The smear campaign continues - Maimane responds to Steinhoff car hire report
29 September 2019
DA leader Mmusi Maimane says there is a "smear campaign" against him, following a report that he drove around for months in a car that was a gift from former Steinhoff boss Markus Jooste.
In a series of tweets on Sunday morning, Maimane first addressed News24 editor-in-chief Adriaan Basson saying the claim that he refused to hand back the car even after the Steinhoff scandal broke, is a lie.
In the report by News24's sister publication Rapport, Jooste made the white Toyota Fortuner available for Maimane to use during the 2016 local government elections.
DA Federal Executive chairperson James Selfe confirmed to the publication that the car was owned by a rental company and paid for by Steinhoff.