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1. Is there a ban on donations from foreign interests to political parties?	CodeNo Comment Source
2. Is there a ban on donations from foreign interests to candidates?	CodeNo Comment Source
3. Is there a ban on corporate donations to political parties?	CodeNo Comment Source
4. Is there a ban on corporate donations to candidates?	CodeNo Comment Source
5. Is there a ban on donations from Trade Unions to political parties?	CodeNo Comment Source
6. Is there a ban on donations from Trade Unions to candidates?	CodeNo Comment Source
7. Is there a ban on anonymous donations to political parties?	CodeNo Comment Source
8. Is there a ban on anonymous donations to candidates?	CodeNo CommentThe law does not make provisions for candidates. Source"No legislation requires systematic and proactive disclosure of private funding of political parties. Consequently, political parties are under no express legal obligation to disclose the sources of their funding, at elections or other times" My Vote Counts NPC v Speaker of the National Assembly [2015] ZACC 31 paragraph 8 (Constitutional Court of South Africa)
9. Is there a ban on donations from corporations with government contracts to political parties?	CodeNo Comment Source Booysen & Masterson, 2009. 414 ?Private funding of political parties is a contentious issue in South African politics, with no applicable legislation existing that regulates the conduct of political parties in relation to private donations and funding. The only mention of private funding of political parties in the relevant legislation simply states that this practice is permitted in South Africa. However, no conditions are attached to the receipt of such contributions. Political parties are also permitted to obtain funds from their members, as well as businesses and civil society groups? (Source: Booysen, S & Masterson, G (2009) South Africa, in Denis Kadima and Susan Booysen (eds) Compendium of Elections in Southern Africa 1989-2009: 20 Years of Multiparty Democracy, EISA, Johannesburg)
10. Is there a ban on donations from corporations with government contracts to candidates?	CodeNo Comment Source
11. Is there a ban on donations from corporations with partial government ownership to political parties?	CodeNo Comment Source Booysen & Masterson, 2009. 414 ?Private funding of political parties is a contentious issue in South African politics, with no applicable legislation existing that regulates the conduct of political parties in relation to private donations and funding. The only mention of private funding of political parties in the relevant legislation simply states that this practice is permitted in South Africa. However, no conditions are attached to the receipt of such contributions. Political parties are also permitted to obtain funds from their members, as well as businesses and civil society groups? (Source: Booysen, S & Masterson, G (2009) South Africa, in Denis Kadima and Susan Booysen (eds) Compendium of Elections in Southern Africa 1989-2009: 20 Years of Multiparty Democracy, EISA, Johannesburg)
12. Is there a ban on donations from corporations with partial government ownership to candidates?	CodeNo Comment Source
13. Is there a ban on the use of state resources in favour or against a political party or candidate?	CodeNo Comment Source
14. Is there a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a political party during a non-election specific period?	CodeNo Comment Source
15. If there is a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a political party during a non-election specific period, what is the limit?	CodeNot applicable Comment Source
16. Is there a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a political party during an election?	CodeNo Comment Source
17. If there is a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a political party during an election, what is the limit?	CodeNot applicable Comment Source
18. Is there a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a candidate?	CodeNo Comment Source
19. If there is a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a candidate, what is the limit?	CodeNot applicable Comment Source
20. Is there a limit on the amount a candidate can contribute to their own election campaign?
21. Is there a limit on in-kind donations to political parties?
22. Is there a limit on in-kind donations to candidates?
23. Is there a ban on political parties engaging in commercial activities?
24. Is there a ban on political parties taking loans in relation to election campaigns?
25. Is there a ban on candidates taking loans in relation to election campaigns?
26. Is there a ban on donors to political parties/candidates participating in public tender/procurement processes?
27. Are there provisions requiring donations to go through the banking system?

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28. Are there provisions for direct public funding to political parties?	CodeYes, regularly Comment Source
29. What are the eligibility criteria for political parties to receive public funding?	CodeRepresentation in elected body Comment Source
30. What is the allocation calculation for political parties to receive public funding?	CodeEqual \| Proportional to seats received Comment90% proportional to seats won in National and provincial legislatures, 10% equal. Source
31. What are the provisions on 'ear marking' direct public funding to political parties (how it should be used)?	CodeCampaign spending \| Ongoing party activities \| Intra-party institution Comment Source
32. Are there provisions for free or subsidized access to media for political parties?	CodeNo Comment Source
33. What criteria determine allocation for free or subsidized access to media for political parties?	CodeNot applicable Comment Source
34. Are there provisions for free or subsidized access to media for candidates?	CodeNo Comment Source
35. Are there provisions for any other form of indirect public funding?	CodeNo Comment Source
36. Is the provision of direct public funding to political parties tied to gender equality among candidates?	CodeNo Comment Source
37. Are there provisions for other financial advantages to encourage gender equality in political parties?	CodeNo Comment Source

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38. Is there a ban on vote buying?	CodeYes Comment Source
39. Are there limits on the amount a political party can spend?	CodeNo CommentAllocated but unused public funds must however be returned to the EMB the day before election day. Source
40. If there are limits on the amount a political party can spend, what is the limit?	CodeNot applicable Comment Source
41. Are there limits on the amount a candidate can spend?	CodeNo Comment Source
42. If there are limits on the amount a candidate can spend, what is the limit?	CodeNot applicable Comment Source
43. Are there limits on the amount that third parties can spend on election campaign activities?
44. Are there limits on traditional media advertising spending in relation to election campaigns?
45. Are there limits on online media advertising spending in relation to election campaigns?
46. Do any other restrictions on online media advertisement (beyond limits) exist?

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47. Do political parties have to report regularly on their finances?	CodeYes CommentAnnual reporting. Reporting only concerns public funding received in accordance with the Public Funding of Represented Political Parties Act, 1997. Source
48. Do political parties have to report on their election campaign finances?	CodeNo CommentOnly annual reports. Source
49. Do candidates have to report on their election campaign finances?	CodeNo Comment Source
50. Do third parties have to report on election campaign finances?
51. Is information in reports from political parties and/or candidates to be made public?	CodeYes CommentThe EMB also submits a report including audited records to parliament at the end of each financial year. Source
52. Must reports from political parties and/or candidates reveal the identity of donors?	CodeNo Comment Source
53. Must reports from political parties and/or candidates include information on itemized income?
54. Must reports from political parties and/or candidates include information on itemized spending?
55. Which institution(s) receives financial reports from political parties and/or candidates?	CodeEMB Comment Source
56. Which institution(s) is responsible for examining financial reports and/or investigating violations?	CodeAuditing agency Comment Auditor General (though can only review the use of public funds) Source
57. What power is granted to the institution(s) responsible for examining reports and/or investigating violations?
58. What sanctions are provided for political finance infractions?	CodeFines \| Prison \| Loss of public funding Comment Source

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