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CITIZENS UNITED V FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

Should money be a ‘form of speech’ in politics?

Permitting political parties to receive donations of unlimited amounts and from undisclosed sources exposes the government and its democratic values to corruption

  • Aaron Ng’ambi
6 min read
The Political Party Funding Act requires parties to disclose donations above a certain threshold but it falls short of mandating transparency on expenditure. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
ELECTORAL MATTERS AMENDMENT ACT

Relationship between money and politics a threat to SA’s democracy

The Electoral Matters Amendment Act was created to enable independent candidates to contest the elections, but it has eroded the Political Party Funding Act

  • Minhaj Jeenah
7 min read