My Vote Counts

MVC’s vision is for a South African political and electoral system that upholds and reflects the constitutional principles of transparency, inclusiveness and accountability.

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Are you our new Director?

by Sheilan Clarke | 14 Oct 2020 | General | 0 Comments

My Vote Counts is a non-profit organisation that works towards improving transparency, accountability and inclusiveness in South Africa’s political and electoral systems. The organisation was formally registered in 2014 and has made an impact in ensuring that South...

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,...