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3 weeks ago | 
southerneye.co.zw | Moses Magadza |Sharon Sibindi |Nizbert Moyo |Silas Nkala
GABORONE, Botswana - The Speaker of the National Assembly of Botswana, Dithapelo Lefoko Keorapetse has said that the transformation of the SADC Parliamentary Forum into a regional parliament will improve SADC citizens’ participation in regional affairs.
Keorapetse made the remarks on Wednesday last week when the President of Botswana, Duma Boko signed the agreement amending the SADC Treaty to recognize the SADC parliament as an official institution of the regional bloc.
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3 weeks ago | 
southerneye.co.zw | Moses Magadza |Patricia Sibanda |Berita Kafesu |Sharon Sibindi
Local News GABORONE - Sadc executive secretary Elias Magosi, has hailed recent moves to transform the Sadc Parliamentary Forum (Sadc PF) into a regional parliament.
Magosi made the call after Botswana President Duma Boko last week signed the agreement to amend the Sadc treaty paving way for the establishment of the proposed Sadc parliament.
Mauritius now remains the only Sadc member state to sign the pact.
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1 month ago | 
southerneye.co.zw | Moses Magadza |Sharon Sibindi |William Vundla |Nizbert Moyo
NEW YORK, USA - The secretary-general of the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (Sadc PF), Boemo Sekgoma, has called for urgent and sustained parliamentary action to eliminate female genital mutilation (FGM).
Speaking at the launch of the updated Global Report on FGM/Cutting at the 69th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), Sekgoma described the practice as a “very live and serious issue” in the Sadc region that must be tackled with urgency.
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
newsday.co.zw | Moses Magadza
SOUTHERN African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) secretary-general Boemo Sekgoma has underscored the need for a rights-based approach in the global response to HIV and Aids.
In a statement released as the world commemorated World AIDS Day on Sunday, under the theme, “Take the rights path: my health, my right!”, Sekgoma expressed the SADC PF’s commitment to advocating for the rights of individuals living with HIV.
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
newsday.co.zw | Moses Magadza
SADC Parliamentary Forum secretary-general Boemo Sekgoma has called for collective action to combat gender-based violence across the region.
She made the call in a statement released on November 25, 2024, as the world marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
newsday.co.zw | Moses Magadza
THE SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC) and its partners have convened a workshop aimed at enhancing the monitoring and evaluation framework for the SADC Model Law on Eradicating Child Marriage and Protecting Children Already in Marriage.
The workshop kicked off in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Tuesday.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
newsday.co.zw | Moses Magadza
THE Regional Women’s Parliamentary Caucus (RWPC) of the SADC Parliamentary Forum held its statutory meeting and a public hearing virtually on October 22, 2024, focusing on enhancing women’s leadership roles in climate change and disaster risk management initiatives.
Chaired by Shally Josepha Raymond from the United Republic of Tanzania, the committee explored how gender-responsive budgeting can be integrated into national and regional development plans.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
newsday.co.zw | Moses Magadza
WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA – SADC citizens will have an opportunity to engage their representatives within the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) on a range of issues when it hosts its 2024 Public Hearing Session from October 18 to 25, 2024.
Joseph Manzi, the director of programmes at the SADC PF, said the public hearings seek to leverage the role of the SADC PF in facilitating citizen participation in regional integration.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
namibian.com.na | Moses Magadza
SADC Parliamentary Forum (PF) secretary general Boemo Sekgoma has called for inclusive policies that empower girls and women across Africa. Sekgoma has condemned practices like child marriage, betrothals and female genital mutilation, which continue to hinder the development of girls on the continent. “These practices are abhorrent to democracy and must be eradicated if we are to see any real progress,” she says.
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Oct 12, 2024 | 
newsday.co.zw | Moses Magadza
NAMIBIA’s Speaker of Parliament Peter Katjavivi who is heading the Namibian delegation to the 149th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly, has expressed satisfaction on progress towards the transformation of the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) into a SADC Regional Parliament.
Katjavivi made the remarks during his valedictory speech on October 12, 2024, at the SADC Group Parliamentary Meeting on the sidelines of 149th IPU Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland.
