What’s the difference between the influence of lobbyists, foreign political funders and NGOs?

“There is a clear difference between supporting a political cause through lawful and disclosed political donations, and being paid to secure privileged access to public office-bearers or influence government decision-making on behalf of private clients.“As part of the legislative development process, we will consult on whether organisations lobbying on behalf of third-party funders, or receiving significant foreign funding for advocacy directed at public decision-making, should be subject to tailored disclosure requirements,” Ngobeni told The Citizen.“DGMT’s Change Ideas initiative develops evidence-based policy briefs to inform public policy [and] does not represent commercial or sectoral interests, nor does it seek privileged access to decision-makers.