PR expert tells of ANC municipal poll ‘war room’ shambles in lawsuit for R2.2m payment
Claims of tricks to discredit political rivals have emerged in a PR expert’s court bid to claim R2.2m from the ANC for work done on its municipal election campaign
A R50m "war room" set up to ensure ANC victory in last year’s municipal elections was characterised by incompetence‚ unprofessionalism and lack of accountability. A PR expert has taken the ANC to court‚ claiming she was owed R2.2m for work her company did in the campaign — and spilled the beans on how it flopped and was canned with the millions not coming through. Sihle Bolani Communications (SBC) tried in the High Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday to get the money it says it is owed, but the court ruled the case was not urgent. SBC’s MD, Sihle Bolani, said in court papers the task team was put together by Joseph Nkadimeng‚ a businessman with ties to the ANC‚ and Shaka Sisulu‚ whose grandfather was ANC stalwart Walter Sisulu. Bolani claimed nine companies‚ including Phat Joe’s KTI Media‚ were in on the plan. The "war room" was focused on enhancing the ANC’s presence on social media while discrediting the rival DA and EFF by printing fake election posters‚ producing articles for a web...
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