R1-billion in 'illegal' party payouts
- 08 Mar 2013 00:00 - Frank Phoshoko, Tabelo Timse, Stefaans Brümmer,
- Provincial legislatures have already paid out huge amounts to South Africa's political parties, despite warnings that it might be unconstitutional.
ANC: R265-million from the state won't cut it
- 08 Feb 2013 00:00 - Tabelo Timse
- The cash-strapped African National Congress says the government must contribute more if it wants to reduce private donors.
Editorial: Party funding reform overdue
- 27 Jul 2012 03:00 - The Editorial
- Mathews Phosa, the man likely to lose control of the ANC's purse strings come Mangaung, is now one of the proponents of party funding reform.
Phosa wants state to fund political parties
- 10 May 2012 07:33 - Tabelo Timse
- ANC's treasurer Mathews Phosa wants to increase taxpayers' financial support for political parties - while forcing parties to reveal funding sources.
Parly stymies funding openness bid
- 18 Mar 2011 11:12 - Lynley Donnelly
- ID's attempt to force transparency over party donations is shot down as 'unconstitutional'.
