Good party fined for undeclared 2021 election campaign material donation
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The Electoral Court fined the Good party R90 000 after finding that it failed to disclose a R900 000 donation used to purchase campaign materials from Kairos Communications during the 2021 local government elections. The payment, made by Electrox Properties on behalf of the party, was not recorded in the party's annual financial statements or reported to the Electoral Commission of South Africa as required by the Political Party Funding Act. The matter was brought to light following a 2023 complaint by former Good national organiser Shaun August, whose involvement in the transaction was cited by the court despite the party's attempts to distance itself from his actions. Judge Leicester Adams concluded that the party and its secretary-general, Brett Herron, failed to meet their legal obligations regarding the accounting and disclosure of political income.
Consequences
The Good party and secretary-general Brett Herron are now legally mandated to pay administrative penalties totaling R90 000 for their contravention of the Political Party Funding Act. The court's ruling formalizes the status of the R900 000 payment as an undeclared donation, establishing a legal precedent regarding the party's failure to maintain transparent financial records during the 2021 election cycle.
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