By REGINALD KANYANE
15 June 2025 – The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation will on Wednesday launch the fourth leg of the People-Centred Oversight Mechanism in the Western Cape. The committee has previously launched this Oversight Mechanism in Mpumalanga, North West and Gauteng provinces.
The People-Centred Oversight Mechanism includes systems and processes that involve the public in monitoring and holding public institutions accountable, particularly in areas like foreign policy and service delivery. These mechanisms aim to ensure that ordinary citizens have a voice and play a meaningful role in shaping policies and practices that affect their lives.
This initiative aims to involve ordinary South Africans in the country’s foreign policy agenda and ensure that international relations are not solely the domain of elites. The launch will take place at Cape Sun Hotel, in Cape Town from 8:30 until 2pm.
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