{"id":853,"date":"2026-07-05T11:11:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T09:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/resolve-communications-accused-of-attempting-to-influence-da-led-metros\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T11:11:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T09:11:54","slug":"resolve-communications-accused-of-attempting-to-influence-da-led-metros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/ukuxazulula-ukuxhumana-okusolwa-ngokuzama-ukuthonya-amametro-aholwa-yi-da\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukuxazulula Ukuxhumana Okusolwa Ngokuzama Ukuthonya AmaMetro Aholwa yi-DA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Inkampani yobudlelwano bomphakathi yomholi we-DA uTony Leon, i-Resolve Communications, kuthiwa yazama ukuthonya abaphathi bomasipala abaholwa yi-DA, okuhlanganisa iTshwane neGoli, ngokusho kwemibiko eyavela mhla ziyi-5 kuNtulikazi 2026. Lezi zinsolo zigxile emizamweni kaLeon ngo-2016 yokuqinisekisa ibhizinisi le-Resolve Communications ngaphakathi kwala masipala amakhulu, izimangalo ezisekelwa ngamalungu e-DA angaphambili.<\/p>\n

Imininingwane Yemihlangano Nezimeya ze-DA<\/h4>\n

Ngokusho kowayengumholi we-DA uMmusi Maimane, uTony Leon waya kuMeya waseGoli ngaleso sikhathi uHerman Mashaba ngo-2016 efuna ukwenza kube lula ubudlelwano bebhizinisi phakathi kweResolve Communications kanye nedolobha laseGoli. UMaimane uthe uMashaba wenqabile lesi sinqumo.<\/p>\n

Ngonyaka ofanayo, kubikwa ukuthi uLeon wahlangana nomeya waseTshwane ngaleso sikhathi uSolly Msimanga ukuze baxoxe ngamathuba angaba khona okuxazulula ukuxhumana ekuphathweni kwedolobha. Le mihlangano yaqokonyiswa emibikweni yabezindaba, yaphakamisa imibuzo mayelana nomngcele phakathi kobuholi bezepolitiki kanye nokunxenxa komkhakha ozimele komasipala abaphethwe yi-DA.<\/p>\n

Isizinda Sokuxazulula Ukuxhumana Nethonya Lezepolitiki<\/h4>\n

I-Resolve Communications, lapho uTony Leon esebenza khona njengoSihlalo Ophethe, izichaza njengomhlinzeki wezokuxhumana oqondisa ezokuxhumana kanye nezindaba zomphakathi ogxile ekuphathweni kwezinkinga kanye nokunxenxa amakhasimende. Kuwebhusayithi yayo esemthethweni, inkampani ithi, \u201cSiyakha umyalezo wakho futhi siwukhulise. Sikubeka phambili. Sikusiza ngesikhathi sesiphithiphithi sabezindaba. Sikunikeza amathuluzi owadingayo ukuze unqobe ingxoxo yomphakathi.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ukuzibandakanya kukaLeon ne-DA kanye ne-Resolve Communications kuholele ekuhlolweni kwamalungu eqembu langaphambili kanye nababukeli abakhathazekile ngokungqubuzana kwezintshisekelo okungenzeka. Ukuvela kwale mibiko kugqamisa izingxoxo eziqhubekayo kwezepolitiki zaseNingizimu Afrika mayelana nendima yabeluleki abazimele ekwenzeni izinqumo zikahulumeni, ikakhulukazi ngaphakathi komasipala ababuswa yiDemocratic Alliance.<\/p>\n

I-Democratic Alliance kanye noTony Leon abazange baphendule esidlangalaleni ngezinsolo zakamuva mayelana nemisebenzi ye-Resolve Communications eTshwane naseGoli. Kungase kulandele eminye imibiko evela kubantu abathintekayo noma uphenyo olungase lube khona emasontweni azayo.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Imibiko yangoJulayi 2026 iqinisekisa ukuthi inkampani kaTony Leon, iResolve Communications, izama ukuthonya amadolobha amakhulu aholwa yi-DA iTshwane kanye neGoli.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[69,323,325,324,322,321,232],"class_list":["post-853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-da","tag-johannesburg","tag-lobbying","tag-political-influence","tag-resolve-communications","tag-tony-leon","tag-tshwane"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nResolve Communications Accused Of Attempting To Influence DA-Led Metros - MK Party<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/ukuxazulula-ukuxhumana-okusolwa-ngokuzama-ukuthonya-amametro-aholwa-yi-da\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Resolve Communications Accused Of Attempting To Influence DA-Led Metros\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Tony Leon\u2019s firm, Resolve Communications, is alleged to have attempted to influence DA-led metros Tshwane and Johannesburg, reports from July 2026 confirm.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/ukuxazulula-ukuxhumana-okusolwa-ngokuzama-ukuthonya-amametro-aholwa-yi-da\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MK Party\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-07-05T09:11:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/uMkhonto-Wesizwe.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Siphiwe Khaya\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Siphiwe Khaya\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/resolve-communications-accused-of-attempting-to-influence-da-led-metros\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/resolve-communications-accused-of-attempting-to-influence-da-led-metros\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Siphiwe Khaya\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/#\/schema\/person\/9f56905371434eb29146240baa3cb283\"},\"headline\":\"Resolve Communications Accused Of Attempting To Influence DA-Led Metros\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-05T09:11:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-05T09:11:54+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/resolve-communications-accused-of-attempting-to-influence-da-led-metros\/\"},\"wordCount\":320,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"DA\",\"Johannesburg\",\"Lobbying\",\"Political Influence\",\"Resolve Communications\",\"Tony Leon\",\"Tshwane\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Politics\"],\"inLanguage\":\"zu\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/resolve-communications-accused-of-attempting-to-influence-da-led-metros\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/resolve-communications-accused-of-attempting-to-influence-da-led-metros\/\",\"name\":\"Resolve Communications Accused Of Attempting To Influence DA-Led Metros - 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