IEC official George Mahlangu told News24 he was worried about a lack of interest in funding democracy in the country.The business sector has told the Electoral Commission of South Africa it wants tax exemptions as a reward if they decide to contribute to the financially crippled Multi-Party Democracy Fund .
IEC official George Mahlangu told News24 he was worried about a lack of interest in funding democracy in the country. Mahlangu declined to name which companies and people the IEC wrote to encourage them to help finance political diversity but said they were approaching businesses and high net worth individuals to donate. Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.