SADC Parliamentary Forum
WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA - A three-day regional workshop got underway in Cape Town on Tuesday to finalise a pioneering Digital Dashboard to track implementation of the SADC Model Law on Eradicating Child Marriage and Protecting Children Already in Marriage.
The SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) and other partners convened the meeting that brings together delegates including Monitoring and Evaluation specialists, data scientists, SRHR researchers, youth activists and civil-society partners from SADC Member States, with several participating online.
WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA – The Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) has joined the National Assembly of Angola in mourning the passing of Honourable Diamantino Domingos Mussokola, an Angolan legislator and active member of the Forum, who died on Friday, 13 June 2025, in Luanda at the age of 54.
In a statement issued in Luanda, the Speaker of the National Assembly of Angola, Hon. Carolina Cerqueira, paid tribute to the late parliamentarian, hailing his legacy of humility, camaraderie, and wisdom.
BUSINESS UNUSUAL AS SADC PF URGES IMPLEMENTATION FOLLOWING MOU SIGNINGS WITH STRATEGIC PARTNERS
11 Jun 2025The SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) has urged its partners to focus on implementation following the successful signing of Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) last week.
The SADC PF formalised MoUs with Oxfam, Southern Africa Youth Forum (SAYoF), Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA), the Electoral Commissions Forum of SADC countries (ECF-SADC) and the Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) on the margins its 57th Plenary Assembly Session hosted by the Parliament of Zimbabwe in Victoria Falls City.
VICTORIA FALLS, ZIMBABWE - The SADC Parliamentary Forum has signed five Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with key regional and international organisations towards inclusive and strategic collaboration.
The MoUs with Oxfam, Southern Africa Youth Forum (SAYoF), Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA), the Electoral Commissions Forum of SADC countries (ECF-SADC) and the Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) were signed on the margins the SADC PF’s 57th Plenary Assembly Session hosted by the Parliament of Zimbabwe in Victoria Falls City last week.
COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE 57TH SADC PARLIAMENTARY FORUM PLENARY ASSEMBLY SYMPOSIUM ON THE THEME: 03 JUNE 2025
06 Jun 2025WHEREAS: Article 6 of the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) Constitution enjoins the SADC PF to strengthen the implementation capacity of SADC by involving Parliamentarians in the affairs of SADC as well as to provide a Forum for discussion on matters of common interest to SADC;
AWARE THAT: The Fourth Industrial Revolution, driven by advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI), is truly and firmly underway; and,
WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA — The Speaker of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, Honourable Advocate Jacob Francis Nzwidamilimo Mudenda has declared readiness to host the 57th Plenary Assembly Session of the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF), which starts this week.
The picturesque tourist city of Victoria Falls will be the venue of the plenary that will take place from 2nd to 8th June 2025 under the theme “Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Effective and Efficient Parliamentary Processes in the SADC Region: Experiences, Challenges, and Opportunities.”
I. BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE
The SADC Parliamentary Forum is an institutional organ of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) which is mandated to promote inter-parliamentary cooperation and convergence on issues of regional interest by inter alia developing legal normative content that can serve as benchmarking guidance for national Parliaments. The overarching objective of the SADC Model Law on Prison Oversight is to ensure that Parliaments are sufficiently empowered through legal provisions to demand accountability from the government for protecting prisoners’ rights.
SADC PARLIAMENTARY FORUM
JOB ADVERTISEMENT AND TERMS OF REFERENCE
WE ARE HIRING - PROGRAMME OFFICER – CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH/SRHR
Advertisement: Programme Officer – Climate Change, Environment and Health / SRHR
Job Title: Programme Officer – Climate Change, Environment and Health/SRHR
Location: Based at the SADC Parliamentary Forum Headquarters, Windhoek, Republic of Namibia
Duration: Fixed-term (17 months)
Reports to: Secretary General of the SADC Parliamentary Forum
WIHDHOEK, NAMIBIA - Sweden has called for urgent action to address the intersection of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and climate change, warning that the synergies between the two remain critically underestimated despite their profound impact on vulnerable populations, especially women and girls.
Ms Veronica Perzanowska, representing the Embassy of Sweden in Lusaka, made the call when she delivered a keynote address at the beginning of a virtual capacity-building seminar for parliamentary staff in Southern Africa on Tuesday.
SADC PARLIAMENTARY FORUM
JOB ADVERTISEMENT AND TERMS OF REFERENCE
WE ARE HIRING - PROGRAMME OFFICER – CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH/SRHR
Advertisement: Programme Officer – Climate Change, Environment and Health / SRHR
Job Title: Programme Officer – Climate Change, Environment and Health/SRHR
Location: Based at the SADC Parliamentary Forum Headquarters, Windhoek, Republic of Namibia
Duration: Fixed-term (17 months)
Reports to: Secretary General of the SADC Parliamentary Forum