Private funding 'poses a threat to democracy itself', and as such, lobby group My Vote Counts want the Western Cape High Court to declare the Political Party Funding Act unconstitutional, as it does not provide suitable transparency and control. | gerbjan
My Vote Counts is heading to court to ensure that South Africans know the identity of political party funders.Private funding"poses a threat to democracy itself", and as such, lobby group My Vote Counts want the Western Cape High Court to declare the Political Party Funding Act unconstitutional, as it does not provide suitable transparency and control.
This sets up a showdown with the ANC government, which, through Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi, recently proposed legislative amendments that would make private party funding more opaque and easier for big parties to fill their coffers. In his application to the Western Cape High Court, filed on Tuesday, My Vote Counts executive director Minhaj Jeenah states it's"indisputable that private funding poses a threat to democracy itself".Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
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