Durban - Every few months political parties open cases against each other, but the public hardly ever hears the outcome.
Last week, AfriForum opened a case at the Brooklyn police station against ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe and his deputy, Jessie Duarte, for insulting Public Protector Thuli Madonsela.
AfriForum accused Mantashe and Duarte of contravening the Public Protector Act.
Mantashe had said Madonsela’s conduct prejudiced the work of Parliament and its committees. Duarte also accused her of being a populist.
The organisation’s deputy chief executive officer, Ernst Roets, said the party would follow up on the case to ensure it was investigated.
But political parties rarely follow up on their cases.
In March DA parliamentary leader Mmusi Maimane travelled to Nkandla to lay eight charges of corruption against President Jacob Zuma.
This followed the release of Madonsela’s Nkandla report that found Zuma and his family unduly benefited from upgrades worth R246 million at his homestead.
Maimane said he wrote to the national police minister, Nkosinathi Nhleko, to find out about the progress of the case.
“We are waiting to see if the case is going to be referred to the NPA,” he said.
Economic Freedom Fighters commander-in-chief Julius Malema went to the Sunnyside police station to open a corruption case against Zuma.
Party spokesman Mbuyiseni Ndlozi said the police station promised to get back on developments.
Sunnyside station commander Brigadier Nhlakanipho Mthembu said the case was being handled at national level. National police spokes-man Colonel Vish Naidoo referred questions to Paul Ramaloko, who did not respond to enquiries.
The Mercury