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Twenty two civil society groups that sent a letter to Parliament a week ago, threatening the possibility of legal action over the Electoral Amendment Bill, are holding an urgent meeting at the end of the month to consider their next step. The groups have received no response from the Portfolio […]
On Friday May 27 a large cohort of civil society organisations held a roundtable discussion to decide on a collective approach to the Electoral Amendment Bill currently before Parliament. The gathering took place just two weeks ahead of the June 11 deadline set by the Constitutional Court for Parliament to […]
Dr Michael Louis chairman of One South Africa urges government to drop its flawed Electoral Bill now and join hands to achieve optimal voting system In a month’s time, the Constitutional Court-ordered deadline given to Parliament to change the laws that govern our voting system at national and provincial level […]
With the clock ticking on the June 2022 deadline given by the Constitutional Court for Parliament to reform the Electoral Act to accommodate citizen candidates there is growing concern from civil society groups that current public hearings on proposed changes to the law are merely an ANC ploy aimed at […]
The government has for a long time employed numerous ways to circumvent meaningful electoral reform in South Africa, said Dr Michael Louis, founder of the Independent Candidates Association of South Africa in an address to Parliament’s Home Affairs Committee today. And now, with 100 days to go until the deadline […]
With just six months left of the two-year deadline government was given by the Constitutional Court to amend the Electoral Act to accommodate independent candidates, a showdown is looming between government and independent organisations which promote direct democracy in South Africa. Dr Michael Louis, a Christian marketplace leader who was […]
Businessman, Christian marketplace leader and chairman of One South Africa Movement, Dr Michael Louis, calls on citizens to speak up at a critical time of electoral transition We are entering into the most crucial time of a journey that has lasted more than five years. With the important Constitutional Court (New Nation […]
By Dr Michael Louis, One South Africa On Tuesday a conference was held entitled “Real power to the people” with the theme “Electoral Reform for Community Based Governance.” The hosts were the School of Social Innovation and Governance, One South Africa Movement and the School of Governance. The facilitator was […]
“This is the start of a great transition birthing. Green shoots are all around us,” said elated Christian marketplace leader and One South Africa (OSA) movement activist Dr Mike Louis following yesterday’s announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa that local government elections are going ahead on October 27. Louis was at […]
It is time to lay the foundation for South Africa’s second democratic transition in which power is handed back to the people, said One South Africa (OSA) movement leader Mmusi Maimane this week in a virtual press conference where he announced a campaign to get behind independent candidates in the […]