3. Is there a ban on corporate donations to political parties?
Malawi
Answer
No
Source
(2) A political party may, for the purposes of financing its activities, appeal for, and receive donations from, any individual or organization, within or outside Malawi:
Provided that the source of every donation, whether in cash or in kind and whether once off or cumulatively, with a monetary value of at least K. 1,000.000 from an individual donor and of at least
K2,C00,000 from an organization shall, within ninety days of its receipt, be declared to the Registrar by the political party concerned.
Section 27, Political Parties Act, 2018.
Comment
There are no provisions banning political parties or candidates from receiving donations from any private entity, domestic or foreign.
