GOOD to fight R90,000 fine over hidden T-shirt donation
GOOD is refusing to wear the Electoral Court's R90,000 fine over a R900,000 donation that paid for its 2021 election T-shirts.
The GOOD party is challenging a R90,000 fine imposed by the Electoral Court over a hidden R900,000 donation used for its 2021 election T-shirts. Secretary-general Brett Herron, who is concurrently a candidate for mayor of Cape Town with Rise Mzansi, plans to appeal the decision, arguing that the court made several errors that impacted the outcome.
The party operates on a limited budget and strictly follows the Political Party Funding Act. The court, however, reached its judgment without hearing either side's arguments or evidence. The Political Party Funding Act obliges parties to declare donations exceeding R100,000. The appeal comes 10 weeks before the municipal elections on November 4.
Judge Leicester Adams, who delivered the ruling, found the party guilty of failing to declare the undisclosed donation, which was settled by Electrox Properties in September 2021. The court ordered GOOD and Herron to pay R90,000 in administrative penalties, while Electrox Properties and its director were fined R40,000 each. The case was initiated by a complaint lodged by former party official Shaun August in June 2023, following his expulsion from the party for misconduct.
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