by Sonke Mzana | 11 December 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...
by Sonke Mzana | 7 December 2018 | Electoral systems, General, Party finance, Political Parties
If we had sufficient legislation in place: all the corruption that has happened could have been prevented. The Political Party Funding Bill, State Capture Inquiry, SARS Commission of Inquiry, VBS bank heist and Vincent Smith are our top political stories for this...
by Sheilan Clarke | 10 August 2018 | Funding, Party finance, Political Parties
Dear President Cyril Ramaphosa We write to you as civil society organisations working in the interest of upholding democracy and improving our political system through greater transparency. The gap in political party financial disclosure and monitoring regulation in...
by Janine Ogle | 4 July 2016 | Funding, Party finance, Political Parties, Uncategorized
My Vote Counts is outraged that on the eve of the 2016 Local Government Elections, political parties refuse to publish information about the sources of the private donations that they receive. To read MVC’s full statement on the political party responses, click...
by Janine Ogle | 4 July 2016 | Funding, Party finance, Political Parties, Uncategorized
The response by the IFP can be viewed here: MVC – 2016 PAIA Request reply by IFP The response by the AIC can be viewed here: MVC – 2016 PAIA Request reply by the AIC The response by the DA can be viewed here: MVC – 2016 PAIA Request reply by DA The...
by Gregory Solik | 30 June 2016 | Funding, Party finance, Political Parties, Uncategorized
Media Statement: DEADLINE THIS WEEK FOR POLITICAL PARTIES TO SHOW US THE MONEY!!!! Friday 1 July marks a deadline for political parties to respond to demands for them to show the public who is funding them. This will mark 30 days since My Vote Counts (MVC) submitted...
