by Janine Ogle | 25 Oct 2016 | General, Uncategorized
My Vote Counts (MVC) welcomes the statement by the Alliance Political Council with regards to the stance it has taken to call on ‘government to introduce legislation to regulate political party funding.’ The lack of regulation around political parties’ finances...
by Janine Ogle | 13 Aug 2016 | General, Uncategorized
On 11 August 2016, as part of the Public Protector Ad Hoc Committee interviews, MP Amos Masondo asked Ms Kaajal Ramjathan-Keogh, one of the candidates, several questions about the funding of the civil society organisation of which she is the executive director. Here...
by Janine Ogle | 29 Jul 2016 | General, Uncategorized
On 28 July 2016, MVC held a press briefing to announce that it has applied to the Cape Town High Court for an order to declare that PAIA is invalid and unconstitutional insofar as and to the extent that it fails to make provision for the continuous and systematic...
by Janine Ogle | 4 Jul 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 Jul 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 Jun 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...
