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OP-ED – Youth Formal Participation in South Africa is Weak, and a Once-in-a-Year Roundtable Will Not Fix It
OP-ED – Youth Formal Participation in South Africa is Weak, and a Once-in-a-Year Roundtable Will Not Fix It

Democracy from Below, General, General News, Media Statements, Media statements & Newsletters, Opinion Pieces, Our Opinions

OP-ED – Youth Formal Participation in South Africa is Weak, and a Once-in-a-Year Roundtable Will Not Fix It

Joel Bregman2026-03-31T08:56:51+02:0031/03/2026|Democracy from Below, General, General News, Media Statements, Media statements & Newsletters, Opinion Pieces, Our Opinions|

Strengthening South Africa’s political funding legislation is not a zero-sum game
Strengthening South Africa’s political funding legislation is not a zero-sum game

Money in Politics, Opinion Pieces, Our Opinions

Strengthening South Africa’s political funding legislation is not a zero-sum game

Joel Bregman2025-04-07T10:47:20+02:0003/04/2025|Money in Politics, Opinion Pieces, Our Opinions|

Op-ed I Using election manifestos to indicate prospective coalition partners
Op-ed I Using election manifestos to indicate prospective coalition partners

Coalitions, Opinion Pieces, Our Opinions

Op-ed I Using election manifestos to indicate prospective coalition partners

Joel Bregman2025-04-07T10:17:01+02:0006/02/2025|Coalitions, Opinion Pieces, Our Opinions|

OPINION | Money seeks a bedfellow and we need to know who’s sleeping with who
OPINION | Money seeks a bedfellow and we need to know who’s sleeping with who

Our Opinions, Money in Politics, Opinion Pieces

OPINION | Money seeks a bedfellow and we need to know who’s sleeping with who

lelethu@myvotecounts.org.za2025-04-07T11:36:22+02:0026/06/2024|Our Opinions, Money in Politics, Opinion Pieces|

People’s interests, not politicians’, should inform coalition legislation, says My Vote Counts
People’s interests, not politicians’, should inform coalition legislation, says My Vote Counts

Media interviews, Access To Information, Coalitions, Our Opinions, Political Systems, Research Reports

People’s interests, not politicians’, should inform coalition legislation, says My Vote Counts

lelethu@myvotecounts.org.za2025-04-07T11:53:32+02:0024/04/2024|Media interviews, Access To Information, Coalitions, Our Opinions, Political Systems, Research Reports|

JOEL BREGMAN | We must interrogate why coalitions don’t work
JOEL BREGMAN | We must interrogate why coalitions don’t work

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JOEL BREGMAN | We must interrogate why coalitions don’t work

lelethu@myvotecounts.org.za2025-04-07T11:54:42+02:0023/04/2024|Our Opinions, Coalitions, Opinion Pieces, Political Systems|

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

Our Opinions, Access To Information, General News, Money in Politics, Opinion Pieces, Political Systems

Elections, transparency and things that matter

lelethu@myvotecounts.org.za2025-04-07T12:10:12+02:0025/03/2024|Our Opinions, Access To Information, General News, Money in Politics, Opinion Pieces, Political Systems|

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

Our Opinions, Democracy from Below, General News, Opinion Pieces, People's Analysis of Manifestos, Political Systems, Tactical Voting

Reimagining Democracy by Reimagining the Vote in 2024

lelethu@myvotecounts.org.za2025-04-07T12:12:03+02:0025/03/2024|Our Opinions, Democracy from Below, General News, Opinion Pieces, People's Analysis of Manifestos, Political Systems, Tactical Voting|

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

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

lelethu@myvotecounts.org.za2025-04-07T12:51:38+02:0007/11/2023|Our Opinions, Coalitions, Opinion Pieces, Political Systems|

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

Our Opinions, Coalitions, Opinion Pieces, Political Systems

ANALYSIS | Changing laws won’t stabilise coalition governments

lelethu@myvotecounts.org.za2025-04-07T14:21:56+02:0029/08/2023|Our Opinions, Coalitions, Opinion Pieces, Political Systems|

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

Opinion Pieces, Coalitions, Our Opinions, Political Systems

We should investigate potential legislation to manage conflict within coalition governments

lelethu@myvotecounts.org.za2025-04-07T14:30:50+02:0029/06/2023|Opinion Pieces, Coalitions, Our Opinions, Political Systems|

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, Opinion Pieces, Political Systems

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

lelethu@myvotecounts.org.za2025-04-07T14:37:50+02:0023/06/2023|Our Opinions, Opinion Pieces, Political Systems|

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, General News, Political Systems

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

lelethu@myvotecounts.org.za2025-04-07T14:38:29+02:0030/05/2023|Our Opinions, General News, Political Systems|

OPINION | Motsoaledi’s Proposals on Party Funding Serve his Party’s Interests
OPINION | Motsoaledi’s Proposals on Party Funding Serve his Party’s Interests

Opinion Pieces, Money in Politics, Our Opinions

OPINION | Motsoaledi’s Proposals on Party Funding Serve his Party’s Interests

lelethu@myvotecounts.org.za2025-04-07T14:47:59+02:0017/05/2023|Opinion Pieces, Money in Politics, Our Opinions|

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, Money in Politics

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

lelethu@myvotecounts.org.za2023-04-25T14:09:33+02:0021/04/2023|Our Opinions, Money in Politics|

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

Our Opinions, Opinion Pieces, Political Systems, The Electoral Commission (IEC)

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

lelethu@myvotecounts.org.za2025-04-07T15:21:42+02:0030/03/2023|Our Opinions, Opinion Pieces, Political Systems, The Electoral Commission (IEC)|

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

Our Opinions, Intra-Party Democracy, Opinion Pieces

OPINION | Tackling race issues as DA elects new leadership

lelethu@myvotecounts.org.za2025-04-07T15:22:05+02:0030/03/2023|Our Opinions, Intra-Party Democracy, Opinion Pieces|

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+02:0023/03/2023|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+02:0009/03/2023|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, Money in Politics, Opinion Pieces

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+02:0008/03/2023|Our Opinions, Money in Politics, Opinion Pieces|

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

Opinion Pieces, Our Opinions, Political Systems, The Electoral Commission (IEC)

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

lelethu@myvotecounts.org.za2025-04-07T15:37:59+02:0006/02/2023|Opinion Pieces, Our Opinions, Political Systems, The Electoral Commission (IEC)|

OPINION | Robyn Pasensie: Taxpayers deserve accountable public political funding
OPINION | Robyn Pasensie: Taxpayers deserve accountable public political funding

Money in Politics, Opinion Pieces, Our Opinions

OPINION | Robyn Pasensie: Taxpayers deserve accountable public political funding

lelethu@myvotecounts.org.za2025-04-07T15:52:53+02:0018/10/2022|Money in Politics, Opinion Pieces, Our Opinions|

OPINION | Pule Mabe is using the ANC’s crisis to undermine the Party Funding Act
OPINION | Pule Mabe is using the ANC’s crisis to undermine the Party Funding Act

Opinion Pieces, Money in Politics, Our Opinions

OPINION | Pule Mabe is using the ANC’s crisis to undermine the Party Funding Act

lelethu@myvotecounts.org.za2025-04-07T15:53:23+02:0005/10/2022|Opinion Pieces, Money in Politics, Our Opinions|

ConCourt ruling advances quest for political transparency
ConCourt ruling advances quest for political transparency

Opinion Pieces, Access To Information, Money in Politics, Our Opinions

ConCourt ruling advances quest for political transparency

lelethu@myvotecounts.org.za2025-04-07T15:56:00+02:0026/09/2022|Opinion Pieces, Access To Information, Money in Politics, Our Opinions|