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Party Funding

Money seeks a bedfellow and we need to know who’s sleeping with who
Opinion
/ 23 May 2024

Money seeks a bedfellow and we need to know who’s sleeping with who

Despite all the shiny new legislation, don’t think that party funding issues have disappeared

By Robyn Pasensie
We should give political parties more money
Opinion
/ 8 November 2020

We should give political parties more money

If supporters do it for democracy — and not to gain favour — then it needn’t be secret

By Steven Friedman
Intra-party funding must be open
Article
/ 16 August 2019

Intra-party funding must be open

The CR17 campaign did nothing wrong legally but all political parties’ funds should be regulated

By Natasha Marrian
Calls for regulation of internal party election funding
Article
/ 24 July 2019

Calls for regulation of internal party election funding

Revelations of Ramaphosa’s massive spending to beat Zuma are driving calls for more oversight of party funding

By Lester Kiewit
Elections: The great democratic swindle
Article
/ 14 May 2019

Elections: The great democratic swindle

The trust in democratic institutions in South Africa is in decline and there is general ambivalence towards constitutionalism

By Dinga Sikwebu
Parties strain against Funding Act
Article
/ 10 May 2019

Parties strain against Funding Act

The ANC and DA rarely agree, but on the issue of party funding both camps feel the new law is far too strict

By Natasha Marrian
Dagga Party waiting to exhale on whether it will be on ballot
Article
/ 14 March 2019

Dagga Party waiting to exhale on whether it will be on ballot

The Dagga Party of South Africa’s high hopes to contest the 2019 elections could go up in smoke.

By Lester Kiewit
Toughen up party funding Bill, NGOs say
Article
/ 22 June 2018

Toughen up party funding Bill, NGOs say

Secret donations may soon be a thing of the past if civil society groups get their way in Parliament

By Govan Whittles
Party funding Bill adopted in National Assembly
Article
/ 27 March 2018

Party funding Bill adopted in National Assembly

The Bill will pave the way for political parties to declare who funds them.

By Jan Gerber
DA: ConCourt to settle funding impasse
Article
/ 27 October 2017

DA: ConCourt to settle funding impasse

So far the ANC and the UDM have advocated for a fund to be managed by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)

By Govan Whittles
We ‘probably won’t’ appeal party funding ruling – DA
Article
/ 27 September 2017

We ‘probably won’t’ appeal party funding ruling – DA

Parliament has 18 months to amend the Promotion of Access to Information Act so that political parties can disclose their sources of private funding.

By Paul Herman
Infographic: Radical changes to party funding
Article
/ 27 September 2017

Infographic: Radical changes to party funding

This is what a current Draft Political Party Funding Bill proposes

By Phillip De Wet
Crooks, cons among party donors
Article
/ 4 August 2017

Crooks, cons among party donors

Tycoons, fraudsters and multinationals have all given generously. What were their motives?

By Govan Whittles
Editorial: Lift the veil on party funding
Article
/ 4 August 2017

Editorial: Lift the veil on party funding

We have seen how secret party funding has corrupted politicians, or has allowed corrupt politicians to cover their tracks.

By Editorial
Letters to the editor: June 2 to 8 2017
Article
/ 2 June 2017

Letters to the editor: June 2 to 8 2017

Readers write in about the opposition, party donors, and the ANC.

By Letters
Court stalls our right to know
Analysis
/ 31 October 2015

Court stalls our right to know

To exercise our vote meaningfully, we must be told who is funding political parties.

By Serjeant At The and Bar Author
Editorial: Come clean on political funding
Article
/ 1 October 2015

Editorial: Come clean on political funding

Two events helped to get the importance of clarity on the map.

By Editorial
Sources of party funding to remain private – court rules
Article
/ 30 September 2015

Sources of party funding to remain private – court rules

But a minority judgment would have granted My Vote Counts’s wish to see Parliament pass legislation giving citizens fair access to party funding info.

By Sarah Evans
ANC Western Cape must be ‘better prepared’ financially
Article
/ 1 July 2015

ANC Western Cape must be ‘better prepared’ financially

New Western Cape treasurer Maurencia Gillion plans to win back the trust of funders and stabilise the ruling party’s finances in the province.

By Thulani Gqirana
Editorial: Parties, open your books
Article
/ 19 February 2015

Editorial: Parties, open your books

After decades of smarmy evasions, it is breathtaking sophistry that Parliament refers to the Promotion of Access to Information Act for transparency.

By Editorial
ConCourt puts Paia in the party-funding spotlight
Article
/ 10 February 2015

ConCourt puts Paia in the party-funding spotlight

Additional legislation is needed to ensure that voters are fully informed about who funds political parties in SA, the Constitutional Court has heard.

By Sarah Evans
ANC to pay to make Kebble dirt go away
Article
/ 11 December 2014

ANC to pay to make Kebble dirt go away

The party hopes to quietly rub out the millions in "tainted money" it received from late business tycoon Brett Kebble.

By Phillip De Wet, Qaanitah Hunter and Mmanaledi Mataboge
ANC: Banning party investment arms not the answer
Article
/ 27 March 2014

ANC: Banning party investment arms not the answer

The banning of political party investment arms won’t solve the issue of party funding, the ANC says.

By Lynley Donnelly
Democracy fund will foster political donation transparency
Analysis
/ 19 March 2014

Democracy fund will foster political donation transparency

The laissez-faire status quo on secret donations allows businesses to buy influence from political parties, writes Judith February.

By Judith February
Is it time for political party funding to become an election issue?
Podcasts
/ 10 February 2014

Is it time for political party funding to become an election issue?

The issue of party funding has come to the fore following the DA/Agang fallout. We ask Right2Know and amaBhungane why party funding remains a secret.

By Staff Reporter
Letters to the editor: January 31 to February 6 2014
Article
/ 30 January 2014

Letters to the editor: January 31 to February 6 2014

Readers comment on immigrants in the Middle East, the DA’s silence and linguistics, and Cope’s Mosiuoa Lekota challenges the ANC on party funding.

By Letters
Editorial: Stop the rot of secret party funding
Article
/ 16 January 2014

Editorial: Stop the rot of secret party funding

We should welcome the arrival of US-style political lobbying in South Africa, done in public rather than in private.

By Editorial
R1-billion in ‘illegal’ party payouts
Article
/ 8 March 2013

R1-billion in ‘illegal’ party payouts

Provincial legislatures have already paid out huge amounts to South Africa’s political parties, despite warnings that it might be unconstitutional.

By Tabelo Timse & and Stefaans Brummer
ANC: R265-million from the state won’t cut it
Article
/ 8 February 2013

ANC: R265-million from the state won’t cut it

The cash-strapped African National Congress says the government must contribute more if it wants to reduce private donors.

By Tabelo Timse &
Editorial: Party funding reform overdue
Article
/ 27 July 2012

Editorial: Party funding reform overdue

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.

By The Editorial
Parly stymies funding openness bid
Article
/ 18 March 2011

Parly stymies funding openness bid

ID’s attempt to force transparency over party donations is shot down as ‘unconstitutional’.

By Lynley Donnelly

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