Party funding to be discussed at IEC public hearings
The Independent Electoral Commission is kicking off public hearings into draft regulations for the Political Party Funding Act this month.
The bill's regulations in terms of transparency around party funding and how much can be disclosed will be up for discussion over two days in Cape Town.
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The IEC's Kate Bapela says when the Act takes effect, South Africa will join only a few countries in the world that force their political parties to disclose their funders to the public."We are looking [at the regulations] going into full effect by 2020 for the 2021 municipal elections," said Bapela.
"For me, central to this whole process is the administration of the actual Act. That will have an impact in terms of the political parties, as well as the organisations or individuals that will donate to the parties."
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