--- title: "SA’s political party funding; arts in chaos; and Joburg DIY fixes" type: "NewsArticle" publisher: "Daily Maverick" site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za" section: "Articles" canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-09-06-sas-political-party-funding-arts-in-chaos-and-joburg-diy-fixes/" published: "2025-09-06T00:00:00" lang: "en-ZA" word_count: 747 --- # SA’s political party funding; arts in chaos; and Joburg DIY fixes Published 6 September 2025, 02:00 SAST ## Content ## The Weekend Wrap Hard truths about SA’s political party funding, chaos in cultural sector, and communities powering a broken Joburg. All in the weekend wrap. ## [10 hard truths about SA’s political party funding](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-09-02-mired-in-opacity-10-hard-truths-about-sas-political-party-funding/) Among the realities: we don’t know where the bulk of the ANC’s money comes from. By Rebecca Davis ## [Gayton McKenzie causes chaos in cultural sector, reneging on promises of support](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-09-03-minister-of-hot-air-gayton-mckenzie-reneges-on-promises-of-festival-support/) There has been nothing but radio silence from the minister following overtures to the iconic Suidoosterfees and the Baxter Theatre. By Marianne Thamm ## [How Antarctica’s 29 governments broke their own transparency rule](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-09-02-the-ice-curtain-how-antarcticas-29-governments-broke-their-own-transparency-rule/) Rule 8: The little-known clause that should have opened a secretive continent and ocean to the world — and why states keep ignoring it. By Tiara Walters ## [Communities repair roads, water and power in DIY revolution as City of Joburg falters](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-09-04-communities-repair-roads-water-and-power-in-diy-revolution-as-city-of-joburg-falters/) In crumbling Johannesburg, community associations, piece by piece, are helping to save the city from its own downward spiral. By Anna Cox ## The Weekend Wrap Hard truths about SA’s political party funding, chaos in cultural sector, and communities powering a broken Joburg. All in the weekend wrap. ## [10 hard truths about SA’s political party funding](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-09-02-mired-in-opacity-10-hard-truths-about-sas-political-party-funding/) Among the realities: we don’t know where the bulk of the ANC’s money comes from. By Rebecca Davis ![PP funding](https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/becs-iec-report-copy-scaled.jpg?fit=720%2C358&quality=89&ssl=1) ## [Gayton McKenzie causes chaos in cultural sector, reneging on promises of support](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-09-03-minister-of-hot-air-gayton-mckenzie-reneges-on-promises-of-festival-support/) There has been nothing but radio silence from the minister following overtures to the iconic Suidoosterfees and the Baxter Theatre. By Marianne Thamm ![mckenzie foreigners](https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ED_555988-scaled.jpg?fit=720%2C462&quality=89&ssl=1) ![Antarctic Treaty](https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Canberra-first-meeting.jpg?fit=720%2C476&quality=89&ssl=1) ## [How Antarctica’s 29 governments broke their own transparency rule](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-09-02-the-ice-curtain-how-antarcticas-29-governments-broke-their-own-transparency-rule/) Rule 8: The little-known clause that should have opened a secretive continent and ocean to the world — and why states keep ignoring it. 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