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Party funding and donations

Every donation a party or a donor declared to the Electoral Commission under the Political Party Funding Act, exactly as the Commission’s quarterly published declarations reports print it: party, donor, date received, type and amount. The law requires disclosure only above the threshold, so smaller donations are not here; the Commission’s allocations from public funds are a separate report, not yet on the record.

Donors and the parties that declared themDonors declared by several parties

Declared by parties
R 1,1 billion
Parties declaring
23
Donors named
220
Quarterly reports
21

Declared by each party

Totals declared by parties
Party, as publishedTotal declaredDonationsDonorsYears
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCER 523 719 778,43205108
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSR 228 446 8135430
ACTIONSAR 123 875 362,768434
RISE MZANSIR 97 989 1861411
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTYR 60 159 778,081610
CHANGE STARTS NOW R 35 970 00044
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICAR 30 055 148,44168
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCER 15 988 2802713
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERSR 6 656 089119
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICAR 5 000 00011
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENTR 2 250 00044
INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATIONR 1 599 00021
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUSR 1 385 03864
GOODR 1 063 34755
REFERENDUM PARTYR 937 341,2411
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTYR 475 00033
ALLIANCE OF CITIZENS FOR CHANGER 440 50011
SOUTH AFRICAN RAINBOW ALLIANCER 400 00011
UMKHONTO WESIZWER 380 55511
ABLE LEADERSHIPR 360 00031
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENTR 320 00022
ABANTU INTEGRITY MOVEMENTR 212 386,0422
SHOSHOLOZA PROGRESSIVE PARTYR 150 00011

Declarations

Declarations
PeriodParty, as publishedDonor, as publishedReceivedTypeAmountDeclared by
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEMS S VAN HOOGSTRATENR 250 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEMRS R SLACK DIAMONDR 5 000 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCECHATZ CONNECTR 250 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCELOMBARD CONSOLIDATED PTY LTDR 5 000 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEMR D BARNESR 10 000 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEHFG DEVELOPMENTS (PTY) LTDR 500 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEMR J BLAKEMORER 500 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEVDMV BOTFONTEIN PTY LTDR 500 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEDAKF INVESTMENT HOLDINGSR 1 000 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEKERRY ROAD TRUSTR 2 500 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEMR R CAMER 500 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCELONG ISLAND TRADING 58CCR 500 004
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFYNBOS KAPITAAL PROPRIETARY LIMITEDR 25 000 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFYNBOS EKWITEIT (PTY) LTDR 30 000 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEPREDATOR SECURITIES (PTY) LTDR 2 000 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEMR J MAREER 250 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEARZAPART (PTY) LTDR 1 500 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEMR B DAWSONR 1 000 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEATTERBURY PROPERTY (PTY) LTDR 250 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEMAKE A DIFFERENCE TRUST (MAD)R 1 160 826,80
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFRIEDRICH NAUMANN FOUNDATIONR 815 891,08
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEVOICES OF SOUTH AFRICA FOUNDATION NPCR 2 778 808,37
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCENORTHAM PLATINUM LIMITEDR 500 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEMAIN STREET 1564 PTY LTDR 10 000 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCESWEETHEART OF THE RODEO PTY LTDR 500 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEWATERVAL BOVEN BELEGGINGS PROPRIETARY LIMITEDR 500 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEVOICES OF SOUTH AFRICA FOUNDATION NPCR 1 755 777,20
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEARTEMIS PROPERTY PTY LTDR 500 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFYNBOS KAPITAAL PROPRIETARY LIMITEDR 13 000 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFYNBOS EKWITEIT (PTY) LTDR 10 000 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEDANISH LIBERAL DEMOCRACY PROGRAMMER 1 272 946,58
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFRIEDRICH NAUMANN FOUNDATIONR 693 055,30
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFRIEDRICH NAUMANN FOUNDATIONR 38 524,47
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCELAWRIN INVESTMENTS LTDR 4 670 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEDANISH LIBERAL DEMOCRACY PROGRAMMER 1 137 811,53
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCESAFDEV SSDC (PTY) LTDR 1 000 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFYNBOS EKWITEIT (PTY) LTDR 10 000 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEBALL FAMILY TRUSTR 10 000 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFRIEDRICH NAUMANN FOUNDATIONR 1 107 148,24
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFRIEDRICH NAUMANN FOUNDATIONR 322 590,53
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEVOICES OF SOUTH AFRICA FOUNDATION NPCR 850 437,96
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFRIEDRICH NAUMANN FOUNDATIONR 328 296,38
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEVOICES OF SOUTH AFRICA FOUNDATION NPCR 293 894,36
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEDALIB INVESTMENTS (PTY) LTDR 250 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEMAIN STREET 1564 PTY LTDR 1 465 265
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEDISCOVERY CENTRAL SERVICESR 250 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCERUSTDENE INVESTMENTSR 300 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEJUFRAPI INVESTMENTSR 2 000 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFYNBOS KAPITAAL PROPRIETARY LIMITEDR 15 000 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFYNBOS EKWITEIT (PTY) LTDR 10 000 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFRIEDRICH NAUMANN FOUNDATIONR 1 011 143,51
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEMAIN STREET 1564 PTY LTDR 743 687
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEPOLYOAK PACKAGING (PTY) LTDR 120 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCENASPERS LIMITEDR 3 000 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEDKS GENERAL INDUSTRIAL CLEANERSR 200 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFRIEDRICH NAUMANN FOUNDATIONR 1 040 907
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCETHE SMOLLAN FOUNDATION TRUSTR 150 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFRIEDRICH NAUMANN FOUNDATIONR 888 950
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEDANISH LIBERAL DEMOCRACY PROGRAMMER 790 640,66
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEMAIN STREET 1564 PTY LTDR 1 420 773,18
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEMAIN STREET 1564 PTY LTDR 706 316,46
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFRIEDRICH NAUMANN FOUNDATIONR 311 546,51
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFRIEDRICH NAUMANN FOUNDATIONR 704 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFRIEDRICH NAUMANN FOUNDATIONR 189 238,69
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCESAFDEV SSDC (PTY) LTDR 2 500 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFYNBOS KAPITAAL PROPRIETARY LIMITEDR 15 000 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFYNBOS EKWITEIT (PTY) LTDR 15 000 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEJONATHAN ERNEST MAXIMILLIAN OPPENHEIMERR 15 000 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEVOICES OF SOUTH AFRICA FOUNDATION NPCR 2 384 162,92
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEDISCOVERY CENTRAL SERVICESR 500 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEVOICES OF SOUTH AFRICA FOUNDATION NPCR 6 216 876,50
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEMAIN STREET 1564R 10 000 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEGAP INFRASTRUCTURE CORPORATION (PTY) LTDR 100 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEGAP INFRASTRUCTURE CORPORATION (PTY) LTDR 4 000 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEDANISH LIBERAL DEMOCRACY PROGRAMMER 825 726,93
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCENINE YEARS INVESTMENTS (PTY) LTDR 200 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCENF OPPENHEIMERR 10 000 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEJONATHAN ERNEST MAXIMILLIAN OPPENHEIMERR 10 000 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCESECTION 48 OF FLAT 405 SAN MICHELE CLIFTON (PTY) LTDR 6 000 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCESTUCKEN AND COMPANY (PTY) LTDR 120 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEGAP INFRASTRUCTURE CORPORATION (PTY) LTDR 6 000 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEPOLYOAK PACKAGING (PTY) LTDR 120 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCENASPERS LIMITEDR 2 000 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFRIEDRICH NAUMANN FOUNDATIONR 292 664,46
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEHARMONY GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITEDR 2 520 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEAFRICAN RAINBOW MINERALR 2 520 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCELEEU COLLECTION SOUTH AFRICAR 300 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEVOICES OF SOUTH AFRICA FOUNDATION NPCR 162 968
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEARTEMIS PROPERTY PTY LTDR 1 000 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEINDAWO (CAPE) (PTY) LTDR 150 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEBEACON ROCK LIMITEDR 999 711,81
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEJOOF ALBERTS TRUSTR 250 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFRIEDRICH NAUMANN FOUNDATIONR 71 797,24
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEDANISH LIBERAL DEMOCRACY PROGRAMMER 1 478 230,02
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFYNBOS KAPITAAL PROPRIETARY LIMITEDR 15 000 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFRIEDRICH NAUMANN FOUNDATIONR 394 890,76
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEMAIN STREET 1564R 5 000 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFYNBOS EKWITEIT (PTY) LTDR 15 000 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFRIEDRICH NAUMANN FOUNDATIONR 221 161,09
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFRIEDRICH NAUMANN FOUNDATIONR 139 103,83
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEPOLYOAK PACKAGING (PTY) LTDR 120 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFYNBOS TRUSTR 271 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCENASPERS LIMITEDR 2 000 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFRIEDRICH NAUMANN FOUNDATIONR 400 325,54
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEDISCOVERY CENTRAL SERVICESR 150 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFYNBOS KAPITAAL PROPRIETARY LIMITEDR 15 000 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEKING SOLOMON FOODS (PTY) LTDR 150 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEDANISH LIBERAL DEMOCRACY PROGRAMMER 701 524,58
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFRIEDRICH NAUMANN FOUNDATIONR 1 663 221,93
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFYNBOS EKWITEIT (PTY) LTDR 15 000 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEVOLKSPARTIJ VOOR VRIJHEID EN DEMOCRATIER 254 193,57
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFRIEDRICH NAUMANN FOUNDATIONR 723 493,56
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFRIEDRICH NAUMANN FOUNDATIONR 78 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFRIEDRICH NAUMANN FOUNDATIONR 448 661,57
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFRIEDRICH NAUMANN FOUNDATIONR 771 097,99
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFRIEDRICH NAUMANN FOUNDATIONR 150 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEDANISH LIBERAL DEMOCRACY PROGRAMMER 692 136,92
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFRIEDRICH NAUMANN FOUNDATIONR 78 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEPOLYOAK PACKAGING (PTY) LTDR 120 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFRIEDRICH NAUMANN FOUNDATIONR 112 491,24
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFRIEDRICH NAUMANN FOUNDATIONR 75 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCENICHOLAS FRANK OPPENHEIMERR 500 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEAFRICAN RAINBOW MINERALS LTDR 2 115 019
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEKARL LEINBERGERR 250 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFRIEDRICH NAUMANN FOUNDATIONR 102 267,11
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEHARMONY GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITEDR 2 115 019
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFYNBOS EKWITEIT (PTY) LTDR 5 099 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFRIEDRICH NAUMANN FOUNDATIONR 329 400
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFRIEDRICH NAUMANN FOUNDATIONR 408 524,36
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEBJ STEENBERG ENG. (PTY) LTDR 170 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEDISCOVERY CENTRAL SERVICESR 150 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFRIEDRICH NEUMANN FOUNDATIONR 47 007,43
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFRIEDRICH NAUMANN FOUNDATIONR 47 007,43
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFRIEDRICH NAUMANN FOUNDATIONR 200 177,05
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEDANISH LIBERAL DEMOCRACY PROGRAMMER 184 156,33
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEJACQUES PLAUTR 100 000
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEFRIEDRICH NAUMANN FOUNDATIONR 299 418,10

How these records are kept

Each row is one line of a published declarations report, read from the Commission’s PDF and checked against the report’s own printed totals before approval. A donation usually appears twice in a report — declared by the party under section 9(1) and by the donor under section 9(2); Mandate SA keeps both and counts the party’s declaration in totals. Names are exactly as printed; a party name is linked to a party record only when identical to a recorded name. Contributions to the Multi-Party Democracy Fund are not donations to a party. Coverage in detail.