Checked 27 October 2026
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What is MAIN STREET 1564 PTY LTD?
Who it is
Anthony Charles Ball, owner (IEC, Aug 2024).
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 30 August 2024.
Where to look: ISANCO paragraph: "ISANCO, an unrepresented political party, received one monetary donation valued R100 000. The donation was made by an entity named Main Street 1564, owned by Anthony Charles Ball who is a regular donor to political parties in South Africa. The entity is also a regular donor to different political parties in the country."
What did the parties declare?
The IEC funding reports
This donor gave the DA 1 donation worth R10 000 000, as declared to the IEC. It was made between January and March 2026.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 29 May 2026.
Where to look: PDF page 3, Section 9(2) table ("Donations declared as contemplated in section 9(2)", donor declarations): "MAIN STREET 1564 PTY LTD 17/02/2026 DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE MONETARY R 10 000 000,00"; "Total Amount Declared by MAIN STREET 1564 PTY LTD R 10 000 000,00 R 11 465 265,00" (donation for this quarter; accumulative for the financial year)
What has been reported?
Official records and news
The IEC said in August 2024 that Anthony Charles Ball owns Main Street 1564. It called him "a regular donor to political parties" and the company "a regular donor to different political parties".
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 30 August 2024.
Where to look: ISANCO paragraph: "ISANCO, an unrepresented political party, received one monetary donation valued R100 000. The donation was made by an entity named Main Street 1564, owned by Anthony Charles Ball who is a regular donor to political parties in South Africa. The entity is also a regular donor to different political parties in the country."
The IEC's table for January to March 2026 lists R10 million from Main Street 1564 to the DA on 17 February 2026. The same table gives a running total of R11 465 265 for the company that financial year, which began in April 2025.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 29 May 2026.
Where to look: PDF page 3, Section 9(2) table ("Donations declared as contemplated in section 9(2)", donor declarations): "MAIN STREET 1564 PTY LTD 17/02/2026 DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE MONETARY R 10 000 000,00"; "Total Amount Declared by MAIN STREET 1564 PTY LTD R 10 000 000,00 R 11 465 265,00" (donation for this quarter; accumulative for the financial year)
The IEC said the DA got R10 million from Main Street 1564 in January to March 2024. It was one of three R10 million gifts from three different donors that quarter.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). The page has no date.
Where to look: Change Starts Now (CSN) paragraph: "The donations were received from three separate donors in the names of Fynbos Ekwiteit (Pty) Ltd (R15 000 000), Main Street 1564 (R15 000 000) and Ball Family Trust (R5 820 000)"; DA paragraph: "Among others, three separate donations of R10 000 000 each were received from Main Street 1564 (Pty) Ltd, Jonathan Ernest Maximillan Oppenheimer and another individual reported to be his father, NF Oppenheimer."; Change Starts Now paragraph: "Change Starts Now (CSN), one of the unrepresented political parties that was registered with the Electoral Commission in February 2024"; ISANCO paragraph: "ISANCO, another one of the currently unrepresented political parties ... Both donations were received from an entity known as Main Street 1564 (Pty) Ltd in two separate amounts of R599 000 and R1 000 000 received in January and March 2024, respectively."
TimesLIVE quoted the IEC in August 2023: Main Street 1564 gave the DA R5 million in April to June 2023.
TimesLIVE. Published 31 August 2023.
Where to look: Paragraph quoting the IEC: "In addition to Fynbos Ekwiteit (Pty) Ltd, DA’s two other significant donations were received from an entity called Main Street 1564 at R5m, and an individual known as Mr G Ryan at R2m," said the IEC.
The IEC said Main Street 1564 gave R15 million to Change Starts Now in January to March 2024. It gave ISANCO R599 000 and R1 million in the same months. The IEC called both parties "unrepresented", which means they had no seats in Parliament or a provincial legislature.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). The page has no date.
Where to look: Change Starts Now (CSN) paragraph: "The donations were received from three separate donors in the names of Fynbos Ekwiteit (Pty) Ltd (R15 000 000), Main Street 1564 (R15 000 000) and Ball Family Trust (R5 820 000)"; DA paragraph: "Among others, three separate donations of R10 000 000 each were received from Main Street 1564 (Pty) Ltd, Jonathan Ernest Maximillan Oppenheimer and another individual reported to be his father, NF Oppenheimer."; Change Starts Now paragraph: "Change Starts Now (CSN), one of the unrepresented political parties that was registered with the Electoral Commission in February 2024"; ISANCO paragraph: "ISANCO, another one of the currently unrepresented political parties ... Both donations were received from an entity known as Main Street 1564 (Pty) Ltd in two separate amounts of R599 000 and R1 000 000 received in January and March 2024, respectively."
The IEC said Main Street 1564 gave Rise Mzansi R1 million in October to December 2023.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). The page has no date.
Where to look: Rise Mzansi paragraph: "Another monetary donation declared by Rise Mzansi was in the amount of R1 000 000.00 received from an entity named Main Street 1564 (Pty) Ltd."
The IEC said Main Street 1564 gave ISANCO another R100 000 in April to June 2024.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 30 August 2024.
Where to look: ISANCO paragraph: "ISANCO, an unrepresented political party, received one monetary donation valued R100 000. The donation was made by an entity named Main Street 1564, owned by Anthony Charles Ball who is a regular donor to political parties in South Africa. The entity is also a regular donor to different political parties in the country."
Daily Maverick corrected a report that had said Martin Moshal owned Main Street 1564. It said he does not, and owns a different company with a similar name.
Daily Maverick. Published 31 May 2026.
Where to look: Correction note at end: "An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that Martin Moshal owned Main Street 1564 ... Moshal owns another company with a similar name, which is not linked to Main Street 1564."
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