows after Dr. Pieter Mulder, the leader of the Freedom Front Plus, had lodged an official complaint in November of last year with the PP.
In his letter to the PP, Dr. Mulder said that the 51 huge advertisement boards was a serious threat to South African democracy as it makes a free and fair election this year totally impossible.
Dr. Mulder said the advertisement campaign which displays government successes cost more than R2 million per month. These costs are not covered by the ANC, but come from government funds.
"In no mature democracy will it be allowed for propagandist advertisements in the colours of the ruling party during an election to be paid with taxpayer's money. Opposition parties' voters are thus paying for ANC propaganda during an election.