Presiding Officers Speeches

• PT - Presidents Report to EXCO December 2019
• PT - Talking points - Symposium - SADC PF President - 19 Nov 2019
• Discurso de Sua Excelência, Verónica Nataniel Macamo Dlhovo, Presidente do Fórum Parlamentar da SADC por Ocasião da Sessão de Encerramento da 45ª Assembleia Plenária do Fórum Parlamentar da SADC
• Discurso de Sua Excelência, Verónica Nataniel Macamo Dlhovo, Presidente do Fórum Parlamentar da SADC por Ocasião da Sessão de Encerramento da 45ª Assembleia Plenária do Fórum Parlamentar da SADC - Maputo, 24 de Julho de 2019
• Intervenção De Sua Excelência Verónica Nataniel Macamo Dlhovo, Presidente Do Fp-Sadc, Por Ocasião Da Sessão De Abertura Do Simpósio Sobre Mudanças Climáticas, Mitigação E Adaptação: O Papel Dos Parlamentos – Rumo À Implementação Da Declaração De Paris E D
• Intervenção de Sua Excelência, Verónica Nataniel Macamo Dlhovo, por ocasião da Cerimónia de Abertura da Reunião da Comissão Executiva do Fórum Parlamentar da SADC - Maputo, 18 de Julho de 2019
• Intervenção de Sua Excelência, Verónica Nataniel Macamo Dlhovo, Presidente do Fórum Parlamentar da SADC por Ocasião do Jantar Oferecido aos Delegados à 45ª Assembleia Parlamentar da SADC - Maputo, 23 de Julho de 2019
• Projecto de Intervençao SExcia PR Abertura FP-SADC
• Intervenção de Sua Excelência Verónica Nataniel Macamo Dlhovo, Presidente da Assembleia da República, no Jantar Oficial oferecido por ocasião da 45ª Assembleia Plenária do Fórum Parlamentar da SADC - Maputo, 21 de Julho de 2019
• Discurso De Sua Excelência, Verónica Nataniel Macamo Dlhovo, Por Ocasião Da Cerimónia De Abertura Da 45ª Sessão Do Fórum Parlamentar Da SADC - Maputo, 21 de Julho de 2019
• Reunião Da Comissão Executiva - 16 - 19 DE JULHO DE 2019
• Palavras De Boas-Vindas Por Sua Excelência Verónica Nataniel Macamo Dlhovo, Presidente Da Assembleia Da República De Moçambique E Presidente Do Fórum Parlamentar SADC Por Ocasião Da Abertura Oficial Da 45ª Sessão Plenária Da Assembleia Plenária A 21 De Ju
• Opening Remarks By Hon. Esperança Laurinda Francisco Nhiuane Bias, President of the SADC PF and Speaker of the Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique During the Meeting of the Parliamentary Business Sub-Committee 18th September 2020 Virtual Meeting

Current President

Hon. Justin Tokely - Speaker of the Parliament of Madagascar

Previous SADC Parliamentary Forum Presidents

Current Vice President

Hon. Sylvia Elizabeth Lucas - Member of Parliament of South Africa

Previous SADC Parliamentary Forum Vice Presidents

The Executive Committee shall, pursuant to Article 12 (5) of the Constitution, designate one of its Members as Treasurer.

The Treasurer shall:

1. report to the Executive Committee in respect of the management of the finances of the Forum; and
2. be the Chairperson of the Finance Sub-Committee of the Executive Committee in line with Article 12 (5) of the Constitution

Functions of the President

The President shall:

1. preside over all proceedings of the Plenary Assembly;
2. preside over all meetings of the Executive Committee;
3. open, suspend or close the sittings of the Plenary Assembly, after consultation with the Parliamentary Business Sub-Committee;
4. rule on the admissibility of draft resolutions and amendments thereto in consultation with the Parliamentary Business Sub-Committee;
5. represent the Forum in its relations with outside institutions; and
6. perform any other duties incidental to these functions.

The President may delegate his or her functions to the Vice- President.

There shall be a Secretariat headed by the Secretary General and comprising such other staff as may be appointed by the Executive Committee.

The Executive Committee shall, pursuant to Article 12 of the Constitution, designate one of its Members as Treasurer.

The Treasurer shall:

1. report to the Executive Committee in respect of the management of the finances of the Forum; and

2. be the Chairperson of the Finance Sub-Committee of the Executive Committee in line with Article 12 of the Constitution.

The Sub-Committees of the Executive Committee shall include the following:

The Plenary Assembly may, for the purpose of performing its functions establish Standing Committees in line with Article 14 of the Constitution. Each Member Parliament shall be represented in each of the Standing Committees.

The following Standing Committees are established:

1. Gender Equality, Women Advancement and Youth Development;
2. Trade, Industry, Finance and Investment;
3. Food, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Infrastructure;
4. Democratisation, Governance and Human Rights; and
5. Human and Social Development and Special Programmes.

For the purposes of balancing gender, political affiliation and geographical spread in the membership and leadership of Standing Committees, the Plenary may mandate the Secretary General, subject to the approval of the Executive Committee, to reallocate Parliamentarians to Standing Committees.

As far as it is practically possible, gender considerations shall be taken into account when deciding Chairpersonship of Committees. Where the Chairperson of a Committee is a woman, the Vice- Chairperson shall be a man and vice versa.

Election of Chairpersons and ViceChairpersons of Standing Committees

1. Each Committee shall elect a Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson
2. The Chairperson of a Standing Committee shall preside over all meetings of the Committee. In his or her absence, the Vice-Chairperson shall assume those duties and in the absence of the Vice-Chairperson, a Member designated by the Committee shall preside over the Committee on an interim basis.

Quorum

 The quorum of each Standing Committee shall be a simple majority of its Members.

Decision Making

1. A Standing Committee shall strive to reach decisions by consensus.
2. Where a Standing Committee fails to reach consensus, voting shall be by secret ballot.
3. The Chairperson shall have a casting vote in the event of a tie.

Specific Mandate of Standing Committees

This is the highest policy making and deliberative body of the SADC Parliamentary Forum. It is composed of up to a maximum of six Members per Member Parliament, consisting of the Presiding Officer and a maximum of five other Members of Parliament, selected by national Parliaments to represent them at the SADC Parliamentary Forum.

The Plenary Assembly shall consist of Presiding Officers and the Representatives of the SADC Parliamentary Forum designated by National Parliaments.

Functions of the Plenary Assembly

In its consultative and deliberative role as provided in Article 11 (5) of the Constitution, the Plenary Assembly shall:

1. provide a platform for consideration of matters of regional interest;
2. deliberate comprehensively on the Standing Committee reports introduced by Motion of the Chairperson or any delegated member of that Committee;
3. through resolutions on the Motions, adopt the reports of the Standing Committees, which resolutions shall be submitted to the SADC Secretariat and to relevant National Ministries through National Parliaments;
4. collaborate with National Parliaments to advocate for the harmonisation, ratification, domestication and implementation of SADC Protocols, treaties and other decisions at the national level;
   
5. consider and deliberate on any matters that will strengthen the implementation capacity of SADC;
6. convene meetings as may be appropriate for the purpose of promoting the objectives and programmes of SADC and the interest of its representatives and Member Parliaments;
7. debate SADC sectoral and other reports in the context of strengthening the implementation capacity of SADC;
   
8. romote ways of achieving the objectives of the Forum;
9. invite Members of SADC to brief the Plenary Assembly on issues of mutual interest;
10. send delegations, upon invitation from appropriate authorities, as observers to meetings of the SADC Summit;
11. invite any person or organisation to attend its meetings as observers;
12. exercise all other powers incidental to the discharge of its functions.
13. on the recommendation of the Executive Committee, determine the annual mandatory contributions to the Forum by Member Parliaments;
14. on the recommendation of the Executive Committee, establish Standing Committees in terms of the Constitution;
15. consider and approve the annual budget of the Forum;
16. on the recommendation of the Executive Committee, appoint an Auditor for each financial year;
17. consider and approve the annual audited accounts of the Forum;
18. consider and approve the terms and conditions of service for the Secretary General upon recommendation by the Executive Committee; and
19. exercise all other powers incidental to the discharge of its functions.

Quorum

The quorum of the Plenary Assembly meetings shall be a simple majority of the Member Parliaments.

The Regional Parliamentary Model Law Oversight Committee (RPMLOC), constituted in accordance with Article 16 of the Constitution, shall submit its report to the Executive Committee for noting. The RPMLOC shall report directly to the Plenary Assembly.

REGIONAL PARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

• Ishmael Ndaila Onani, Malawi (Male), FANR (Chairperson)
• Shally Joseph Raymond, Tanzania (Female), GEWAYD (Vice Chair)
• Regina Esparon, Seychelles (Female), RWPC
• Ramarosoa Emiline Rakotobe, Madagascar (Female), RWPC
• Rosie Bistoquet (Seychelles) (Female), HSDSP
• Kassim Hassan, Tanzania (Male), HSDSP
• Paula Kooper, Namibia (Female), GEWAYD
• Dought Ndiweni, Zimbabwe (Male), DGHR
• Ntasalla P. Mafa, Lesotho (Female). DGHR
• Tsepang Tsita-Mosena, Lesotho (Female), TIFI
• Dithapelo Keorapetse, Botswana (Male), TIFI
• Hawa Subira Mwaifunga, Tanzania (Female), FANR