THE PRIVATE FUNDING OF POLITICAL PARTIES: WHAT DO WE KNOW?

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Leaks are Avoidable; Prioritise Party Funding Transparency

by Lelethu Masangwana | 4 Dec 2019 | Funding, Party finance, Political Parties, Political Systems | 0 Comments

Under apartheid, journalists and other whistle-blowers risked their lives to expose information that would have otherwise been inaccessible to the public; secrecy was used as a form of control. Fortunately, we are now governed by a Constitution that unequivocally...

#DearJudgeZondo: Corruption is Not a Victimless Crime

by Lelethu Masangwana | 3 Dec 2019 | Electoral systems, Political Parties, Political Systems | 0 Comments

On the 12th of October 2019, a Civil Society Working Group on State Capture consisting of more than 20 organisations, including My Vote Counts (MVC), held the People’s Hearing on State Capture on Constitutional Hill Johannesburg. The hearing held at the Women’s Jail,...

[OP-ED] Our Legislation Should No Longer Aid and Abet Corruption

by Lelethu Masangwana | 7 Oct 2019 | Funding, Party finance, Political Systems | 0 Comments

For over a year, State Capture revelations have continuously shocked the nation with allegations of corruption and the buying of undue influence over politicians and public officials by private businesses and businesspeople. However, the recordal, preservation and...