https://www.polity.org.za
Deepening Democracy through Access to Information
Home / Statements RSS ← Back
Africa|Botswana|Services
Africa|Botswana|Services
africa|botswana|services
Close

Email this article

separate emails by commas, maximum limit of 4 addresses

Sponsored by

Close

Article Enquiry

South African CPA delegation welcomes CPA resolution on changing status to non-charitable organisation


Close

Embed Video

South African CPA delegation welcomes CPA resolution on changing status to non-charitable organisation

9th October 2023

ARTICLE ENQUIRY      SAVE THIS ARTICLE      EMAIL THIS ARTICLE

Font size: -+

/ MEDIA STATEMENT / The content on this page is not written by Polity.org.za, but is supplied by third parties. This content does not constitute news reporting by Polity.org.za.

The Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), Mr Amos Masondo has welcomed the resolution of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association’s (CPA’s) General Assembly of changing the status of the CPA from a charitable organisation to a non-charitable organisation.
 
Mr Masondo together with the Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula led a high-level delegation of the members of Parliament, speakers of the provincial legislatures and members of the provincial legislatures to the 66th CPA conference, which was held in Accra, in Ghana this past week.
 
The change of status of the CPA will assist the organisation in moving to an inter-parliamentary level and stops benefiting only a few charities that are based in the United Kingdom (UK), it will now have a global impact. This resolution gives the CPA an opportunity to benchmark against international parliamentary organisations such as the Inter-Parliamentary Union in order to achieve the desired impact on the Commonwealth member countries.
 
Furthermore, the resolution means a possible relocation of the CPA Secretariat from UK to one of the countries that has offered to host the secretariat. The CPA General Assembly instructed the Secretary General of the CPA, Mr Stephen Twigg, to write a letter to all member countries and inform them of the basic criteria required if they wish to host the CPA Secretariat. The General Assembly agrees that the issue of the legal status of the CPA should be resolved within a period of 6 months with June 2024 being the latest deadline timeframe.
 
The South African delegation wishes to congratulate Rwanda for assuming the Commonwealth Women Parliamentary (CWP) chairpersonship and Botswana for being elected as the vice-chairperson of the CWP. It is encouraging for the Africa region to assume leadership positions particularly on issues that advance the debate on issues affecting women. Leadership on these positions comes with certain responsibilities and obligations and South Africa has confidence that the region has enough capacity to lead the CWP efficiently.
 
The delegation also congratulates the Speaker of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature, Ms Ntombi Mekgwe, on receiving international recognition for the sterling work that she does in the Gauteng Province. Ms Mekgwe received an award as the best parliamentarian in the Commonwealth for the work she does with civil society organisations including women, youth and the LGBTQIA+ community sectors.
 
This international recognition is a testament to the good work that the South African public representatives are doing in their respective constituencies. Furthermore, this recognition inspires public representatives to ensure their work has an impact within those various communities. Doing impactful work that is in line with the Constitution of the country and its laws is what all public representatives should aspire to.

 

Advertisement

Issued by The Parliamentary Communication Services on behalf of The Leader of the Delegation, Amos Masondo
 

 

To watch Creamer Media's latest video reports, click here
 
Advertisement

EMAIL THIS ARTICLE      SAVE THIS ARTICLE ARTICLE ENQUIRY

To subscribe email subscriptions@creamermedia.co.za or click here
To advertise email advertising@creamermedia.co.za or click here

Comment Guidelines

 

About

Polity.org.za is a product of Creamer Media.
www.creamermedia.co.za

Other Creamer Media Products include:
Engineering News
Mining Weekly
Research Channel Africa

Read more

Subscriptions

We offer a variety of subscriptions to our Magazine, Website, PDF Reports and our photo library.

Subscriptions are available via the Creamer Media Store.

View store

Advertise

Advertising on Polity.org.za is an effective way to build and consolidate a company's profile among clients and prospective clients. Email advertising@creamermedia.co.za

View options

Email Registration Success

Thank you, you have successfully subscribed to one or more of Creamer Media’s email newsletters. You should start receiving the email newsletters in due course.

Our email newsletters may land in your junk or spam folder. To prevent this, kindly add newsletters@creamermedia.co.za to your address book or safe sender list. If you experience any issues with the receipt of our email newsletters, please email subscriptions@creamermedia.co.za