"political party"

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]