ANC sweeps the opposition aside

The National Assembly has left the determination of the disclosure threshold and funding limits for political parties to the next president to decide, possibly giving political parties free rein in these matters until regulations are adopted.

A draft ANC resolution to this affect was pushed through the National Assembly by the ANC on Thursday despite opposition by the DA, IFP, ACDP and PAC. ANC chief whip Pemmy Majodina objected on procedural grounds to opposition parties making declarations outlining their opposition to the resolution and this was accepted by house chair Cedric Frolick…