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Time to account for donations

IN A first for our democracy, political parties will be mandated to keep proper financial records of all private donations as per the Political Party Funding Act (PPFA), which which came into effect on THursday.

This comes after My Vote Counts and other civil society organisations had for years advocated for party funding information transparency. The Act signals a change in our political landscape and can

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