President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Canada to participate in the Group of Seven (G7) Summit Outreach Session, scheduled to take place on the margins of the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, on Tuesday.
The G7 consists of the largest advanced economies including France, Germany, the UK and the US. The EU also participates in summits, though not as a member.
Canada assumed the presidency of the G7 in January and is seeking to tackle global challenges and opportunities, including international peace and security, global economic stability and growth and the digital transition.
“Furthermore, the outreach session aims to explore leadership and collaboration in driving a comprehensive approach to energy security with a focus on technology and innovation; diversification and strengthening critical mineral supply chains; and infrastructure and investment,” the presidency said in a statement.
It added that “this resonates with SA’s national interests and priorities for the G20 [summit]” in SA in November.
Also on Tuesday, ActionSA will deliver the party’s view on SA in a one-year review of the government of national unity (GNU). The review will feature the unveiling of the first comprehensive grading of the GNU’s performance over the past 12 months.
“Tuesday’s review will provide South Africans with a pioneering opportunity to assess the GNU’s delivery, hold it accountable and access an objective, data-driven evaluation of government performance across key areas of governance, measured against the commitments it made upon taking office,” the party said in a statement.
Meanwhile, the Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) is preparing to host a symposium on political funding in Durban on Wednesday and Thursday. This follows four years of implementing the Political Funding Act of 2018, which took effect in April 2021
“The symposium aims to foster informed dialogue on matters related to the use of money in our politics, the required transparency and accountability models as well as possible reforms to ensure an effective political finance regulatory regime in SA,” the IEC said in a statement.
IEC chair Mosotho Moepya, CEO Sy Mamabolo and finance minister Enoch Godongwana are expected to address the symposium on the government’s perspective on the public funding of elected representatives to enhance multiparty democracy.
On Tuesday parliament’s justice committee will interrogate the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) competence. This follows the NPA’s failure to successfully prosecute high-profile accused persons in state capture investigations.
In the National Council of Provinces this week, the peace & security cluster will answer questions ranging from foreign to domestic threats to SA’s social and political stability.
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