‘Unconstitutional money grab by ANC’ – Electoral Matters Amendment Bill moves closer to being law

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The controversial Electoral Matters Amendment Bill has moved a step closer to becoming law after approval from majority of parliamentarians.

A general view of MPs at the Cape Town City Hall on 22 March 2023. Picture: Gallo Images/Die Burger/Jaco Marais

DA MP Adrian Roos said the bill was a “crude attempt to direct more public and private donor funds to the coffers of the ANC to help them to try and cling onto power”.IFP MP Liezel van der Merwe described the bill as an “unconstitutional money grab by the ruling party”.

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