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News in Brief

South Africa set to deepen good govern-

ance and inclusive development through the

APRM

Led by a member of the APRM Panel of Eminent Persons,
outh Africa is in the final stages of review under the
African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Second Bishop Emeritus Dinis Sengulane, they crisscrossed the
SGeneration Review, which was tabled at the 35th country’s nine provinces to engage with targeted leaders,
heads of organisations and representative structures from
Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly, in the executive, legislature, judiciary, Chapter 9 institutions,
early February 2022. Among others, the APRM promotes business, and civil society, as well as ordinary citizens.
peer-learning among member states on policies and
best practices to entrench good and stable political and Since February 2020 President Cyril Ramaphosa has been
corporate governance, socio-economic development, and chairing the APR Forum. His term ended in February 2022.
regional and continental economic integration. In this regard, the Second Generation Country Review is
seen as forming part of the President’s APR Forum Chair-
In South African, the Minister for Public Service and Admin- ship and reaffirms South Africa’s commitment to the prin-
istration is the Focal Point for the work of the APRM and ciples and aspirations of the APRM as one of the founding
also serves as the “Chair of Chairs” to the other Focal Points member countries of the continental mechanism back in
across the African continent. 2002, under the framework of the implementation of the
New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD).
As a build-up to the Review, South Africa concluded its
APRM Self-Assessment Country Report 2014-2021, which The processes leading up to the delivery of the Second
was formally adopted by Cabinet in December 2021. The Generation Country Review were marked by collegiality and
country also hosted the APRM Country Review Mission collaboration among a range of stakeholders and will culmi-
(CRM) from 6 to 22 December 2021, which involved a high- nate into a National Programme of Action for implementing
level team of experts drawn from across the continent to the recommendations of the review as well as intensifying
assess APRM work in South Africa under the Programme’s the interventions that are aimed at tackling the triple
five broad Thematic Areas:
challenges of unemployment, poverty and inequality. ■
■ Democracy and Good Political Governance By Gcino Mlaba, Director: APRM and OGP at the Department of
■ Economic Governance and Management Public Service and Administration
■ Corporate Governance
■ Socioeconomic Development and Management
■ State Resilience and Preparedness

December 9th 2021 meeting of the Members of the Country Review Mission with the NGC Steering Committee and
Technical Research Institutions. Also in the picture are officials from the APRM Secretariat and National Secretariat.

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