South Africa: Money and Politics - a Toxic Mix That Needs to Be Diluted in South Africa

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Political parties require funds, but no one knows how much will be spent on campaigning for this year's elections given the complete lack of transparency of the funding of political parties.

The lack of regulation of private funding to political parties also represents a major gap in South Africa's anti-corruption framework.

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