The National Planning Commission [NPC] held a Consultation Session on the Social Cohesion Framework on Thursday, 23 November 2023. The Inclusive Society Institute was represented by its Chief Executive Officer, Mr Daryl Swanepoel.
A presentation was made by Commissioner Abba Omar with regard to the Social Cohesion Framework Document (click here for framework document / click here for presentation), and the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture presented their Revised National Strategy for Social Cohesion and the National Social Compact for Social Cohesion and Nation Building.
Included in the NPC’s strategy is the establishment of a Social Cohesion & Reconciliation Committee, which will be multiparty in nature, and a Social Cohesion & Reconciliation Council which will be composed of NPOs, relevant research organisations, Labour, Business, the Office of the Deputy president, key departments and Chapter 9 Institutions.