This Quarter 2
Disclosure Report which covers the period from July until September 2025
provides an overview of donations declared by political parties to the
Electoral Commission in terms of section 9 (1) the Political Funding Act No 6
of 2018. The report indicates continued donation and fundraising activities
involving both monetary and in-kind contributions. Four political parties made
financial disclosures.
Two disclosures,
ActionSA and Democratic Alliance (DA) were compliant while the other two,
African National Congress and Inkatha Freedom Party are deemed not
compliant. The total value of donations which stands at R2 407 846.74 is
among the lowest recorded in any quarter since the disclosure framework was
instituted.
Value of Declared
Donations per Party
|
Political Party
|
Value Of Donations
|
|
Democratic Alliance
(DA
|
R 1 223 190.74
|
|
ActionSA
|
R
470 000.00
|
|
African National
Congress (ANC)
|
R
358 100.00
|
|
Inkatha Freedom
Party (IFP)
|
R
356 556.00
|
|
Total
|
R 2 407 846,74
|
Democratic Alliance
(DA)
The DA declared four
donations for the quarter – two monetary, one in-kind and one combination of
the two forms of donations. The total value of donations amounted to
R1,223,190.74. Donor support included individuals, local organizations and a
foreign foundation contributing towards training, public policy development and
digital media support.
The largest donation
reported by the party was received from Mr W Le Roux, valued at R500 000,
followed by that of a regular donor, Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF), valued
at a R328 296.38 comprising a combination of in-kind and monetary donation.
ActionSA
ActionSA submitted two
monetary declarations. Both donations were made by party leader Mr Herman
Mashaba. The combined value of donations for the quarter amounts to
R470,000.00.
African National
Congress (ANC)
The ANC declared one
in-kind donation from the Education and Training Unit (ETU). The donation,
valued at R358,100.00, covered accommodation and conference costs for a
training programme supporting ANC trainers preparing for National Dialogue,
local government election-related activities and the National General Council
(NGC) preparations.
This donation was, however, late in that it was submitted to the Electoral Commission a day after the closing date of declaration submission. Consequently, the party has been issued a direction in terms of section 15 of the Act to submit a representation explaining this late declaration.
Build One South Africa
(BOSA)
BOSA received a single
in-kind foreign donation from the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung NPC. The
contribution supported governance, ethics and accountability training,
including accommodation, meals, transport and presentation fees. This donation
has not been published as it falls below the declarable donation threshold of R
200 000.
Inkatha Freedom Party
(IFP)
The IFP declared two
in-kind donations. The Konrad Adenauer Stiftung NPC provided support valued at
R169,830.00 for workshop-related accommodation and conference expenses. The
second donation was received from an entity known as the Westminster Foundation
for Democracy, which contributed R186,726.00 toward a volunteer engagement and
branch structure development workshop. The combined total is therefore
R356,556.00.
The Westminster
Foundation for Democracy donation requires further consideration as it appears
that it may be a foreign, state-related entity. The nature of this donating
entity is currently under review and the party has been afforded an opportunity
to make a representation in terms of section 15 of the Act.
Overall Summary
Across all
participating parties, total declared donations for Quarter 2 amount to
R2,407 846.74. The declared amount combines monetary and in-kind
donations.
The Electoral
Commission continues to encourage consistent and timely disclosures to promote
transparency and strengthen public confidence in the political funding
framework.
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