Checked 27 October 2026
Where the facts about this donor come from
Every fact on the donor page, with the sources we used. We save a copy of each source on the day we read it.
What did the parties declare?
The IEC funding reports
This donor gave the DA 2 donations worth R2 410 758, as declared to the IEC. They were made between October 2025 and March 2026.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 27 February 2026.
Where to look: The table of donations the parties declared (section 9(1)) and the late declarations table, under the party that declared it
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 29 May 2026.
Where to look: The table of donations the parties declared (section 9(1)) and the late declarations table, under the party that declared it
What has been reported?
Official records and news
The programme says Venstre, the Liberal Party of Denmark, set it up. It says it supports parties and democratic groups in developing countries.
Danish Liberal Democracy Programme. The page has no date.
Where to look: Page text: "DLDP is established by Venstre, the Liberal Party of Denmark, with the aim of strengthening multiparty democracy in developing countries by supporting political parties and democratic structures."; "The Danish Institute for Parties and Democracy (DIPD) was established by the Danish Parliament (Folketinget) in 2010 as a non-partisan entity."; "The work on democracy development in DLDP is funded by Danish development assistance through the Danish Institue for Parties and Democracy (DIPD)."
It says its democracy work is paid for by Danish development aid, through the Danish Institute for Parties and Democracy (DIPD). Denmark's parliament set up DIPD in 2010. So its money is Danish state aid money.
Danish Liberal Democracy Programme. The page has no date.
Where to look: Page text: "DLDP is established by Venstre, the Liberal Party of Denmark, with the aim of strengthening multiparty democracy in developing countries by supporting political parties and democratic structures."; "The Danish Institute for Parties and Democracy (DIPD) was established by the Danish Parliament (Folketinget) in 2010 as a non-partisan entity."; "The work on democracy development in DLDP is funded by Danish development assistance through the Danish Institue for Parties and Democracy (DIPD)."
The programme says Venstre's executive committee appoints its board. So a Danish party chooses who runs it.
Danish Liberal Democracy Programme. The page has no date.
Where to look: First paragraph: "The Executive Committee of Venstre appoints the Board of DLDP"; Board list: "Henrik Bach Mortensen – Vice President of Liberal International and former chairman of DIPD."
The programme lists its partnership with the DA as running from 2018 to the present.
Danish Liberal Democracy Programme. The page has no date.
Where to look: Partnership list: "2018 - present: Partnership with the Democratic Alliance (DA) in South Africa."
It says its new project with the DA aims to strengthen the party's local branches. It says it is in frequent contact with Denmark's embassy in Pretoria about this work.
Danish Liberal Democracy Programme. Published 10 December 2025.
Where to look: Project text: "Since 2018, the DA and DLDP has been working together under the headline Ready to govern locally."; "the new project aims at strengthening the local branches of the party"; "DLDP is in frequent contact with the Danish embassy in Pretoria."
Daily Maverick reported in May 2022 that the programme was a new name among the DA's donors. It grouped it with the German Friedrich Naumann Foundation as "northern European liberal pro-democracy groups".
Daily Maverick. Published 30 May 2022.
Where to look: DA paragraph: "German organisation the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF) and the Danish Liberal Democracy Programme"; "funding from northern European liberal pro-democracy groups"
The IEC said in February 2026 that the programme and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation are "regular donors to the party", meaning the DA.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 27 February 2026.
Where to look: "Democratic Alliance (DA) – R 31 289 988.26", paragraph 3: "Notable contributors include the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (R1 107 148.24) and the Danish Liberal Democracy Programme (R 1 137 811.53), which are regular donors to the party."
The IEC said in May 2026 that its gifts to the DA were "foreign-linked" and "appear to be in line with permissible foreign donations". So the IEC found they seem to be allowed.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 29 May 2026.
Where to look: "b) Democratic Alliance (DA) – R57 317 303.55", paragraph 5: "The declarations also included foreign-linked donations from the Danish Liberal Democracy Programme and FNF. These donations appear to be in line with permissible foreign donations."
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