My Vote Counts launches online tool to track private political party donations ahead of elections

My Vote Counts has launched an online tool aimed at tracking private donations to political parties ahead of next year's elections.

The Political Party Funding Act , introduced in 2021, states parties must disclose private donations of more than R100,000. The tool will help identify donors.

“How could they be using their money to influence government decisions, undermining the voices of the rest of us? How does the toxic relationship between money and politics determine who has a say? According to My Vote Counts spokesperson Sheilan Clarke, the tool will help the public trace the source of such donations.

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