Permitting political parties to receive donations of unlimited amounts and from undisclosed sources exposes the government and its democratic values to corruption
The Electoral Matters Amendment Act was created to enable independent candidates to contest the elections, but it has eroded the Political Party Funding Act
The provincial administration has, however, struggled to pay staff salaries
Only two political parties made funding declarations this past quarter, spurring calls for a relook at the Political Party Funding Act
Desperate to claw back the public’s trust, the president missteped and betrayed his own weak understanding of ethics and the meaning of leadership
Of the 504 political parties registered with the IEC, 393 did not respond to the requirement of the Political Party Funding Act
The Act, which regulates political party funding, came into effect on 1 April and aims to make donations transparent.
In response to “No-one should be as rich as Elon Musk”, Mail & Guardian 20 January
The electorate needs to know who gives parties money, but the amended Promotion of Access to Information Act and the Political Party Funding Act are in limbo