
Ramaphosa signs Political Party Funding Bill into law
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For a long time, NGOS and activists have been calling for political parties to disclose where exactly they get their money from. And finally, the Political Party Funding Bill, has been signed into the law by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
The bill aims to mitigate shady financial undertakings and conflicts of interests within the political sphere. The introduction of the Political Party Funding Bill into the legislation of South Africa has been hailed as a giant leap forward for a free and fair democracy.
But will it be in effect ahead of the 2019 national elections?
Let’s chat to Zahira Grimwood from My Vote Counts. You will recall that My Vote Counts took this matter to the Con court last year and won
The bill aims to mitigate shady financial undertakings and conflicts of interests within the political sphere. The introduction of the Political Party Funding Bill into the legislation of South Africa has been hailed as a giant leap forward for a free and fair democracy.
But will it be in effect ahead of the 2019 national elections?
Let’s chat to Zahira Grimwood from My Vote Counts. You will recall that My Vote Counts took this matter to the Con court last year and won