By Zuko Komisa
The Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday that executive branch officials are required to declare their contributions to internal party campaigns.
The amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism filed the lawsuit contesting the Executive Ethics Code’s constitutionality.
The ConCourt unanimously agreed to uphold the high court’s ruling that the code was illegal and unconstitutional.
After hearing the second round of litigation in the conflict stemming from the public protector’s report on donations to Ramaphosa’s CR17 campaign, which resulted in his election as ANC president at the party’s Nasrec elective conference in 2017, the top court issued its decision.
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Point of View with Phemelo Motenne spoke to Sysman Motloung, Political Analyst with the University of North West as well as Benedict Phiri, Legal Expert who unpacked what this ruling means for political parties.
LISTEN TO THE FULL CONVERSATION HERE:
The Constitutional Court unanimously holds that the purpose of the Code is to ensure that ministers don’t place themselves in compromising positions – including through private donations.
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