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In the 2015 matter of My Vote Counts v Speaker of the National Assembly, the non-profit My Vote Counts approached the Constitutional Court of South Africa with an application to compel the Parliament of South Africa to pass legislation that would oblige political parties to disclose the sources of their private funding.
The Prohibition of Political Interference Act, 1968 (Act No. 51 of 1968, which was also known as the Prohibition of Improper Interference Act, and was later renamed the Prohibition of Foreign Financing of Political Parties Act), was a piece of apartheid legislation in South Africa that sought to prevent racial groups from collaborating with each other for a political purpose.
The non-profit My Vote Counts approached the Constitutional Court with a request that the court should compel the Parliament of South Africa to pass legislation that would oblige political parties to disclose the sources of their private funding. The application rested on section 32 of the Constitution, which provides the right of access to ...
The South African Electoral Amendment Bill seeks [7] to allow independent candidates to contest the national and provincial elections, introduce a more proportional representation system, enhance the independence and impartiality of the Electoral Commission, and improve the transparency and accountability of political party funding. It also ...
For most of its history, South Africa has been a democratic but one-party dominant state with the African National Congress (ANC) as the governing party, though this has waned as of 2024. The Democratic Alliance (DA) governs the Western Cape Province and a number of municipalities , some in coalitions with smaller parties.
He is an advocate of political party funding transparency and worked hard to get the Political Party Funding Act passed by parliament. Valli describes the act as "the single biggest improvement to South African democracy since the adoption of the Constitution in 1996”. [31] [32]
Political party funding is a method used by a political party to raise money for campaigns and routine activities. The funding of political parties is an aspect of campaign finance . Political parties are funded by contributions from multiple sources.
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Amendment Act, 1994: 3: Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Second Amendment Act, 1994: The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993, came into force on 27 April 1994 with the election of the first non-racial Parliament on that date. 4: South African Passports and Travel Documents ...