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Political Party Funding Act to be in effect from 1 April

by Sheilan Clarke | 22 Jan 2021 | Funding, Party finance, Political Systems | 0 Comments

A victory for transparency and accountability! Today the Presidency announced that the Political Party Funding Act (PPFA) will come into operation on 1 April 2021. My Vote Counts (MVC) welcomes this genuinely historic advancement towards greater transparency and...

[OP-ED] Understanding intra-party democracy

by Sheilan Clarke | 18 Jan 2021 | Intra-Party Democracy, Political Systems | 0 Comments

Written by: Isäm Bartlett, Zaakir Jardine and Robyn Pasensie As the work of the Zondo Commission makes abundantly clear, addressing the gross abuse of political power is an urgent need. To that end, greater accountability and discipline within political parties must...

Two Acts linked to political party funding have not been promulgated

by Zaakir Jardine | 15 Dec 2020 | Accountability, Funding, Party finance, Political Parties, Transparency | 0 Comments

By: Robyn Pasensie Among the upheaval of 2020 it may have gone unnoticed that President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a key piece of legislation, the Promotion of Access to Information Amendment Act (PAIA Amendment Act), into law on 5 June, which provides for access to...