ZESN - Promoting Democratic Elections in Zimbabwe public funding. Over the years, ZANU-PF has been accused of further unfairly benefiting from the tax payers money in a situation of State-party conflation and/or by virtue of being the 42 incumbent . 126 633,17 while the MDC-T got US$1 873 663,83. A court case is still to be concluded on who was entitled to get the US$ 1.8 million following the split of the MDC-T leading to the formation of the Thokozani Khupe-led MDC-T. Judging by the material used for campaigning by political parties, ZANU-PF was financially more advantaged. The MDC Alliance experienced funding challenges as confirmed at one point by the MDC-T Secretary General Douglas 43 Mwonzora . In a context where there is no legal requirement to disclose the source of party funding, and no auditing and accountability requirements, it is difficult to determine other sources of party funding, apart from Treasury, or to determine the amount, and the use to which the funds are put. Political parties are not even required by law to account for the public funds availed to them44. In line with the Political Parties Finance Act, ZANU-PF received its share amounting to US$6 42 Masunungure 2006: Regulation of Political Parties Zimbabwe: Registration, Finance And Other Support DailyNews 30 January 2018 44 Masunungure 2006: Regulation of Political Parties Zimbabwe: Registration, Finance And Other Support 43 45 REPORT ON THE 30 JULY 2018 HARMONISED ELECTIONS ZESN