Funding Zackie2024
Zackie2024 needs resources to ensure we can compete on a professional level. We’ve budgeted for a small but professional campaign staff, ample but modest campaign operation, and all the related expenses cognizant that the election campaign is only part of building a movement.
We rely on donations to keep the campaign running and want to raise as much funds as possible through small donations. Given economic constraints, Zackie2024 also accepts large donations from wealthy individuals. All such donations received will be based on the commitment that no favours will be asked by such wealthy individuals and no favours will be given to them.
No funds will be accepted from wealthy individuals in the arms, tobacco, alcohol, pharmaceutical and fossil fuel industries.
The Political Party Funding Act which regulates and aims to make the funding of political parties by private and public funders more transparent, does not currently make provision for independent candidates. Subsequently, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is currently only accepting donor reporting data from political parties.
Based on the principles of transparency and accountability, Zackie2024 will hold itself to the same standard as political parties, therefore we are declaring our major donors (R100 000 or more) here, until the IEC reporting has been put in place.
We need your financial contribution to run the campaign. Every rand counts and we will account for every rand.
You can make a once-off contribution or commit to a regular monthly donation.
Have questions? Visit our FAQs for more or send an email to donations@zackie2024.com
Donor Disclosure
2024 Donors (1 Jan - 31 Mar 2024)
R500 000 -- Jurie Moolman, Hoedspruit, South Africa
R504 000 -- Inge van Reenen, Cape Town, South Africa
R1 000 000 -- Anthony Selwyn Tabatznik, London, United Kingdom
2023 Donors (1 Mar - 31 Dec 2023)
R238 000 -- Todd Rubin, Los Angeles, United States
R800 000 -- Fynbos Ekwiteit (Pty) Ltd. Cape Town, South Africa
R1 000 000 -- The Tempyr Trust, Luxembourg
R1 000 000 -- Inge van Reenen, Cape Town, South Africa
To date, Zackie Achmat has personally loaned the Zackie2024 campaign approximately R1 100 000.
Monthly contributions
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R50 – 5 Posters
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R100 – 350 Educational pamphlets
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R200 – 3GB mobile data for 1 organiser for a month
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R300 – Transport and a meal for 1 youth to an education workshop
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R500 – 1 Pull-up banner for campaign visibility
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R5000 – 62 t-shirts
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R20 000 – Salary for critical campaign roles
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R400 000 – Salary bill for 30 campaign workers
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R1 million -- Operational funding for 1 month of optimal campaigning (including events, materials, media spend and overheads)
2023 Funding Report
Since the campaign launched in March 2023 it has quickly established the team and infrastructure needed to run the election campaign alongside building a movement.
This work has been funded through donations, and the candidate’s procurement of campaign services from Zackie2024.