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 Lelethu Masangwana | 7 May 2019 | Electoral systems, General
On Tuesday the 30th of April, MVC in partnership with the Democracy Development Program and Social Justice Coalition held a community-focused discussion at the Isivivana Centre in Khayelitsha. About 50 participants mostly from informal settlements joined us in...
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 | 14 Sep 2018 | Electoral systems
With the 2019 elections less than a year away, we still have three IEC Commissioners that need to be appointed. While we await the National Assembly to formally recommend the three candidates to the President for appointment, we’ll take a look back at the process so...
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by Sheilan Clarke | 19 Jul 2018 | Electoral systems
Recently MVC sat down with South African Human Rights Commissioner, Ms Angie Makwetla during the IEC Commissioner candidate interviews in Midrand. Commissioner Makwetla and her panel members which also included Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng, Public Protector Busisiwe...
