Show us your money. Before the election

I have stated publically that, in interest of transparency, I will make a full public disclosure about how my campaign to be elected as Federal Leader of the Democratic Alliance is financed.

With two days to go before the election, I have spent a total of R 104 354,04 broken down as follows:

Federal Leader Campaign Finance

Income & Expenditure as of 29 April 2015

I expect the total cost of my campaign will be approximately R150 000 and have therefore put an additional R50 000 of my own savings into my campaign.

It has not been necessary for me to use any donor income at this stage of my campaign. However, if it does become necessary, then in respect of each donation:

- The name of the donor and the amount donated will be made public;

- The name of the donor and the amount donated will be declared in terms of the Democratic Alliance’s Finance, Fundraising and Procurement Regulations; and

- The name of the donor and the amount donated will be declared in the Register of Members Interests at Parliament.

I have noted Athol Trollip and Mmusi Maimane have refused to publically disclosed their donors, and I therefore challenge them, in the interests of transparency, to make public the name/s of each donor and the amount/s donated, whether the donation was in cash or kind, and make public a breakdown of their campaign expenses before election day on 10 May 2015 at the DA’s Federal Congress.

Statement issued by Wilmot James, May 8 2015