Having no limits on party donations ‘violates constitution’

Uncertainty looms as political parties and civil groups contest a new law omitting donation limits, impacting transparency.

It approached the courts, seeking a temporary order for the regulation of the donation cap to be reinstated.My Vote Count’s senior researcher Joel Bregman said, in terms of the new law, there is no disclosure limit which means there would be no disclosure of donations.The amended law changed the Political Party Funding Act, removing the R100 000 disclosure threshold and R15 million annual limit.“Where nothing is disclosed, there is no transparency and that is worrying,” Bregman said.

Cope, he said, viewed the signing of the legislation into law so close to the general election as an assault on constitutional democracy.

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