DA declares R65m in donations; Motsepe, Oppenheimers, Moshal biggest funders

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Political parties declared over R172 million in total between January and March, making it the highest value of donations ever declared since the inception of the Political Party Funding Act.

CAPE TOWN - The Democratic Alliance has pocketed the highest amount in donations in the lead-up to this month's polls, with over R65 million received.

Mining companies linked to magnate, Patrice Motsepe, have emerged as the biggest funders of political parties during the same period. For the first time since it became mandatory for political parties to declare their donations, that figure has breached the R100 million mark in a single quarter.Thirteen parties have made declarations during the final quarter of the 2023/24 financial year.

His R13.8 million donation to the ruling party makes up the bulk of the ANC's total amount of R16 million declared.

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