ANC issues strict rules on donations ahead of party election

SOUTH Africa’s governing party has beefed up its campaign rules on disclosing funding ahead of its elective conference in December where its new leadership will be elected.

This conference held every five years is a crucial event in the African National Congress’ political program as the elected leader will be its presidential candidate in the 2024 national elections and policies voted on will be used to govern the country.

The new rules require those involved in campaigns to keep a clear record of all sources of donations in money or in kind and all campaign spending, the electoral committee chairman and former South African President Kgalema Motlanthe said in a letter distributed to key party office bearers and functionaries on Wednesday.

The ANC has traditionally discouraged its members from campaigning for posts, saying that nominations must come from its branches. But many officials have canvassed for support anyway, leading the