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 ON THE OCCASION OF THE COMMITTEE SESSION FOR THE SADC PF STANDING COMMITTEE ON DEMOCRATISATION, GOVERNANCE AND HUMAN RIGHTS (DGHR) DURING THE 51ST PLENARY ASSEMBLY HELD ON SUNDAY 1ST MAY 2022 FROM 09:00 TO 17:00

 ALUTATIONS

  • Honorable Members of the SADC PF Standing Committee on Democratization Governance and Human Rights;
  • The Secretary General of the SADC PF, Ms Boemo Sekgoma;
  • Committee Secretary, Mr Sheuneni Kurasha and other Staff from the SADC PF Secretariat and National Parliaments;
  • Our distinguished Resource Persons:
  • ISHARA BODASING, Managing Director IBodasing Governance Consultants, Advocate of the High Court and Member of the Companies Tribunal in South Africa;
  • Titus Gwemende, Team Leader at the Africa Regional Office of Open Society Foundations;
  • Mr Ipyana Musopole, Officer-Anti-Corruption and Good Governance, SADC Secretariat, Gaborone, Botswana
  • Representatives of Partner Organisations.
  • Representatives of media organisations
  • Ladies and Gentlemen.

It is my singular honour and privilege to welcome you to this statutory meeting of the SADC PF Standing Committee on Democratisation, Governance and Human Rights (DGHR) which is being held during the 51st Plenary Assembly Session under the theme: “Towards Strengthening the Role of Parliament in Curbing Corruption and Promoting Accountability in the SADC Region: Engaging Parliamentarians on how to use Public Finance Management to Execute Measures to Fight Corruption.’’

We are meeting at a time when the world is battling two major crises, namely the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, that have had devastating effects on the global economy, including an astronomical rise in fuel prices and a similar trend being projected for food prices. This is in addition to the various pre-existing challenges such as a shrinking global economy, political crises, rising unemployment and ailing healthcare systems. SADC Member States, being part of the global village, have not been spared by these challenges and must therefore, face them head-on.

Hon. Members and Distinguished Participants

Our theme, “Towards Strengthening the Role of Parliament in Curbing Corruption and Promoting Accountability in the SADC Region: Engaging Parliamentarians on how to use Public Finance Management to Execute Measures to Fight Corruption” gives us a timely as Parliamentarians to interrogate some of these matters, with a view to finding solutions for the benefit of citizens. This is particularly important since SADC PF has developed the SADC Model Law on Public Financial Management (PFM) as a comprehensive tool to entrench transparency and accountability in the management of public finances in SADC Member States.

Hon. Members and Distinguished Participants

A sound, transparent and effective public financial management system is a fulcrum of democratic accountability and good governance in any country since it guarantees effectiveness in the way in which public resources are collected, allocated, spent and accounted. It is incontestable that the large amounts of money involved in the management of public finances on one hand, and the discretion that is often given to public officials on the other hand, will often render PFM vulnerable to corruption.

Corruption is a threat to democracy as it does not only erode public trust in public institutions but is also hampers economic development and aggravates inequality, poverty, social division and the environmental crisis.

I therefore, welcome the development the PFM Model Law as it will help countries of the region to benchmark and set best practices as they seek to plug any legislative, policy and implementation gaps, based on their national contexts. Indeed, SADC PF must be commended for this trailblazing initiative which adds to the growing body of regional and international instruments that offer an array of strategies to mitigate the effects of corruption and propel the region towards socio-economic transformation as espoused in SADC Vision 2050, African Union (AU) Agenda 263 and the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Other important instruments in this regard include the SADC Protocol Against Corruption adopted in August 2001 and entered into force in 2003, the AU Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption adopted in 2003 and entered into force in 2006 and the United Nations Convention Against Corruption.

Hon. Members and Distinguished Participants

Curbing corruption and strengthening democratic accountability through PFM systems require Parliaments of SADC Member States to be proactive in ensuring the establishment of robust public financial management systems and effective monitoring of the same for compliance, through oversight. The legislature must live up to citizens’ expectation by serving as a genuine public forum for scrutiny and checks and balances, thereby helping to break the patterns of social traps and the vicious cycle of corruption in society.

Parliaments are duty-bound to ensure that adequate progressive laws and policies are put in place to enhance transparency and accountability in the management of public finances. The laws so passed by Parliament ought to include mechanisms and safeguards for effective budget execution, efficient management of collected revenues as well as fair, competitive and transparent public procurement processes. I therefore, wish to reiterate the call that was made by the former Minister of Finance of South Africa, Mr Tito Mboweni, that national Parliaments should strengthen their respective anti-corruption legal frameworks, in particular in critical areas of prevention, criminalisation, international cooperation, extradition, and assets recovery.

Having good laws against corruption is not enough. Laws are not a panacea for corruption. In addition to the laws, Parliaments should also ensure that there is adequate enforcement. Law enforcement agencies should ensure that the corrupt are indiscriminately punished and the cycles of impunity are broken. There also need for proper functioning institutions, including an independent judiciary, a robust media and a vibrant civil society.

Parliaments themselves should strengthen their relevant parliamentary committees and to enhance their internal technical capacities to review the budget and financial reports from government ministries and agencies. Parliaments should utilise resources such as the SADC PF Benchmarks for Democratic Legislatures in Southern Africa (2010), which provides minimum standards on the constitutional and legal framework, political, institutional, financial, material and human resources requirements for truly democratic Parliaments.

Hon. Members and Distinguished Participants

I am glad that over the last two years this Committee has greatly contributed to the objectives of SADC PF as espoused in its Strategic Plan (2019-2023), Constitution and Rules of Procedure regarding strengthening democratic accountability, including curbing corruption, the limitations place by the COVID-19 pandemic notwithstanding. For instance, the Programme is currently developing various knowledge tools for use by Parliamentarians in tackling the various challenges they face in undertaking their work. These include the following:

  1. Principles and Guidelines for Parliaments in Curbing Corruption in the SADC Region.
  2. Guidelines for Parliaments in Promoting and Protecting Human Rights.
  3. Handbook on the Role of Parliament in Promoting and Protecting Human Rights during pandemics and crises.
  4. Baseline Study on the Mechanisms and Practices for Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances in SADC national Parliaments.

Various activities have also been implemented to strengthen the capacity of Parliamentarians on critical democracy and governance themes including the following: the role of Parliament in conflict prevention and management; the role of parliament in promoting protecting human rights; the role of parliament in promoting constitutionalism and the rule of law; and the role of Parliament in promoting democratic elections. We have also continued to promote peer learning and experience-sharing among Members.

The meeting today will continue on the same trajectory, with capacitating Members on how they can utilise parliamentary control in PFM to foster democratic accountability, openness and curb corruption. Members will also be exposed to the linkages between the SADC PFM Model Law and the SADC Protocol Against Corruption as well as other regional and international instruments on combating corruption with a view to identify and pursue opportunities for domestication at national level.

We shall conclude by adopting specific recommendations to the Plenary Assembly on priority areas for action by Parliaments at national and regional level to strengthen the role of Parliament in curbing corruption and promoting accountability through PFM in the SADC region.

I am also aware that we are meeting at a time when we have made several recommendations that were adopted by the Plenary Assembly, with the aim of promoting democracy and governance in the SADC region in line with our mandate. The include, but not limited to promoting the domestication of the SADC Model Law on Elections in Member States; the development of the SADC Model Law on the Role of Parliament in Promoting and Protecting Constitutionalism and Rule of Law; and the development of the SADC Model Law on Small Arms and Light Weapons.

We will, therefore, get an opportunity to be updated by the Secretariat, which has been working tirelessly, under the guidance of the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson, to ensure the effective implementation of these decision.

This meeting being at the end of the tenure for the current office bearers, we shall conclude our business with electing the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson who shall lead this Committee for the next two years. 

We are grateful to the Swedish Government for agreeing to the addition of a component on strengthening democratic accountability to the existing Project on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Governance. This is the Project under which our meeting today is being funded. We look forward to continued collaboration with Sweden towards democratic consolidation in the SADC region.

I also wish to thank our esteemed resource persons who have accepted to grace our meeting and to share their subject expertise which will enable the Committee to make informed deliberations and recommend to the Plenary Assembly accordingly. These are:

  1. Mr Jay Kruuse, Director, Public Service Accountability Monitor (PSAM), School of Journalism and Media Studies at Rhodes University in South Africa and Member of the Technical Working Group on the PFM Model Law;
  2. Adv. Ishara Bodasing, Managing Director IBodasing Governance Consultants, South Africa;

  3. Mr. Ipyana Musopole, Anti-Corruption Enforcement Officer, SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Affairs, SADC Secretariat; and

  4. Mr Titus Gwemende, Team Leader, Africa Regional Office – Open Society Foundation Africa.

We are also grateful to Members of the Regional Parliamentary Model Laws Oversights Committee who will be joining us for the meeting and to the Members of the DGHR Technical Working Group who will join us virtually.

Allow me to end by wishing the meeting very fruitful deliberations.

It is now my singular honour and privilege to declare the statutory meeting of the DGHR Committee during the 51st Plenary Assembly officially opened.

I thank you.

OFFICIAL OPENING REMARKS BY THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE SADC PF STANDING COMMITTEE ON DEMOCRATISATION GOVERNANCE AND HUMAN RIGHTS, HON. JERÓNIMA AGOSTINHO

 

 

“Towards Strengthening the Role of Parliament in Curbing Corruptionand Promoting Accountability in the SADC region: Engaging Parliamentarians on how to use Public Finance Management to Execute Measures to Fight Corruption’’

AGENDA

 

                                                                                   - SUNDAY 1ST MAY 2022  -

TIME ITEM / TOPIC PRERSENTER
09:00 -10:00
  • Credentials of Delegates and Apologies.
  • Credentials of Delegates and Apologies.
  •  Adoption of Agenda.
  • Welcome Remarks by the Chairperson
  • Consideration of the Minutes of the Meetingof Standing Committee on Democratisation,Governance and Human Rights (DGHR) HeldVirtual on held Virtual on 13th October 2021under the theme “The Role of Parliament inProtecting Constitutionalism and the Rule ofLaw in Southern Africa: Prospects andChallenges.” and Matters Arising from theMinutes.
  • Presentation on Previous Resolutions by theCommittee and Plenary and Action Taken
  • Presentation of the DGHR ProgrammeAnnual Work Plan for 2022

Hon. Jerónima Agostinho,Hon. Jerónima Agostinho,Chairperson

 

 

Committee Secretary

Committee Secretary

 10:00 – 11:30

                                                                                                                   Session I:

Session I:Reflections on the Public FinancialManagement (PFM): how Parliaments canutilise Parliamentary Control to fosterdemocratic accountability and curbingcorruption.

The Session will primarily focus on Part 6 of the Model Law on Parliamentary Control includingchecks and balances mechanisms and practices and the functions and powers of thePublic Accounts Committees. Members willshare experiences from their respective jurisdictions.

 

Mr Jay Kruuse, Director, Public Service Accountability Monitor (PSAM), School of Journalism and Media Studies at Rhodes University in South Africa and Member of the Technical Working Group on the PFM Model Law

 11:30 – 11:45  Tea Break  
 11:45 – 13:00  Session II:Session II:Consultation Meeting with the Consultantfor SADC PF Strategic Plan (2019 to 2023) Review  Dr Sennye Obuseng,Dr Sennye Obuseng,Independent Consultant
 13:00 – 14:00  LUNCH BREAK  
 14:00 – 16:30

 Session III:

Joint Meeting of the DGHR Standing Committee and the Regional Parliamentary Model Laws Oversight Committee to receive presentations and deliberated and make recommendations to the Plenary Assembly:

“Towards Strengthening the Role of Parliamentin Curbing Corruption and Promoting Accountability in the SADC region: Engaging Parliamentarians on how to use Public Finance Management to Execute Measures to Fight Corruption’’

 Presenter 1:

Adv. Ishara Bodasing, ManagingDirector I Bodasing Governance Consultants, South Africa ( 35minutes )

Presenter 2:

Mr Titus Gwemende, TeamLeader, Africa Regional Office –Open Society Foundation Africa ( 20 minutes )

Presenter 3:

Mr. Ipyana Musopole, Anti-Corruption Enforcement Officer,SADC Organ on Politics,Defence and Security Affairs,SADC Secretariat ( 20 minutes )

 16:30 – 17:00

 Session IV:

Election of DGHR Chairperson and ViceChairperson for 2022 to 2024

  • Speeches by the Outgoing Chairperson
  • Speeches by the Outgoing Chairpersonand Vice Chairperson
  • Voting & Counting of Ballots
  • Acceptance Speeches by the ElectedChairperson and Vice Chairperson
 Secretary General
   Vote of Thanks & Adjournment  DGHR Chairperson

                                                                                         END OF MEETING

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Wednesday, 11 May 2022 13:05

ELECTIONS-CALENDAR-FOR-SADC-2022-TO-2026

SADC ELECTIONS CALENDAR: 2022 TO 2026

COUNTRY PRESIDENTIAL NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
1. Angola Aug 2022 Aug 2022
2. Botswana 2024 (by National2024 (by NationalAssembly) 2024
3. Democratic Republic3. Democratic Republicof Congo 2023 2023
4. Eswatini   Primary elections: 2023;Primary elections: 2023;Secondary elections: 2023
5. Lesotho   2022
6. Madagascar 2023 (first round) 2024
7. Malawi 2025 2024
8. Mauritius 2024 (by National2024 (by NationalAssembly) 2024
9. Mozambique 2024 2024
10. Namibia 2024 2024
11. Seychelles 2025 2025
12. South Africa 2024 (by National2024 (by NationalAssembly) 2024
13. Tanzania 2025 2025
14. Zambia 2026 2026
15. Zimbabwe 2023 2023

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The Table below highlights the status of pending Resolutions of the DGHR Committee and Plenary Assembly in respect of the DGHR Programme and the actions taken or being taken:

 

 

Resolution by DGHR

and Plenary

Lead Status Action/Remarks
1        
1.1

Enhancing the role of Parliament in curbing corruptionand strengthening accountability

DGHR Programme Manager

In process
  • Theme for the Committee meeting during 51st Plenary Committee Session is “Towards Strengthening the Role of Parliament in Curbing Corruption and Promoting Accountability in the SADC region: Engaging Parliamentarians on how to use Public Finance Management to Execute Measures to Fight Corruption.’’ The meeting will strengthen the capacity of Members, facilitate knowledge sharing and adopt resolutions for more parliamentary action to foster democratic accountability, openness and curb corruption.
  • Consultant engaged, with funding from GIZ and Austrian Development Agency (ADA), to develop Regional Principles and Guidelines for Parliaments in curbin corruption and strengthening accountability. The tool will provide normative standards and serve as a knowledge tool for MPs. It will be validated by the Committee at its next meeting in October.
 1.2  Enhancing the roleEnhancing the roleof Parliament in thepromotion andprotection of humanrights  DGHR ProgrammeManager  In process
  • Consultant engaged, with funding from GIZ and ADA to develop a Regional Toolfor Parliaments in promoting and protecting Human Rights. The tool will be validated by the Committee at its next meeting in October.
  • A Regional Toolkit on best practices on parliamentary responses in protecting human rights during crises and disasters to be developed with funding from Sweden during 2022.
 1.3 Taking measures toTaking measures topromote women’spolitical participationin the SADC region  DGHR Programme Manager  In process
  • A region-wide study on the challenges that women face in running for political positions has been commissioned to gain deeper and comprehensive understanding of the challenges and assist SADC PF and national Parliaments in identifying possible strategies to address the challenges. The study is being undertaken with funding from GIZ and ADA.

  • Gender equality will continue to be entrenched as part of the SADC PF’s election Gender equality will continue to be entrenched as part of the SADC PF’s election observation as methodology in order to ensure the promotion of inclusive electoral processes and outcomes in the Region.

 1.4 Promote the Promote the domestication of the SADC Model Law on Elections in Member States DGHR Programme Manager  In progress
  • A national workshop to promote the domestication of the Model Law on Elections will be held in Lesotho, jointly with the Parliament of Lesotho. The meeting will be attended by electoral stakeholders such as Chairpersons of relevant parliamentary Committees of Lesotho, Independent Electoral Commission, CSOs, Media, and Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the DGHR Committee.

  • More domestication meetings to be held in Member States based on the SADC More domestication meetings to be held in Member States based on the SADC Elections Calendar and resource availability.
 1.5 Development of the Model Law on the Role of Parliament in Promoting and Protecting Constitutionalism and Rule of Law  DGHR Programme Manager   In progress
  •  Consultants engaged, with funding from SIDA, to undertake a baseline study on mechanisms and practices for separation of powers and checks and balances in SADC national Parliaments as part of the background work for the development of the Model Law.
  • Secretariat is mobilising resources for the drafting, consultative meetings and validation of the Model Law.
1.6 Development of the Model Law on SmallArms and Light Weapons     In progress
  •  Consultations are ongoing with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Disarmament and Arms Control for technical support to the development of the Model Law and a formalised collaboration framework is under consideration.
  • Secretariat exploring resource mobilisation opportunities to finance the development of the Model Law
         

 

Establishment of the DGHR Technical Working Group

To enhance technical support for the Programme, the Programme Manager has, in line with approved institutional policy framework, established a Technical Working Group (TWG) comprising experts from various regional and international organisations that the Forum collaborates with.



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“Towards Strengthening the Role of Parliament in Curbing Corruptionand Promoting Accountability in the SADC Region: Engaging Parliamentarians on how to use Public Finance Management to Execute Measures to Fight Corruption ’’

 

 INTRODUCTION

A sound, transparent and effective public financial management (PFM) system is a critical component of good governance and democratic accountability. PFM systems include the mechanisms through which public resources are collected, allocated, spent and accounted for, and comprises the whole budget cycle, public procurement, audit practices and revenue collection. Given the large amount of money and discretion involved, the management of public finances is particularly vulnerable to corruption. Corruption erodes trust, weakens democracy, hampers economic development and further exacerbates inequality, poverty, social division and the environmental crisis. For instance, the increasing link between politics and grand corruption means there is real risk not only to lose billions of dollars, but also the potential to destabilise the political systems through the hijacking of public policy. This calls for streamlined Parliamentary action to enhance accountability in PFM by ensuring that robust public financial management systems are established and that there is effective monitoring for compliance through oversight.

 LEVERAGING THE SADC MODEL LAW ON PFM TO CURB CORRUPTION

Against the background of generally weak PFM frameworks across the SADC region and the attendant challenges including corruption, elicit financial flows and tax evasion, the SADC PF has yet again embarked on a landmark intervention to assist Member States to bridge legislative, policy and implementation gaps by developing the SADC Model Law on Public Financial Management. The Model Law will assist Member States in benchmarking and setting of best practice in PFM.

The PFM Model Law is a new addition to the body of regional and international instruments that offer an array of strategies to mitigate the effects of corruption for SADC Member States and propel the region socioeconomic transformation as espoused in the region’s long-term vision –SADC Vision 2050 and the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).These instruments include the SADC Protocol Against Corruption adopted in August 2001 and entered into force in 2003, the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption adopted in 2003 and entered into force in 2006 and the United Nations Convention Against Corruption.

THE NEED FOR GREATER PARLIAMENTARY ACTION TO CURBTHE NEED FOR GREATER PARLIAMENTARY ACTION TO CURBCORRUPTION

Parliaments are the fulcrum of upholding the rule of law, constitutionalism Parliaments are the fulcrum of upholding the rule of law, constitutionalism and ensuring democratic accountability. They do this by reviewing, debating and enacting legislation, scrutinising government actions and holding the government accountable. Indeed, Parliaments, as public forums for scrutiny and key institutions for acquiring democratic legitimacy, are critical inbreaking the patterns of social traps and the vicious cycle of corruption. However, when Parliaments are tainted, they tend to be a breeding ground for corruption rather than serving as democratic institutions of accountability that deliver on the aspirations of citizens.

Parliaments are duty-bound to ensure that adequate progressive laws and Parliaments are duty-bound to ensure that adequate progressive laws and policies are put in place to enhance transparency and accountability in the management of public finances. It is important that the laws enacted by Parliament in this regard provide mechanisms and safeguards for effective budget execution, efficient management of collected revenues as well as fair, competitive and transparent public procurement processes. Thus, along side the domestication of the of the PFM Model Law based on national context, Parliaments should strengthen their respective anti-corruption legal frameworks in critical areas of prevention, criminalisation, international cooperation, extradition, and assets recovery.

Another essential aspect in fighting financial related corruption is effective Another essential aspect in fighting financial related corruption is effective law enforcement so that the corrupt are indiscriminately punished and the cycle of impunity is broken. This requires a strong legal framework, efficient law enforcement branches, an independent judiciary and a media and vibrant civil society. Parliaments can use its convening powers to ensure a collaborative approach towards effective law enforcement.

In the keynote address during the SADC PF consultative meeting on the SADC PFM Model In the keynote address during the SADC PF consultative meeting on the SADC PFM Model Law with the Committee of Central Bank Governors of SADC Member States on 22nd March2022, the former Minister of Finance and ex-Central Bank Governor of South Africa, Tito Mboweni, reiterated the symbiotic relationship between strong PFM and anti-corruption legal frameworks: “Corruption eats into all that money that our laws are trying to manage. So, side-by-side with a good PFM law, must be a very strong anti-corruption legislation that will be mutually reinforcing for the citizens of SADC.”

It is also important for Parliament to establish relevant portfolio committees It is also important for Parliament to establish relevant portfolio committees such as the Budget Committee and Public Accounts Committee and for these Committees to be given meaningful opportunity to engage in effective oversight on the budget. Parliament should enhance its internal technical capacity to review the budget and quarterly financial reports from government ministries and agencies, including through the establishment of Parliamentary Budget Offices. Parliaments can utilis resources such as the SADC PF Benchmarks for Democratic Legislatures in Southern Africa (2010), which provides minimum standards on the constitutional and legal framework, political imperatives as well as institutional, financial, material and human resources requirements for truly democratic Parliaments, to guide their institutional strengthening initiatives so that they can effectively combat corruption.

STATUTORY MEETING OF THE DGHR STANDING COMMITTEE

SADC PF has, through its Strategic Plan (2019-2023), committed to be the SADC PF has, through its Strategic Plan (2019-2023), committed to be the Flag-Bearer of Democratisation and Socio-Economic Development for Southern Africa and this is achieved through the implementation of various parliamentary initiatives including on curbing corruption. Regarding the combating corruption, the Constitution of SADC PF inter alia, enjoins the Forum “to promote the principles of … economic governance … through collective responsibility within the SADC Region.”3 This is the context in which the forthcoming DGHR Committee meeting will focus on the theme “Towards Strengthening the Role of Parliament in Curbing Corruption and Promoting Accountability in the SADC region: Engaging Parliamentarians on how to use Public Finance Management to Execute Measures to Fight Corruption.’’

The meeting will build on previous and ongoing initiatives on strengthening he role of Parliament in promoting accountability by combating corruption. For instance, currently the Forum is developing Principles and Guidelines for Parliaments in Curbing Corruption in the SADC Region to assist Member Parliaments.

MEETING OBJECTIVES

 The objectives of the statutory meeting are as follows: The objectives of the statutory meeting are as follows:

 i) Strengthen the capacity of Parliamentarians on how they can utilize parliamentary control in PFM to foster democratic accountability, openness and curb corruption;

ii) Deliberate on the linkages between the SADC PFM Model Law and the SADC Protocol Against Corruption as well as other regional and international instruments on combating corruption with a view to identify and pursue opportunities for domestication at national level;

iii) Promote peer learning, experience-sharing and building of consensuson priority areas for parliamentary action to enhance the role Parliament in curbing corruption and promoting accountability in the Parliament in curbing corruption and promoting accountability in the SADC region; and

iv) Adopt specific recommendations to the Plenary Assembly on priority areas for action by Parliaments at national and regional level to strengthen the role of Parliament in curbing corruption and promoting accountability through PFM in the SADC region.

METHODOLOGY

The statutory meeting will be a strategic platform for the DGHR Standing Committee to receive presentations from various subject experts and thereafter extensively deliberate on the theme and make recommendations to the Plenary Assembly. Accordingly, the meeting will receive presentations from the following experts:

i) Mr Jay Kruuse, Director, Public Service Accountability Monitor (PSAM), School of Journalism and Media Studies at Rhodes University in South Africa and Member of the Technical Working Group on the PFM Model Law;

ii) Adv. Ishara Bodasing, Managing Director IBodasing Governance Consultants, South Africa;

iii) Mr. Ipyana Musopole, Anti-Corruption Enforcement Officer, SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Affairs, SADC Secretariat; and iv) Mr Titus Gwemende, Team Leader, Africa Regional Office – Open Society Foundation Africa.

VENUE AND DATES

The Meeting will be held physically in South Africa on 1st May 2022 from 09:00 to 17:00, (GMT+2) and simultaneous interpretation will be available in the three official languages of SADC PF, namely English, French and Portuguese. There will be a provision for stakeholders to join proceedings virtually.

PARTICIPANTS

The Session will be attended by Members of the DGHR Standing Committee, RPMLOC Members and Members of the Technical Working Group who will join virtually.

 

 

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