DA denies Macpherson’s involvement in IDT funds process, labels allegations as ‘smear campaign’

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has rejected corruption allegations against their Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson, saying fighting corruption will make them targets of smear campaigns.It is alleged that Macpherson used emails to give preference to white contractors while small minority businesses were not paid.In December, Macpherson allegedly sent an email to a programme manager at the Independent Development Trust (IDT) with an instruction to facilitate payment to Lonerock Construction.This is a company that was appointed by the IDT to rehabilitate sinkholes at Waterkloof Airforce…