South Africa: Public Accounts Committee visits India, discuss Parliamentary diplomacy, G20, parliamentary procedure and Committee System

Nimish Kumar, The Parliament Journal. Cape Town (South Africa)/ New Delhi (India), 3 February, 2023: A Parliamentary delegation led by Hon’ble Mr. Mkhuleko Hlengwa, Chairman, Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa called on the Lok Sabha Speaker, Shri Om Birla in Parliament House Complex. Earlier, the Members of the … Read more

International Day of Democracy: South African Government statement

By Nimish Kumar, The Parliament Journal. On 15 September, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (link is external)(IPU) and parliaments around the world celebrate the International Day of Democracy, declared by the United Nations General Assembly in 2007. In its resolution A/RES/62/7 establishing the International Day of Democracy, the United Nations noted that “while democracies share common features, there is … Read more