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 ANC 1 donation worth R358 100, as declared to the IEC. It was made between July and September 2025.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 28 November 2025.
Where to look: PDF page 1, Section 9(1) table ("Donations declared as contemplated in section 9(1)"), under AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS: "22/09/2025 EDUCATION AND TRAINING UNIT IN-KIND R 358 100,00"
What has been reported?
Official records and news
ETU says it trains government officials, civil society activists and political parties. So training parties is part of its normal work.
Education and Training Unit. The page has no date.
Where to look: "Who We Are": "We specialise in training government officials, civil society activists, and political parties."; "we raise funds for many of our training programme targeting youth, democracy and development"; "Our Structure": "ETU is non-profit company, and has worked since 1992 on democracy and development in South Africa, and since 2010 in Southern Africa. ETU operates under the governance of a dedicated volunteer board, with skilled trainers and staff based in Johannesburg."
ETU says it is a non-profit company that has worked on democracy and development in South Africa since 1992. It says a volunteer board runs it, with staff in Johannesburg.
Education and Training Unit. The page has no date.
Where to look: "Who We Are": "We specialise in training government officials, civil society activists, and political parties."; "we raise funds for many of our training programme targeting youth, democracy and development"; "Our Structure": "ETU is non-profit company, and has worked since 1992 on democracy and development in South Africa, and since 2010 in Southern Africa. ETU operates under the governance of a dedicated volunteer board, with skilled trainers and staff based in Johannesburg."
ETU says it raises money for many of its training programmes. Its website does not name who gives that money. So we could not find where its own money comes from.
Education and Training Unit. The page has no date.
Where to look: "Who We Are": "We specialise in training government officials, civil society activists, and political parties."; "we raise funds for many of our training programme targeting youth, democracy and development"; "Our Structure": "ETU is non-profit company, and has worked since 1992 on democracy and development in South Africa, and since 2010 in Southern Africa. ETU operates under the governance of a dedicated volunteer board, with skilled trainers and staff based in Johannesburg."
The IEC said ETU's R358 100 gift to the ANC in September 2025 paid for accommodation and conference costs. These were for a programme training ANC trainers. So ETU paid these costs instead of giving the ANC cash.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 28 November 2025.
Where to look: "African National Congress (ANC)", paragraph 1: "The donation, valued at R358,100.00, covered accommodation and conference costs for a training programme supporting ANC trainers"
The IEC said the ANC declared this gift a day late. It ordered the ANC to explain why, under section 15 of the party funding law.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 28 November 2025.
Where to look: "African National Congress (ANC)", paragraph 1: "The donation, valued at R358,100.00, covered accommodation and conference costs for a training programme supporting ANC trainers"
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