South Africa to set up new APRM National Governing Council ahead of the 2nd Generation Review.
Government, in partnership with Civil Society will hold a two-day session from Tuesday, 10 December 2019 to begin the process of establishing South Africa’s new National Governing Council of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM).
The formation of the National Governing Council (NGC) will pave the way in preparing for the country’s Second Generation Review taking off in 2020.
Minister for the Public Service and Administration, Mr Senzo Mchunu, in his capacity as the APRM Focal Point for South Africa will together with Deputy Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga preside over this two-day process that will lead to the roll-out plan of the 2nd review process of the country.
Once established, the new NGC will be expected to lead the country self-assessment process and ensures its credibility; and ultimately produces the Country Self- Assessment Report (CSAR) for the APRM.
The NGC structure is at the core of the functioning and success of the country’s APRM, as its key role is to mobilise and ensure participation of all stakeholders and citizens in general to the APRM processes.
The structure is comprised of representatives and key stakeholders from government; civil society; private sector; marginalized communities and organisations representing women, youth and people with disabilities.
The APRM statute demands that Member States set up the NGC as national structure that will, among others, ensure the strategic functioning of the APRM national level and provide strategic policy guidance for its implementation; ensure that the country review process is technically competent; credible and free from political manipulation; lead the APRM sensitization programmes country-wide and ensure that all stakeholders participate in the process and own it; as well as ensuring that all the concerns outlined in the self–assessment reports and in the country review reports are addressed in its National Programmes of Action (NPOA).
The APRM, formed in 2003, is a mutually agreed instrument voluntarily acceded to by African Union (AU) Member States as an African self-monitoring mechanism to foster good governance in the continent through a systematic peer learning and self-assessment mechanism.
Its primary purpose is to foster the adoption of policies, standards and practices that lead to political stability, high economic growth, sustainable development and accelerated sub-regional and continental economic integration through sharing of experiences and reinforcement of successful and best practice, including identifying deficiencies and assessing the needs for capacity building.
Members of the Media are invited to the event as follows:
Date: Wednesday, 11 December 2019
Time: 09H30
Venue: Misty Hills Country Hotel – Muldersdrift - Gauteng
South Africa takes over Chairpersonship of the APRM programme from the Republic of Chad beginning of next year.
Kindly confirm attendance with:
Ms Wisane Mavasa
Cell: 082 806 1351
Email: wisane.mavasa@dpsa.gov.za
Media enquiries:
Mr Vukani Mbhele - Ministerial Media Liaison Officer
Cell: 076 523 0085
