by Lelethu Masangwana | 19 Sep 2019 | Political Parties, Political Systems
In June 2018, the Constitutional Court confirmed the ruling by the Western Cape High Court which found that the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) was not constitutional. This was because PAIA did not provide for the disclosure of political parties’ private...
by Lelethu Masangwana | 7 Jun 2019 | Electoral systems, General, Political Parties
A number of young people have assumed roles as Members of Parliament and Members of the Provincial Legislatures after the elections. Most of these young politicians were leading activists in the #FeesMustFall protests between 2015 and 2016 and continue to advocate for...
by Sheilan Clarke | 4 Apr 2019 | Intra-Party Democracy, Political Parties
SAVE THE DATE – 24 April Please join My Vote Counts for the launch of our new campaign: “Intra-party democracy: How Democratic are You?” As part of My Vote Counts’ (MVC) mission to enhance and promote accountability, transparency...
by Sonke Mzana | 7 Feb 2019 | Electoral systems, Funding, General, Political Parties
On the 7th of February 2019, President Cyril Ramaphosa will be delivering his speech on the State Of The Nation Address. The whole world will be listening attentively to the speech and expecting some solutions to the problems that faces our country. Here are some I...
by Sonke Mzana | 31 Jan 2019 | Electoral systems, Political Parties
Written by Sonke Mzana and Sheilan Clarke Following the last voters registration weekend on 26 and 27 January 2019, 700 000 new voters turned up to register to vote. 81% of those new voters were under the age of 30 years old. This is encouraging considering how for...
by Sonke Mzana | 11 Dec 2018 | General, Political Parties
2018 was a lot to digest. Corruption has weakened the South African economy. The mismanagement of state resources and misusing of taxpayers money have lead citizens to lose trust in political leaders and in many cases, empathetic to politics and elections. We decided...
