1. COSATU Submission on the Review of Public Funding of Represented Political Parties Act 16 August 2017

2. Objectives Welcome Parliamentary hearings;
Crisis of corruption and capture;
Ruling parties; and
Support existing Act.

3. Reinforce and Expand Act
PFMA, public funding and accountability;
Municipal councils; and
State Owned Enterprises.

4. Corruption, Transparency and Disclosure
Threat to democracy;
Private funding and full disclosures to legislatures, IEC, websites and public;
Corporate donations and annual reports; and
Fears of intimidation.

5. Caps Corporate donation caps; Individual donation caps; and
International examples.

6. Foreign Funding Local reliance; 23 years into democracy;
Threats to local sovereignty;
International examples; and
Prohibition.

7. Conclusion Support parliamentary review;
Further research and engagements;
COSATU support.