means—
| (a) | any entity that accepts donations principally to support or oppose any registered political party or its candidates, in an election as defined in section 1 of the Electoral Act, 1998 (Act No. 73 of 1998); |
| (b) | any registered political party as defined in the Electoral Act, 1998; or |
| (c) | a natural person who is an independent candidate; |
[Definition inserted by section 1(b) of Act Notice No. 630, GG43388, dated 3 June 2020]