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flag South Africa raises donation limits, sparking backlash over transparency and corruption fears ahead of 2026 elections.

flag South African President Cyril Ramaphosa faces scrutiny for doubling political party donation disclosure thresholds to R200,000 and raising the annual cap to R30 million, effective August 18, 2025. flag My Vote Counts, a transparency group, demands written justification for the change, citing risks to accountability and calls for full disclosure of decision-making records. flag The group argues the revised rules enable undisclosed, potentially corrupt funding and has appealed a prior high court dismissal to higher courts. flag Opposition parties and civil society also oppose the move, fearing undue influence ahead of the 2026 elections.

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