The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has made submissions to the National Anti-corruption Advisory Council recommending amendments to the Political Party Funding Act (PPFA).
The organisation and several civil society groups have raised concerns over the loopholes in party funding legislation.
It said a stronger law on donations to political parties is needed to filter out corruption and money influence in politics.
The Political Party Funding Act came into effect in 2018 and has made way for organizations registered with the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) to disclose donations above the R100,000 threshold.
The Act requires all organizations registered with the IEC to submit quarterly and annual audited financial statements to the commission.
This legislation was amended to promote transparency on the funding of parties which also requires the organizations to disclose who their donors are.
But Outa spokesperson, Rachel Fischer said this is not enough, pointing out that there are still flaws in the PPFA.
“As we have seen in evidence heard by the State Capture Commission, we know how wealthy elites have bought influence in political parties and subverted the democratic process.”
Last year, the Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture raised concern over the linkage of political party donors to the illicit granting of public tenders.
-EWN
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