ANC accused of ‘threatening democracy’ by cutting funds to smaller parties

Al Jama-ah’s Ganief Hendricks at the 2024 state of the nation address at Cape Town City Hall on 8 February 2024. Picture: Gallo Images/Ziyaad DouglasThis means the funding allocated to political parties and independent candidates will decrease.

It said it will lead to the ANC and the DA getting double the amount of funding, while smaller parties like Al Jama-ah will get half. “The existing formula in the Political Party Funding Act makes provisions for funds on the basis of two thirds proportional and one third equitable; the bill changes this to 90% proportional and 10% equitable.”“The ANC government knows that the smaller parties play a critical role in the present environment, yet it adopted a position that undercut instead of creating a more competitive environment.

He accused ANC MPs of turning their backs against ethical principles, adding they should be “ashamed for such a betrayal”.“South Africans had to endure the insult of watching out of touch MPs fight over what share of the R1.5 billion of public funding each of them should get, while they suffered in cities and towns, farmlands and villages across our country,” said

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