To provide for, and regulate, the public and private funding of political parties, in particular; the establishment and management of Funds to fund represented political parties sufficiently; to prohibit certain donations made directly to political parties; to regulate disclosure of donations accepted; to determine the duties of political parties in respect of funding; to provide for powers and duties of the Commission; to provide for administrative fines; to create offences and penalties; to repeal the Public Funding of Represented Political Parties Act, 1997, and provide for transitional matters; and to provide for related matters.

Latest Developments:

The Political Party Funding Act, 2018 (Act No. 6 of 2018), has been updated with Multi-Party Democracy Fund, as per Notice No. 2985 of GG52032, dated 31 January 2025.

The Political Party Funding Act, 2018 (Act No. 6 of 2018), has been updated with Multi-Party Democracy Fund, as per General Notice 2804 of GG51485, dated 31 October 2024.

The Political Party Funding Act, 2018 (Act No. 6 of 2018), has been updated with Multi-Party Democracy Fund, as per Notice No. 2612 of GG50901, dated 4 July 2024.

The Political Party Funding Act, 2018 (Act No. 6 of 2018), has been updated with Represented Political Party Funds, as per Notice No. 2492 of GG50670, dated 17 May 2024.

The Electoral Matters Amendment Act, 2024 (Act No. 14 of 2024) has updated and made Amendments to this Act as per Notice No. R.4790 of GG50624, dated 7 May 2024 – effective 9 May 2024 per Proclamation 165, GG50628, 8 May 2024.

The Political Party Funding Act, 2018 (Act No. 6 of 2018), has been updated by the publication of a notice in terms of the Multi-Party Democracy Fund and Represented Political Party Fund, as per Notice No. 2402 of GG50447 dated 5 April 2024.

The Political Party Funding Act, 2018 (Act No. 6 of 2018), has been updated by the publication of a notice in terms of the Multi-Party Democracy Fund, as per Notice No. 2272 of GG49983, dated 11 January 2024.

The Political Party Funding Act, 2018 (Act No. 6 of 2018), has been updated by the publication of a notice in terms of the Multi-Party Democracy Fund and Represented Political Party Fund, as per General Notice No. 1739 of GG48422, dated 14 April 2023.

The Political Party Funding Act, 2018 (Act No. 6 of 2018), has been updated by the publication of a notice in terms of the Multi-Party Democracy Fund, as per Notice No. 1554 of GG47881, dated 19 January 2023.

The Political Party Funding Act, 2018 (Act No. 6 of 2018), has been updated by the publication of a notice in terms of the Multi-Party Democracy Fund, as per Notice No. 1336 of GG47283, dated 10 October 2022.

The Political Party Funding Act, 2018 (Act No. 6 of 2018), has been updated by the publication of a notice in terms of the Multi-Party Democracy Fund, as per Notice No. 1147 of GG47123, dated 13 July 2022.

The Political Party Funding Act, 2018 (Act No. 6 of 2018), has been updated by the publication of a notice in terms of the Represented Political Party Fund, as per Notice No. 966 of GG46215, dated 8 April 2022.

The Political Party Funding Act, 2018 (Act No. 6 of 2018), has been updated by the publication of a notice in terms of the Multi-party Democracy Fund, as per Notice No. 965 of GG46214, dated 8 April 2022.

The Political Party Funding Act, 2018 (Act No. 6 of 2018), has been updated by Regulations regarding the funding of political parties issued in terms of section 24(2) of the Political Party Funding Act, 2018 : 2022, as per Notice No. 950 of GG46167, dated 1 April 2022.

The Political Party Funding Act, 2018 (Act No. 6 of 2018), has been updated by the publication of a notice in terms of the Multi-Party Democracy Fund, as per Notice No. 759 of GG45755, dated 14 January 2022.

The Political Party Funding Act, 2018 (Act No. 6 of 2018), has been updated by the publication of a notice in terms of the Multi-Party Democracy Fund, as per Board Notice No. 593 of GG45289, dated 8 October 2021.

The Political Party Funding Act, 2018 (Act No. 6 of 2018) updated by the publication of a Notice in terms of Regulation 2(1), as per Notice No. 440 of GG 44910, dated 30 July 2021.

The Political Party Funding Act, 2018 (Act No. 6 of 2018)updated by the publication of a correction Notice to Notice 205 of 15 April 2021, as per Notice No. 220 of GG 44471, dated 21 April 2021.

The Political Party Funding Act, 2018 (Act No. 6 of 2018) publishes the amount of funds available in the Fund, as per Notice No. 205 of GG 44450, dated 15 April 2021.

The Political Party Funding Acts, 2018 (Act No. 6 of 2018) commences together with its regulations regarding funding of political parties in terms of Section 24(C) of the Act, as per Notice No. 64 of GG 44125, dated 29 January 2021.