My Vote Counts https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Audited Financial Statements OP-ED – Youth Formal Participation in South Africa is Weak, and a Once-in-a-Year Roundtable Will Not Fix It Media Statement I President Ramaphosa takes us back to greater secrecy, less accountability in private political funding Statement I The IEC’s Annual Political Party Funding Report Reveals Weaknesses In Our Political Funding Regime Media Alert – Update on Political Funding Media Statement | Civil Society Panel Publishes Position Paper on Electoral Reform Shop popup Whose Vote Counts? | Political Party Donations in South Africa Courting Wealth MEDIA ALERT I Judgment in MVC court case MVC Celebrates Equal Education’s 5th National Congress Newsletters & Media Statements Archives NA votes to increase secrecy in party funding The President and the Pulpit: What Does a Social Compact Even Mean Treasury must explore alternative revenue – raising proposals Media Statement I Parliament’s Portfolio Committee Backs Secrecy Over Accountability in Political Funding Is the Independent Electoral Commission doing enough to educate voters? [PODCAST] Youth in Politics: Are youth influencing political policy? The reality of voter apathy in SA Who We Are Call for Applications: Annual Report Writer Court Battle Over Political Party Funding Act Raises Transparency Concerns Money in Politics Newsletter I Parliament Threatens Transparency, Accountability (and more in political funding news) OCJ must extend IEC nomination deadline Newsletter I Private funding in South African politics – reflections on 2024 and looking forward Discussion | Do you know your ward councillor? How are communities using “the vote”? – LGE2021 Coalitions & the future of SA politics URGENT Letter to Office of the Chief Justice Regarding IEC Commissioner Nominations My Vote Counts raises concerns around the process to fill the vacancy of IEC Chairperson Media Coverage Urgent to Chief Justice to extend deadline for nominations for IEC Commissioner VICTORY: Office of the Chief Justice agrees to extend IEC Commissioner nomination deadline Organisations want more time for public to nominate candidates for IEC top job IEC Commissioner Appointment Process There Is A Hole In Our Politics Which Citizen Action Could Fill Political Funding Act in court on Monday There Is A Hole In Our Politics Which Citizen Action Could Fill IEC Chair Interviews I Twelve candidates shortlisted for the position The search for a new IEC commissioner is underway My Vote Counts on IEC Chair selection process Political Party Funding Symposium Report 2022 Political Party Funding Act challenged in court Letter to IEC regarding clarity on IEC appointment process Letter to Minister of Home Affairs regarding clarity on IEC appointment process WATCH | Political Party Funding Act challenged in court Step-aside policy ‘must not be used to fight factional battles STATEMENT: IEC BUDGET CUTS A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY My Vote Counts Home