Legal team to review ruling on political party funding

THE Western Cape High Court has dismissed the application from advocacy group My Vote Counts (MVC), which sought to have the Political Party Funding Act declared unconstitutional.

- MAYIBONGWE MAQHINA

This takes place as ActionSA, which opposed the application, welcomed the court's judgment, saying the application was “misguided”.

The judgment, handed down on Thursday, has prompted My Vote Counts to engage with its legal team to study the court's decision.

My Vote Counts initiated legal proceedings earlier this year, wanting the donation limitation and disclosure threshold declared unconstitutional on various grounds.

The group contended that all donations should be made public to enhance transparency and accountability, and raised concerns regarding the lack of provisions to address cumulative donations from interconnected donors.