DonationWatchPolitical party donations tracker for South Africa
What is this?
Party donations are an important part of politics. They are an important indicator of political support. We try to present this data clearly and comprehensibly.
The data used here comes from the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) and includes all published political party funding declarations (Section 9(1)) since 2021, including valid late submissions. Indirect contributions to the Multi-Party Democracy Fund and duplicate donor-side disclosures (Section 9(2)) are excluded.
Note on thresholds: Political parties were required to report donations exceeding ZAR 100,000 per donor per year until 1 April 2024, when the legal disclosure threshold was increased to ZAR 200,000.
Data source
Most recent donations
- ZAR 2,778,808.37
- ZAR 5,000,000.00
- ZAR 815,891.08
- ZAR 5,000,000.00
Yearly Party Donations Overview
Explore our annual party donations overview, summarizing all contributions for each year. Click on a card to navigate to the detailed yearly breakdown.
Party donations
Explore our party donations overview, aggregating all contributions for each party. Click on a card to access the donation details.
- Democratic AllianceZAR 528,235,248.53
- African National CongressZAR 228,446,813.00
- ActionSAZAR 123,756,442.76
- RISE MzansiZAR 97,989,186.00
View all remaining parties
- Inkatha Freedom PartyZAR 60,159,778.08
- Change Starts NowZAR 35,970,000.00
- Build One South AfricaZAR 30,055,148.44
- Patriotic AllianceZAR 15,988,280.00
- Economic Freedom FightersZAR 6,656,089.00
- United Democratic MovementZAR 2,250,000.00
- Independent South African National Civic OrganisationZAR 1,599,000.00
- Vryheidsfront PlusZAR 1,385,038.00
- GOODZAR 1,063,347.00
- Referendum PartyZAR 937,341.24
- African Christian Democratic PartyZAR 475,000.00
- Alliance of Citizens for ChangeZAR 440,500.00
- South African Rainbow AllianceZAR 400,000.00
- uMkhonto weSizweZAR 380,555.00
- African Transformation MovementZAR 320,000.00
- Able LeadershipZAR 300,000.00
- Abantu Integrity MovementZAR 212,386.04
- Shosholoza Progressive PartyZAR 150,000.00
Donor donations
Discover our donors overview, showcasing the most significant financial contributors since 2021. Click on a donor to view their detailed contribution information.
- FYNBOS EKWITEIT PTY LTDZAR 125,099,000.00
- MARTIN PAUL MOSHALZAR 118,000,000.00
- FYNBOS KAPITAAL PTY LTDZAR 98,000,000.00
- WE ARE THE PEOPLEZAR 60,500,000.00
- BATHO BATHO TRUSTZAR 60,000,000.00
- CHANCELLOR HOUSE TRUSTZAR 58,161,000.00
- JONATHAN ERNEST MAXIMILLIAN OPPENHEIMERZAR 50,000,000.00
- MARY SLACKZAR 42,000,000.00
Since 2021, the biggest disclosed single donation in South Africa reached ZAR 30,000,000.00 from WE ARE THE PEOPLE to RISE Mzansi in 2026. This is followed by ZAR 30,000,000.00 from FYNBOS EKWITEIT PTY LTD to Democratic Alliance, ZAR 25,000,000.00 from FYNBOS KAPITAAL PTY LTD to Democratic Alliance, and ZAR 15,000,000.00 from MARY SLACK to Democratic Alliance.
Past legislative periods
Our Legislative Period Overview compiles all donations throughout the entirety of a legislative term. Click on a card to navigate to the respective legislative period.