Who funds your political party?
Under the Political Party Funding Act, donors above R200 000 must be disclosed to the IEC. Here's what they've declared.
Disclosure blackout during 2024 elections
Between 8 May and 16 August 2024, a legislative error removed the disclosure threshold entirely. Parties could accept unlimited anonymous donations during the peak of the 2024 election campaign with no legal obligation to disclose. The Western Cape High Court reinstated limits on 16 August — but donations made during this window may never be known.
Trust entities, Mining, Civil Construction
Finance, Private Equity, Technology, Mining
Telecommunications (in-kind)
NPO / Grassroots
Mining, Dynastic Wealth
Dynastic Wealth, Private Trusts
Technology, Venture Capital, Mining
Martin Paul Moshal
IndividualR31.5m
Technology / Online Gambling (Betway shareholder)
Conflict analysis
No direct public tenders, but R31.5m across multiple opposition parties gives considerable lobbying leverage in potential coalition governments.
ANC's own commercial arm donating to the ANC — self-funding via state capture assets
Chancellor House Trust
TrustR17.0m
Private Strategic Investment
Conflict analysis
CRITICAL: Chancellor House is the ANC's own commercial investment arm. Historically secured direct stakes in Eskom Medupi and Kusile power station ten...
Botho-Botho Commercial Enterprises (Patrice Motsepe)
CompanyR10.0m
Financial Services / Mining (Motsepe-controlled)
Conflict analysis
Controlled by mining billionaire Patrice Motsepe. Represents high-level corporate lobbying on mineral resources and BEE legislation.
Single mining conglomerate funding 6 parties across political spectrum — systematic regulatory access strategy
African Rainbow Minerals (Patrice Motsepe)
CompanyR7.4m
Mining and Extraction
Conflict analysis
Funds all major parties simultaneously — textbook regulatory capture strategy to maintain mining rights access and BEE compliance regardless of electi...
Fynbos Kapitaal (Michiel le Roux / Capitec)
CompanyR30.0m
Private Equity / Finance (Capitec Bank co-founder)
Conflict analysis
Highly concentrated funding — Michiel le Roux has also authored internal DA electoral performance reviews, showing how private financial capital direc...
Jonathan Oppenheimer
IndividualR30.0m
Mining / Diamonds / Private Investment (Oppenheimer dynasty)
Conflict analysis
Split donations to opposition coalition partners — widely criticised as historic mining capital steering the democratic project.
Donated to ANC then won R9.2m state contract within 12 months. Previously implicated in corrupt tender.
Phepha MV Security Services (Pty) Ltd
CompanyR200k
Physical Security and Guarding Services
Conflict analysis
CRITICAL: Donated R200,000 to the ANC then secured a R9.2m government contract from SANBI within 12 months. Previously implicated in a High Court case...
Construction firm donating to ANC while bidding on R47.2m SANRAL government contract
Vukuzenzele Boukontrakteurs
CompanyR510k
Civil Engineering and Construction
Conflict analysis
CRITICAL: Construction company donating to the governing party while actively bidding on a R47.2m SANRAL government tender — textbook pay-to-play conf...
Rebecca Oppenheimer
IndividualR15.0m
Mining Heritage / Dynastic Wealth (Anglo American / De Beers heiress)
Conflict analysis
Single donation single-handedly financed the launch and national campaign of Rise Mzansi — exposing complete dependence on dynastic family assets.
MTN (Mobile Technology Networks)
CompanyR1.0m
Telecommunications
Conflict analysis
Simultaneously donated identical in-kind mobile services to the ANC and EFF during the 2024 election — strategic neutrality to protect spectrum licens...
Martin Paul Moshal
R31.5m
Technology / Online Gambling (Betway shareholder)
African Rainbow Minerals (Patrice Motsepe)
R7.4m
Mining and Extraction
Jonathan Oppenheimer
R30.0m
Mining / Diamonds / Private Investment (Oppenheimer dynasty)
MTN (Mobile Technology Networks)
R1.0m
Telecommunications
Source:All data from official IEC quarterly party funding disclosure reports published under the Political Party Funding Act 6 of 2018. Amounts reflect declared donations above the statutory threshold. Donations below the threshold (R200,000 from 2025) are not required to be disclosed. "Conflict of interest" assessments are editorial analysis based on publicly available procurement and corporate records — not official findings.