Electoral Reform
latest news & developments
Tanzania inquiry finds 2025 election unrest was organised and financed
Presenting the report, the commission’s chairperson Judge Chande Othman said the inquiry drew on extensive evidence from both primary and secondary sources, including…
Electoral Commission of South Africa sets out 2026/27 local election schedule
Chief electoral officer Sy Mamabolo urged Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa to announce the election date ahead of proclamation
Why South Africa needs electoral reform: A look at mixed-member proportional systems
The country desperately needs a system that makes politicians accountable to voters, not their political parties
Electoral reform should be seen as a priority to build trust between voters and politicians
Many politicians have put internal party battles and their own interests over the well-being of citizens, eroding the public’s trust in them and in democratic institutions. This…
Roadmap to get public services and infrastructure back on track
As SA’s democracy heads towards 30 years, we need to critically assess what needs to be done differently to become Madiba’s miracle nation
Eusebius McKaiser: What happens if we accept Ramaphosa is a monumental disappointment?
We cannot divorce President Cyril Ramaphosa from the ANC. Now it’s up to citizens to organise for change and mobilise against corruption
Electoral reform: It’s now or never
The pandemic taught us a new normal. It’s time to apply some of the learnings to our electoral system, which is overdue for an overhaul
Electoral reform allowing independent candidates is long overdue
In implementing the Constitutional Court’s recent ruling, legislators will need to rethink the closed list system
Maimane’s Mosa movement to launch within two months
The former DA leader says his new political movement can bring change to South Africa
The people versus the electoral system
Unelected appointees will always answer to their political party bosses and not to the electorate.
Put an end to an electoral system that only suits the fat cats
The party system must be taken as a transitional stage of human development.
Cameron lashes Clegg’s electoral reform hopes
British PM David Cameron has warned Britons to "wake up" to the dangers of electoral reforms championed by his coalition allies the Liberal Democrats.