Former DA leader and founder of Resolve Communications Tony Leon.
ActionSA has lodged a formal complaint with the Public Protector, calling for an investigation into Resolve Communications, the public relations firm founded by former Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Tony Leon, over its alleged dealings with ministers in the Government of National Unity (GNU).
The complaint, announced on Thursday by ActionSA National Chairperson Michael Beaumont, asks the Public Protector to investigate Resolve Communications' interactions with GNU ministers, as well as "any corresponding decisions or actions taken by those ministers".
The move follows allegations that Resolve Communications facilitated meetings between its clients and several GNU ministers, including a meeting between Elon Musk's Starlink and Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Solly Malatsi. ActionSA alleges that Leon later pressured Malatsi over what was described as the slow pace of government's regulatory response affecting Starlink's interests.
According to Beaumont, the concerns extend beyond the Starlink matter.
