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Secret Party Funding

Lobbying happens in South Africa, both in the public lobbies and in private. There is a case for disclosure and regulation. Secret funding leads to corruption as well as the weakening of democratic practice. Those who seek to influence policy do so in secret. Where there is an arms deal – or a nuclear power station fleet that will dwarf it – there will be lobbying. Whether it is patent reform in medicine or emissions standards for industry, affected parties will want to sway the final decision. Those with the reach and money will never be satisfied with only the public-comment process entrenched in our system. They will seek to make their voices heard above the din, and there is no reason they should not.

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