Political party donations in South Africa

The data

465 rows, 13 columns.

party_name Category

Name of the registered political party receiving the declared donation. AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS, ACTIONSA, DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE, GOOD, AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY, ABANTU INTEGRITY MOVEMENT, PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE, RISE MZANSI, SHOSHOLOZA PROGRESSIVE PARTY, VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS, INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY, ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS and 11 more

date_of_donation Date

Date or dates on which the donation was received by the political party (YYYY-MM-DD). 2021-04-08 – 2026-06-30

month_of_donation Number

Calendar month in which the donation was received (1–12). 1 – 12

year_of_donation Year

Calendar year in which the donation was received. 2021 – 2026

donor_name Text

Cleaned or standardised name of the individual, company, or entity making the donation.

donor_name_iec Text

Exact name of the donor as originally recorded in official IEC disclosure reports.

donation_type Category

Nature of the contribution (e.g., monetary or in-kind). MONETARY, IN-KIND

amount_zar Number

Value of the declared donation, measured in South African rand. 23920 – 30000000

financial_year Category

National financial year in which the donation was declared (e.g., 2025/2026). 2021/2022, 2022/2023, 2023/2024, 2024/2025, 2025/2026, 2026/2027

quarter Category

Financial quarter during which the declaration was published (e.g., Apr–Jun). Apr-Jun, Jul-Sep, Oct-Dec, Jan-Mar

source Category

Official title or report name published by the Electoral Commission of South Africa. Electoral Commission of South Africa: 2021/2022 Quarter 1, Electoral Commission of South Africa: 2021/2022 Quarter 2, Electoral Commission of South Africa: 2021/2022 Quarter 3, Electoral Commission of South Africa: 2021/2022 Quarter 4, Electoral Commission of South Africa: 2022/2023 Quarter 1, Electoral Commission of South Africa: 2022/2023 Quarter 2, Electoral Commission of South Africa: 2022/2023 Quarter 3, Electoral Commission of South Africa: 2023/2024 Quarter 1, Electoral Commission of South Africa: 2022/2023 Quarter 4, Electoral Commission of South Africa: 2023/2024 Quarter 2, Electoral Commission of South Africa: 2023/2024 Quarter 3, Electoral Commission of South Africa: 2023/2024 Quarter 4 and 9 more

reference_1 Category

Direct URL or file download link to the official IEC quarterly declaration report. https://results.elections.org.za/home/PartyFundingReports/4/1/4_1_Published_Declarations_Report.pdf, https://results.elections.org.za/home/PartyFundingReports/4/2/4_2_Published_Declarations_Report.pdf, https://results.elections.org.za/home/PartyFundingReports/4/3/4_3_Published_Declarations_Report.pdf, https://results.elections.org.za/home/PartyFundingReports/4/4/4_4_Published_Declarations_Report.pdf, https://results.elections.org.za/home/PartyFundingReports/5/1/5_1_Published_Declarations_Report.pdf, https://results.elections.org.za/home/PartyFundingReports/5/2/5_2_Published_Declarations_Report.pdf, https://results.elections.org.za/home/PartyFundingReports/5/3/5_3_Published_Declarations_Report.pdf, https://results.elections.org.za/home/PartyFundingReports/6/1/6_1_Published_Declarations_Report.pdf, https://results.elections.org.za/home/PartyFundingReports/5/4/5_4_Published_Declarations_Report.pdf, https://results.elections.org.za/home/PartyFundingReports/6/2/6_2_Published_Declarations_Report.pdf, https://results.elections.org.za/home/PartyFundingReports/6/3/6_3_Published_Declarations_Report.pdf, https://results.elections.org.za/home/PartyFundingReports/6/4/6_4_Published_Declarations_Report.pdf and 8 more

note Category

Additional context or operational annotations on the declaration (e.g., late submission notes). late, Added to list on 2024-05-21, Amount Declared by FRIEDRICH NAUMANN FOUNDATION, Late

Latest rows

Downloads of this dataset are for paid members. See plans or sign in