Victory for amaBhungane as ConCourt Rules On Their Application For Political Funding Disclosure, Transparency

AMABHUNGANE said on Thursday that they were vindicated by the Constitutional Court’s judgment in the Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane and Others versus President Cyril Ramaphosa case.

This after the constitutional court ruled that the Pretoria High Court was wrong not to consider amaBhunganes argument on the need for internal campaign financing disclosure and transparency.

The issue will now go back to the Pretoria High Court.

AmaBhungane was awarded its legal costs to be paid by the President Ramaphosa.

Delivering his judgment, Justice Chris Jafta decreed that Ramaphosa did not wilfully mislead Parliament or personally benefit from the money.

However, the matter has been remitted to the High Court for the amaBhugane Centre for Investigative Journalism claim for constitutional invalidity of the Executive Ethics Code.

The Concourt found that the High Court had erred in declining amaBhungane’s complaint.

Mkhwebane, the EFF and the amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism took their fight