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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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