Leaked dossier alleges network of PA links to public appointments

A leaked dossier raises questions about alleged political, professional, business and family links between Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie, the Patriotic Alliance (PA) and people appointed to Johannesburg municipal boards and national cultural institutions. It identifies people who served on the Johannesburg Roads Agency, Metropolitan Trading Company, Metrobus and Joshco boards before or alongside appointments to bodies under the department. Eugene Botha, the PA’s top lawyer, said he resigned as chairperson of the National Arts Council on Wednesday after it appointed a new chief executive and finance head despite McKenzie asking it to pause the process. Botha cited avoidable governance and legal risks and untenable working relationships while the council’s court case over McKenzie’s attempt to dissolve it remained unresolved.