Launch of the Moral Regeneration Movement's Charter of Election Ethics

Act ethically!  Vote well!

Moral Regeneration Movement's Charter of Election Ethics was launched on 25^th February 2014 in partnership with SABC and the IEC.

​Anati Mjo (far right) and Seth Mazibuko (standing) observe as Father Smangaliso Mkhatshwa (far left) and Ms Pansy Tlakula sign the Charter of Elections Ethics at the SABC Radio Park, on Tuesday, 25 February 2014

The Charter provides a clear understanding that organisations such as the IEC, political parties and citizens taking part in political elections must do so ethically. The Charter clarifies voting as an act of social responsibility, a right, a fruit of the tree of liberation and that voting shapes the future.

The Charter binds different stakeholders involved in the election processes to campaign using rational persuasion and not violence, intimidation and/or use of religious, racial and tribal fears. “Ethics is about values, and, for the social beings that we are, it is about shared values. If it is ethical to vote, it is also necessary to be ethical in voting. Every election has different stakeholders, each with a particular responsibility and function,” the Charter outlines.