Ramaphosa tells MPs of lobby against law to regulate political party funding 12 November 2020 - 18:32 Image: Jairus Mmutle/GCIS
President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed to parliament that he s being lobbied to consider changes to the party-funding law he enacted last year, saying this was the reason its implementation date has been delayed.
Responding to oral questions during a virtual sitting of the National Assembly on Thursday, Ramaphosa said several stakeholders within and outside government had approached him with proposals on how the Political Party Funding Act should be further amended before it could come into effect.
This was despite the fact that the act, which was lauded as a critical tool in curbing corruption and dodgy donations to political parties, was passed by parliament and signed into law by Ramaphosa last year.
My Vote Counts bemoans delay in implementing law to regulate political funding 19 January 2021 - 07:40 My Vote Counts has written a letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa, asking for an explanation of the delay in the implementation of the Political Party Funding Act. Image: Facebook/My Vote Counts
It is close to two years since the Political Party Funding Act was signed into law, but no date has been gazetted for the promulgation of the law.
The act was hailed as a critical tool in curbing corruption and questionable donations to political parties.
My Vote Counts said it has written a letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa urgently requesting reasons for the unjustifiable delay in the promulgation and implementation of the party-funding law, as well as the Promotion of Access to Information Amendment Act.