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Progressive Professionals Forum Gauteng

a regional branch of the national organization that was launched in August 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The PPF Gauteng is dedicated to harnessing the intellectual power of professionals and entrepreneurs in the region to contribute towards the country's development goals.

At PPF Gauteng, we believe in fostering diversity of opinions within an inclusive framework, promoting non-racial, non-sexist, and non-xenophobic values. Our members consist of progressive professionals, academics, intellectuals, and patriotic entrepreneurs who align themselves with the principles of the Freedom Charter and the Constitution of South Africa.

Our Objectives and Character

1. Provide a platform for all professionals to stimulate intellectual debate on the progressive agenda.

2. Enable continuous interactions between various progressive formations and professionals.

3. Leverage and harness the capacity of professionals to engender an inclusive economic growth.

4. Seek mechanisms to ensure that the public discourse in the country is balanced and progressive and promote the patriotism of its citizens.

5. We will do this by availing our skills and expertise and engaging at a strategic level with government and the private sector.

6. Influence policy through well researched submissions and focused advocacy.

Character of the PPF

 

1. The PPF is non-racial, non-sexist, non-xenophobic and non-afrophobic

2. The PPF is a South African based organisation and has a national, continental and international focus.

 

3. The PPF seeks to attract professionals, academia, intelligentsia and entrepreneurs who align themselves with progressive movements and who aspire to progressive ideals such as those enshrined in the Freedom Charter and the Preamble of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa.

Building Africa’s productive capacity through partnership
 

The PPF believes that the political, social and economic history and destiny of South Africa is intertwined with that of the African continent. Since 1994 the Government has steered South Africa into a progressive, respectful and collaborative contributor to the deepening of democracy, self-determination and prosperity throughout Africa.In addition ,the performance of Africa’s economy has begun to defy Afro-pessimism, with more than half of the 10 fastest growing global economies now being African.

 

1. The PPF will therefore enhance all efforts to foster alliances with progressive African professionals, businessmen and entrepreneurs, in order to maximize the continent’s productive capacity.

2. The PPF will assist in fully integrating African professionals and businessmen in the diaspora into South African society as valuable and active participants.

3. The PPF will not tolerate xenophobia/afrophobia and will actively work to eliminating it.

Should you require more detailed information or have any specific requests, please feel free to reach out to us. Thank you for visiting the PPF Gauteng website!

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