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  2. My Vote Counts v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

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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.

  3. Political party funding - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. My Vote Counts v Speaker of the National Assembly - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Electoral Commission of South Africa - Wikipedia

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    The Commission comprises five members, one of whom must be a judge. According to section 6 of the Electoral Commission Act, members must be South African citizens and must not have a high party-political profile. [5] In practice, members are generally drawn from the judiciary, academia, and civil society organisations.

  6. Electoral Amendment Act, 2023 - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. List of political parties in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Politics of South Africa - Wikipedia

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    The Republic of South Africa is a unitary parliamentary democratic republic.The President of South Africa serves both as head of state and as head of government.The President is elected by the National Assembly (the lower house of the South African Parliament) and must retain the confidence of the Assembly in order to remain in office.

  9. New Nation Movement NPC v President of the Republic of South ...

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    New Nation Movement NPC and Others v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others, [2020] ZACC 11, is a decision of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, handed down on 11 June 2020, which declared that the Constitution requires that citizens be allowed to stand for election to the National Assembly and provincial legislatures as independents without having to join or form a ...