The 2024 elections for national and provincial parliaments will be like no other held so far since 1994. Independent candidates will be allowed for the first time. Coalition politics at national level is a possibility due to the slippage of support of the hitherto dominant alliance led by the A.
What is EFF’s party funding quest?
5 Mar 2021
Disingenuous: Economic Freedom Fighters is championing the disclosure of donations to political parties in the public’s interest. But the president has already signed the Political Party Funding Act. (Phill Magakoe/AFP)
The paper trail of donations to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s campaign to become president of the ANC is probably negligible compared with the tome Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo will write on state capture. Still, those implicated are banking on it as a counterweight.
In less than a fortnight, the high court in Pretoria will hear argument from the Economic Freedom Fighters for the unsealing of the CR17 campaign funding records. The EFF is familiar with the contents, in as far as embattled public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane controversially brought them to light.