CAPE TOWN - Lobby group My Vote Counts has lost a high court bid to have the Political Funding Act declared unconstitutional.
The Western Cape High Court has also dismissed its arguments that the president should not be allowed to determine the limit for private donations and that all donations should be declared.
The organisation, which has until now had regular success in the courts to challenge the way parties are funded, said it remains committed to curbing elite influence over the countrys politics.
With the countrys wealthiest families and philanthropists having become common benefactors of political parties, My Vote Counts went to court in February to argue that the original R15 million annual limit for donations was excessive and unjustifiable.
