By, May 22 -- Thoboloko Ntsonyane

CAPE TOWN - The Pan African Parliament (PAP) recognizes the media as a crucial partner in its mission to enhance transparency, accountability, and public engagement of this continental parliament across the African continent.

This comes to light during a recent training held in Cape Town, South Africa (SA) when and where PAP gathers 21 journalists from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region for training aimed at enhancing their reporting capacities on parliamentary matters.

PAP is the legislative body of the AU that aims to provide a common platform for African citizens to participate in discussions and decision-making processes related to the challenges and opportunities facing the con...