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 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 | 9 Sep 2019 | Electoral systems, Political Systems
Electoral systems are ways used to determine the outcome of an election. The system used and how it is used varies in each country. What voters know about the system has an impact on how they vote or who they vote for. In the last of the two-part explanation of...
by Lelethu Masangwana | 9 Sep 2019 | Electoral systems, Political Systems
Electoral systems are methods and rules used to determine the outcome of an election. The system used and how it is used varies in each country. What voters know about the system can have an impact on how they vote or who they vote for. We can categorise these into...
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...
