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

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

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

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

Maimane says the DA would never "accept money from any business that in fact has been involved in corrupt dealings"

My Vote Counts and other civil society organisations have been putting pressure on President Cyril Ramaphosa to enact the Bill

​Civil society groups fear President Cyril Ramaphosa is being lobbied about not signing the Political Party Funding Bill until after the 2019 election

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

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

Parliament conducted its own ad hoc committee process to review how political parties are funded

The ruling party’s financial report reveals that the fractured state of the ANC – and the country – is threatening the party’s money flow

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

"The right to vote is significantly diluted when voters do not know who funds political parties"

This is what a current Draft Political Party Funding Bill proposes