EFF reiterates its call for Ramaphosa to reveal CR17 funders
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) says they welcome the signing in law the Political Party Funding Act.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the Political Party Funding Act on Friday, which will come into effect on 1 April 2021.
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The party has called on Ramaphosa to lead by example and reveal his CR17 campaign funders.
"The signing of the Political Party Funding Act is long overdue. We are not surprised that it took Mr “seal the documents” Ramaphosa this long to sign what will evidently promote transparency about the flow of money, strengthen our democracy, and society’s confidence in its leaders.
"It is a constitutional right to have information, so that there’s transparency and accountability in government," the party said in a statement.
Read the full statement below:
