Media Statements Archives
- 15/04/2025 Treasury must explore alternative revenue – raising proposals
- 04/04/2025 Media Statement I Parliament’s Portfolio Committee Backs Secrecy Over Accountability in Political Funding
- 02/09/2024 Statement: IEC Issues First Political Funding Disclosures for 2024/25
- 20/08/2024 Statement: Judgment Closes Lacuna in Party Funding law, Reinstates Donation and Disclosure Thresholds
- 13/08/2024 Update: Judgment Reserved in Political Funding Case to Address Lacuna in the Law
- 09/08/2024 Statement: MVC Returns to Court for case to Address the Lacuna in the Party Funding Act
- 05/08/2024 Statement: My Vote Counts Objects to elements of the Coalition Bill that Undermines Democracy
- 01/08/2024 Launch: Civil Society to launch a people-led Electoral Reform Panel at ConHill
- 13/06/2024 Statement: MVC will address the current period of party funding lawlessness
- 21/05/2024 Statement: Civil society launches People’s Analysis of Manifestos
- 17/05/2024 Statement: Parties declare R172 million in what may be the last disclosure under the PPFA before the implementation of the Electoral Matters Amendment Act
- 10/05/2024 Media Alert: MVC launches urgent application to defend party funding transparency laws in the Western Cape High Court
- 08/05/2024 Statement: My Vote Counts will ensure that the unconstitutional Electoral Matters Amendment Bill does not undermine party funding transparency
- 28/03/2024 Media Alert: The President Must Reject the Unconstitutional Electoral Matters Amendment Bill
- 19/03/2024 Media Alert: Letter to the Select Committee on Security and Justice on The Unconstitutionality of the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill
- 11/03/2024 Statement: Proposed Amendments to Party Funding Law are Opportunistic and Unconstitutional
- 31/11/2023 Media Alert: My Vote Counts makes submission on Electoral Matters Amendment Bill
- 27/11/2023 My Vote Counts calls on the Minister of Home Affairs to publicise electoral reform progress reports
- 3/08/2023 We are live: Whose Vote Counts? private funding tracking tool
- 26/06/2023 Media alert: IEC Commissioner interviews take place tomorrow
- 24/05/2023 Media Alert: IEC Commissioner interviews to take place on 27 June 2023
- 16/05/2023 My Vote Counts launches legal challenge to strengthen the Political Party Funding Act
- 7/03/2023 Persistent cuts to the IEC’s budget is an underfunding of our democracy
- 3/03/2023 The ANC will defy its mandate in its attempt to undermine the Party Funding Act
- 2/12/2022 6th set of party funding disclosures highlights continued weaknesses in PPFA
- 24/10/2022 EFF’s statements follow pattern of closing democratic space
- 20/10/2022 Media Alert: Members of Parliament must reject the Bill
- 22/09/2022 Webinar: Towards public funding of political parties with ANC Treasurer-General Paul Mashatile
- 21/09/2022 Executive Ethics Code ruling a win for transparency
- 15/09/2022 My Vote Counts Rejects the Electoral Amendment Bill
- 01/09/2022 SEMINAR: How should public funding work in South Africa?
- 30/08/2022 My Vote Counts welcomes 5th set of PPFA disclosures
- 26/08/2022 Civil society convenes to discuss necessary Electoral Reforms in South Africa
- 23/08/2022 The Assassination of Abahlali baseMjondolo Leader, Lindokhule Mnguni, is an Assault on Our Democracy
- 11/08/2022 Civil-society raises concerns about Electoral Amendment Bill process in Parliament
- 03/08/2022 The inner workings of political parties take center-stage in new research
- 01/08/2022 Reminder: Register to attend our webinar with Minister Ronald Lamola
- 26/07/2022 – WEBINAR: In Conversation with Justice Minister Ronald Lamola
- 18/07/2022 – How much public funding do political parties receive?
- 14/07/2022 – State Capture & the Party Funding Act: Our Commitment
- 14/06/2022 – Press Release: Electoral Amendments Need Meaningful Public Participation
- 01/06/2022 – Party Funding Legislation Needs to be Strengthened
- 10/05/2022 – STATEMENT: IEC BUDGET CUTS A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY
- 30/03/2022 – MEDIA ALERT: We encourage the media to report on the IEC Commissioner interviews taking place this week
- 09/03/2022 – MEDIA ALERT: IEC Commissioner Shortlist Released
- 01/03/2022 – AMENDING PARTY FUNDING ACT WILL ENSURE THAT MOST DISCLOSURES ARE CLOUDED IN SECRECY
- 22/02/2022 – The race for a new IEC Commissioner is on
- 17/02/2022 – URGENT RELEASE: MVC & CASAC Requests Office of Chief Justice to Extend Electoral Commission Nomination Deadline
- 21/01/2022 – CIVIL SOCIETY REJECTS ATTEMPTS TO UNDERMINE THE POLITICAL PARTY FUNDING ACT
- 09/09/2021 – STATEMENT: Civil society welcomes the IEC’s report on political party funding disclosures
- 28/07/2021 – Party Funding Coalition to Launch as PPFA Watchdog
- 13/05/2021 – Press statement: PAIA Amendment Act now in operation!
- 01/04/2021 – The Political Party Funding Act is Finally in Effect
- 22/01/2021 – PRESS RELEASE: My Vote Counts Welcomes Promulgation of Political Party Funding Act
- 18/01/2021 – PRESS RELEASE: My Vote Counts Statement on Promulgation of the Political Party Funding Act
- 05/06/2020 – MVC NOTES THE SIGNING OF PROMOTION OF ACCESS TO INFORMATION AMENDMENT ACT
- 11/03/2020 – amaBHUNGANE JUDGEMENT REGRETTABLE
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