{"id":37091,"date":"2026-06-15T07:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T05:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=37091"},"modified":"2026-06-15T07:43:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T05:43:00","slug":"sas-gauteng-legislature-to-co-host-major-african-commonwealth-conference","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/sas-gauteng-legislature-to-co-host-major-african-commonwealth-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"SA\u2018s Gauteng Legislature to co-host major African Commonwealth conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa (SA) is taking the lead in driving the continent&#8217;s democratic conversation as it hosts the 19th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth Africa Region, running from this Monday until Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The gathering marks a notable first for local governance. In a departure from tradition for the Commonwealth Africa Region, a provincial-level legislature has been cleared to co-host the high-profile event alongside the national parliament.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the unique arrangement, the Speaker of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature, Morakane Mosupyoe, pointed out the constitutional weight behind the decision.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a sub-national legislature. It is a big moment,&#8221; Mosupyoe said. &#8220;It has never happened before that a branch at our level is allowed. After many meetings, graciously chaired by the Secretary and with the Chairperson&#8217;s involvement, we were granted the opportunity to host this, in conjunction with the National Council of Provinces, because the matter is embedded in our Constitution and we must respect that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The summit brings parliamentary leaders from across the continent to Johannesburg to thrash out solutions for governance, growth, and continental peace. This year&#8217;s discussions are being held under the theme: &#8220;Proactive Parliaments and Sustainable Development: An Imperative for Political Stability in Africa.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":37092,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"news-type":[78,26],"class_list":["post-37091","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-featured","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"SA hosts the 19th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth Africa Region","published_date":"2026-06-15 07:26:00","news_description":"SA hosts the 19th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth Africa Region","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/37091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/37091\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37093,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/37091\/revisions\/37093"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=37091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}