by Sheilan Clarke | 16 Mar 2021 | Electoral systems, General
My Vote Counts has been busy doing work around independent candidates and their role in South Africa’s multi-party democracy. Here’s a quick run-down of two of our most recent engagements on independent candidates and our electoral system. On 11 June 2020, the...
by Sheilan Clarke | 3 Oct 2018 | Electoral systems, General
Did you know that people aged between 20 and 44 make up 57% of the world’s population but only 26% of the world’s MPs? Why are there so few people in this age bracket in positions of power? Is it the lack of civic education? Age bias? Or is it simply that young people...
