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08 Jul

SADC-PF launches five-year strategic plan

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Moses Magadza The SADC Parliamentary Forum has set ambitious goals aimed at advancing the collective interests and development of the organisation’s Member Parliaments within the Southern African region by 31 December 2028. The secretary general of the SADC PF, Boemo Sekgoma, said this when she presented the Forum’s new strategic plan (2024-2028) at the 55th Plenary Assembly hosted by the Parliament of Angola in Luanda from 1 to 7 July. The Plenary Assembly is the highest policy-making and deliberative organ of the SADC-PF. With a budget of slightly more than US$37,4 million over the five-year period, Sekgoma said the plan…

08 Jul

SADC PF regional workshop on climate resilience set

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Moses Magadza The SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF), in collaboration with its partners, will this week convene a regional workshop on "Fostering Sustainable Futures: Integrating Climate Resilience in Southern Africa." At least 50 delegates are expected to attend the two-day workshop from 9 to 10 July in Windhoek. The SADC PF is organising the workshop in partnership with the International Conservation Caucus Foundation (ICCF) and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS). Rachel Mundilo, the Programme Manager for the SADC PF’s Standing Committee on Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources (FANR), said the workshop aligns with strategic Goal 4 of the new SADC…

03 Jul

Zambia signs an agreement to amend SADC Treaty

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Moses Magadza Zambia has become the 11th SADC Member State to sign the agreement to amend the SADC Treaty establishing the SADC PF, bringing the region closer to having a SADC Parliament. The signing took place in Luanda, Angola, on Monday, shortly after the official opening of the 55th Plenary Assembly Session of the SADC Parliamentary Forum. The agreement was signed by Zambia's Minister of Justice, Princes Kasune, on behalf of Zambia's President, His Excellency Hakainde Hichilema. Established in 1997 as an institution of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in accordance with Article 9(2) of the SADC Treaty, the…

21 May

Focus on children as SADC PF Committee meets

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Moses Magadza The SADC PF Standing Committee on Human and Social Development and Special Programmes (HSDSP) is meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, under the theme "Advancing the AU Agenda 2040 for Children: Strengthening Parliamentary Engagement for Child-Centred Legislation and Policies." The meeting is in preparation for the 55th Plenary Assembly Session of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, scheduled to take place from 1 to 7 July in Angola. The Committee convenes when there is growing concern over child rights violations, poverty, and inequality, as well as a dearth of child-centred policies within the SADC region and beyond. Munashe Tofa, a member…