ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba went on the defensive when asked if his funders call the shots, saying he does not take orders.
ActionSA Leader Herman Mashaba went on the defensive when asked if his party's funders call the shots, saying he does not take orders. File photo.ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba is unfazed by critics who question the influence of his donors after it was revealedFunders of political parties became public knowledge on Thursday when the Electoral Commission released the second-quarterActionSA declared donations totalling R16.
9m, the second biggest after the ANC, which received just over R22m in monetary donations. Victoria Freudenheim, who donated donated R3.3m;Oppenheimer, the granddaughter of industrialist Harry Oppenheimer.“I didn’t build a business into a multimillion-dollar conglomerate by allowing people to dictate terms to me. I am my own man and my values are clear for all to see,” he told one social media user, telling them to not impose their “insecurities” on him.
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