RISE Mzansi wishes to congratulate the newly elected Parliamentary Press Gallery Association (PGA) leadership. The PGA will be ably led by seasoned political and parliamentary journalists, namely Ms Andisiwe Makinana (Chairperson), Ms Lindsay Dentlinger (Secretary), and Mr Jason Felix (Treasurer).
The PGA has played and will continue to play an important role in ensuring that Parliament, Members of Parliament and the National Executive are held are accountable. Moreover, that the people of South Africa are kept informed of and educated about the contributions of public representatives, and the happenings of both Houses of Parliament, their Committees and the Executive (Cabinet and Deputy Ministers).
The PGA is as a vital and specialist body that works to ensure that Parliament “conduct its business in an open manner, and hold its sittings, and those of its Committees, in public”, as provided for in the Constitution.
RISE Mzansi looks forward to working with the PGA in advancing the principles of openness and transparency, and “freedom of the press and other media”, as further provided for in the Constitution.