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CGE Newsflash 63
Commission for Gender EqualityRef: https://cge.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/CGE_Newsflash-_63.pdf
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Collected on 1 August 2026
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What this means
This document is a Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) newsletter (“Newsflash 163”, dated 31 July 2026) summarising CGE activities and engagements across South Africa. It reports CGE participation in oversight and advocacy initiatives, including attending the Free State Provincial Legislature’s newly established Accountability, Leadership and Oversight Forum on 16 July 2026 and emphasising gender-responsive accountability in light of an Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) finding that Free State is the worst-performing province for local government performance. The newsletter also covers CGE engagements in North West, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, and other provinces, including GBV/sexual consent education, learner safety interventions, and participation in a young women and LGBTQIA+ symposium.
Facts
Places
Free State, North West, Mahikeng Local Municipality, City of Mbombela Local Municipality, Mpumalanga
Reference
https://cge.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/CGE_Newsflash-_63.pdf
Key Takeaways
- CGE Newsflash 163 (Commission for Gender Equality newsletter), edition dated 31 July 2026
- 16 July 2026: CGE Free State Provincial Manager attended inaugural session of Free State Provincial Legislature Accountability, Leadership and Oversight Forum
- Forum objectives: strengthen collaboration among Chapter 9/10 institutions, integrated constitutional oversight, monitor implementation of oversight recommendations, share permissible information on audit findings/investigations/oversight outcomes
- AGSA report context: Free State identified as worst-performing province for local government performance
- 20 July 2026: CGE advocacy/awareness dialogue at Modjadji Campus, Letaba TVET College on sexual consent and reporting GBVF (Coko V State case referenced)
- 17 July 2026: CGE North West participated in Law Students Career Day at NWU Mahikeng Campus (Nelson Mandela Month theme: Constitution at 30)
- FISD meeting in Mahikeng (hosted by PSC): members agreed to hold Department of Education accountable for rehabilitating a closed school in Ngaka Modiri Molema District due to poor infrastructure/inadequate sanitation
- Nelson Mandela International Day: FISD dedicated 67 minutes to community service at KaMagugu Inclusive School in Mbombela; donated toiletries and sanitary towels
- Gauteng: IEC Thought Leadership Seminar on voting patterns; Gauteng Provincial Manager Naledi Selebano questioned factors motivating/deterring women voters (HSRC survey) and raised issues on youth and opposition parties
- KwaZulu-Natal: CGE participated in 2026 Joint Young Women and LGBTQIA+ Symposium (theme: Advancing Inclusive Democracy)
- Commission for Gender Equality (CGE)
- Free State Provincial Legislature
- Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA)
- Chapter 9 institutions
- Chapter 10 institutions
- Forum for Institutions Supporting Democracy (FISD)
- Public Service Commission (PSC)
- Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD)
- North-West University (NWU)
- Letaba TVET College
- Modjadji Campus
- Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)
- IEC (Independent Electoral Commission)
- Office of the Speaker of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature
- KwaZulu-Natal Legislature
- Department of Education (including Directorate of District Learner Social Support Services - DLSSS)
- Ngaka Modiri Molema Municipality
- KaMagugu Inclusive School
- Mbombela Local Municipality
- Hon. N. N. Boyce
Dates
Closing Date
16 July 2026