Electoral Matters Amendment Act now in effect, but Parliament should plug funding hole on Thursday
The National Assembly will consider a resolution to plug the holes in party funding legislation after the Electoral Matters Amendment Act came into effect.
The controversial Electoral Matters Amendment Act came into effect on Wednesday, leaving an enormous hole in the statute book that allows political parties to rake in unlimited and undeclared donations.On Tuesday, the Presidency announced that President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the controversial Electoral Matters Amendment Bill. He signed the bill on Saturday.
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