The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of South Africa recently held a two-day symposium in Durban to discuss political party funding and its impact on the country's multi-party democracy. The event provided an opportunity to evaluate the Political Party Funding Act of 2018, with participation from election analysts, legal experts, political parties, and civil society organizations. The symposium focused on sustaining democracy through enhanced regulation of political funding. Concurrently, tensions have arisen around healthcare access for foreign nationals in South Africa. A citizens' movement called March and March has been denying access to hospitals such as Addington Hospital in Durban to individuals without citizenship or legal asylum papers, sparking debate over healthcare rights for undocumented foreigners. Law enforcement agencies, including the South African Police Service (SAPS), Home Affairs, and immigration officials, have conducted raids in the West Rand area, particularly in Roodepoort, targeting businesses allegedly employing illegal immigrants. During a raid on a factory owned by a Chinese national, authorities found weapons and ammunition and arrested 22 individuals, including two illegal Chinese immigrants. These developments have intensified discussions on immigration enforcement and healthcare provision amid ongoing concerns about the country's healthcare system and the role of foreign nationals within it.