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Elections, transparency and things that matter
Elections, transparency and things that matter

Our Opinions, Electoral Reform, Electoral Systems, General News, Political Party Funding, Political Systems

Elections, transparency and things that matter

lelethu@myvotecounts.org.za2024-03-25T13:39:14+02:00March 25, 2024|Our Opinions, Electoral Reform, Electoral Systems, General News, Political Party Funding, Political Systems|

Reimagining Democracy by Reimagining the Vote in 2024
Reimagining Democracy by Reimagining the Vote in 2024

Our Opinions, Democracy from Below, Electoral Reform, Electoral Systems, General News, Opinion Pieces

Reimagining Democracy by Reimagining the Vote in 2024

lelethu@myvotecounts.org.za2024-03-25T16:03:32+02:00March 25, 2024|Our Opinions, Democracy from Below, Electoral Reform, Electoral Systems, General News, Opinion Pieces|

Coalition governments are here to stay; here are proposals for making them work better
Coalition governments are here to stay; here are proposals for making them work better

Our Opinions, Intra-Party Democracy

Coalition governments are here to stay; here are proposals for making them work better

lelethu@myvotecounts.org.za2023-11-07T13:58:08+02:00November 7, 2023|Our Opinions, Intra-Party Democracy|

ANALYSIS | Changing laws won’t stabilise coalition governments
ANALYSIS | Changing laws won’t stabilise coalition governments

Our Opinions, Intra-Party Democracy, Opinion Pieces

ANALYSIS | Changing laws won’t stabilise coalition governments

lelethu@myvotecounts.org.za2023-09-13T12:28:13+02:00August 29, 2023|Our Opinions, Intra-Party Democracy, Opinion Pieces|

We should investigate potential legislation to manage conflict within coalition governments
We should investigate potential legislation to manage conflict within coalition governments

Opinion Pieces, Intra-Party Democracy, Our Opinions

We should investigate potential legislation to manage conflict within coalition governments

lelethu@myvotecounts.org.za2023-06-29T17:07:12+02:00June 29, 2023|Opinion Pieces, Intra-Party Democracy, Our Opinions|

Op-Ed | The few pros and many serious cons of a constitutional challenge to the new electoral law
Op-Ed | The few pros and many serious cons of a constitutional challenge to the new electoral law

Our Opinions, Electoral Reform, Electoral Systems, Opinion Pieces

Op-Ed | The few pros and many serious cons of a constitutional challenge to the new electoral law

lelethu@myvotecounts.org.za2023-06-28T12:47:22+02:00June 23, 2023|Our Opinions, Electoral Reform, Electoral Systems, Opinion Pieces|

OPINION | Lilitha Zulu: What new electoral law means for independents and voters
OPINION | Lilitha Zulu: What new electoral law means for independents and voters

Our Opinions, Electoral Reform, Electoral Systems, General News

OPINION | Lilitha Zulu: What new electoral law means for independents and voters

lelethu@myvotecounts.org.za2023-06-05T14:16:37+02:00May 30, 2023|Our Opinions, Electoral Reform, Electoral Systems, General News|

Changes to the party funding law: What does this mean and how does it affect you?
Changes to the party funding law: What does this mean and how does it affect you?

Our Opinions, Political Party Funding

Changes to the party funding law: What does this mean and how does it affect you?

lelethu@myvotecounts.org.za2023-04-25T14:09:33+02:00April 21, 2023|Our Opinions, Political Party Funding|

How will next year’s elections work? It’s confusing
How will next year’s elections work? It’s confusing

Our Opinions, Electoral Reform, Electoral Systems, Opinion Pieces

How will next year’s elections work? It’s confusing

lelethu@myvotecounts.org.za2023-03-30T12:54:44+02:00March 30, 2023|Our Opinions, Electoral Reform, Electoral Systems, Opinion Pieces|

OPINION | Tackling race issues as DA elects new leadership
OPINION | Tackling race issues as DA elects new leadership

Our Opinions, Intra-Party Democracy

OPINION | Tackling race issues as DA elects new leadership

lelethu@myvotecounts.org.za2023-03-30T09:51:49+02:00March 30, 2023|Our Opinions, Intra-Party Democracy|

Regulation of intra-party processes will strengthen our democracy
Regulation of intra-party processes will strengthen our democracy

Our Opinions, Intra-Party Democracy

Regulation of intra-party processes will strengthen our democracy

lelethu@myvotecounts.org.za2023-03-23T14:04:15+02:00March 23, 2023|Our Opinions, Intra-Party Democracy|

OPINION | A ‘one member, one vote’ system could help ANC deepen its internal democracy
OPINION | A ‘one member, one vote’ system could help ANC deepen its internal democracy

Our Opinions, Intra-Party Democracy, Opinion Pieces

OPINION | A ‘one member, one vote’ system could help ANC deepen its internal democracy

lelethu@myvotecounts.org.za2023-03-09T14:46:12+02:00March 9, 2023|Our Opinions, Intra-Party Democracy, Opinion Pieces|

Funding conundrum: ANC can have its cake and eat it — as long as the party pays for it
Funding conundrum: ANC can have its cake and eat it — as long as the party pays for it

Our Opinions, Opinion Pieces, Political Party Funding

Funding conundrum: ANC can have its cake and eat it — as long as the party pays for it

lelethu@myvotecounts.org.za2023-03-09T09:23:47+02:00March 8, 2023|Our Opinions, Opinion Pieces, Political Party Funding|

Delays with Electoral Amendment Bill a threat to IEC’s mandate
Delays with Electoral Amendment Bill a threat to IEC’s mandate

Electoral Reform, Electoral Systems, Opinion Pieces, Our Opinions

Delays with Electoral Amendment Bill a threat to IEC’s mandate

Sheilan2023-02-07T07:47:02+02:00February 6, 2023|Electoral Reform, Electoral Systems, Opinion Pieces, Our Opinions|

Directly electing our president does not guarantee accountability
Directly electing our president does not guarantee accountability

Our Opinions, Electoral Systems

Directly electing our president does not guarantee accountability

Sheilan2022-08-01T10:19:52+02:00August 1, 2022|Our Opinions, Electoral Systems|

Regulation of intra-party processes will strengthen our democracy
Regulation of intra-party processes will strengthen our democracy

Intra-Party Democracy, Our Opinions

Regulation of intra-party processes will strengthen our democracy

Sheilan2022-08-01T10:18:55+02:00May 13, 2022|Intra-Party Democracy, Our Opinions|

Valli Moosa – “My vote must actually count”
Valli Moosa – “My vote must actually count”

Electoral Systems, General News, Our Opinions

Valli Moosa – “My vote must actually count”

Sheilan2022-05-16T11:29:10+02:00March 23, 2022|Electoral Systems, General News, Our Opinions|

Will electoral reform ensure that your vote actually counts?
Will electoral reform ensure that your vote actually counts?

Electoral Reform, Electoral Systems, Our Opinions

Will electoral reform ensure that your vote actually counts?

lelethu@myvotecounts.org.za2023-03-23T13:53:06+02:00March 22, 2022|Electoral Reform, Electoral Systems, Our Opinions|

There Is A Hole In Our Politics Which Citizen Action Could Fill
There Is A Hole In Our Politics Which Citizen Action Could Fill

Our Opinions, Electoral Reform, Electoral Systems

There Is A Hole In Our Politics Which Citizen Action Could Fill

lelethu@myvotecounts.org.za2023-03-23T13:46:13+02:00March 8, 2022|Our Opinions, Electoral Reform, Electoral Systems|

There Is A Hole In Our Politics Which Citizen Action Could Fill
There Is A Hole In Our Politics Which Citizen Action Could Fill

Electoral Systems, Our Opinions

There Is A Hole In Our Politics Which Citizen Action Could Fill

My Vote Counts Editor2022-05-16T11:29:23+02:00March 3, 2022|Electoral Systems, Our Opinions|

Why young people should go out in their numbers to vote
Why young people should go out in their numbers to vote

Opinion Pieces, Electoral Systems, Our Opinions

Why young people should go out in their numbers to vote

My Vote Counts Editor2023-06-28T13:25:25+02:00January 31, 2019|Opinion Pieces, Electoral Systems, Our Opinions|

Op-Ed: The role of youth in South African leadership
Op-Ed: The role of youth in South African leadership

Our Opinions, Electoral Systems, Opinion Pieces

Op-Ed: The role of youth in South African leadership

My Vote Counts Editor2023-06-28T13:11:18+02:00December 10, 2018|Our Opinions, Electoral Systems, Opinion Pieces|

Election season brings the conflation of party and state
Election season brings the conflation of party and state

Our Opinions, Electoral Systems, Opinion Pieces

Election season brings the conflation of party and state

My Vote Counts Editor2023-06-28T13:06:03+02:00November 23, 2018|Our Opinions, Electoral Systems, Opinion Pieces|

Political Party Funding Bill: A closer look at the loopholes
Political Party Funding Bill: A closer look at the loopholes

Our Opinions, Political Party Funding

Political Party Funding Bill: A closer look at the loopholes

Sheilan2023-06-26T14:33:53+02:00June 15, 2018|Our Opinions, Political Party Funding|