By Charmaine Ndlela
The ANC is facing a legal battle over an alleged R36.4 million debt to a digital campaign company that says it has waited years for payment for services rendered during the party’s 2019 national and provincial election campaign.
Eltel (Pty) Ltd has approached the High Court in Johannesburg seeking judgment against the governing party for R36.45 million, comprising R23.27 million in principal debt and R13.18 million in contractual interest as of 30 September 2026.
The company is also seeking urgent measures to preserve political party funding administered by the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC), arguing that the ANC’s local government election spending could leave it unable to recover the money.
The application places the party’s financial obligations under scrutiny as political parties campaign for the November 4 local government elections.
According to court papers seen by Inside Politics, the dispute stems from digital media, technology
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