"donation"—
| (a) | includes a donation in kind; but |
| (i) | a membership fee of a political party or any levy imposed by the party on its elected representatives; or |
| (ii) | any funds provided to a political party, or an independent representative by the National Assembly and provincial legislatures respectively in terms of sections 57(2)(c) and 116(2)(c) of the Constitution; |
[Definition substituted by section 3(b) of the Electoral Matters Amendment Act, 2024, Notice No. 4790, GG50624, dated 7 May 2024 - effective 8 May 2024]