Electoral Matters Amendment Bill: ANC steamrolls bill set to undo party funding transparency gains
Hard-won gains in the declaration of private party funding are set to be undone with the stroke of a pen as the governing ANC seemingly yearns for the days where its finances remained under wraps.In 2018, advocates for openness and transparency celebrated when the Political Party Funding Act was passed, ushering in a new era of transparency around who funds South Africa's main political parties.South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future.
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