132 and Intellectual Property Commission – have been set up or strengthened following the promulgation of the relevant legislation e.g. Consumer Protection Act of 2008 and the Companies Amendment Act of 2008 on 1 May 2011 continued to strengthen institutions tasked with monitoring regulatory compliance and enforcing such regulations Objective3: Promote adoption of codes of business ethics in achieving objectives of the corporation Key institutions and certain social groups are underdeveloped and need to become more effective Build technical, analytic and legal capabilities of chapter 9 institutions support of Continuous In advancing legal capabilities of other Chapter 9 institutions, the Public Protector investigated complaints relating to maladministration, financial impropriety and conduct in the affairs of the Commission for Gender Equality. The Public Protector’s remedial action was that the National Assembly amends the Commission for Gender Equality Act to bring it in line with the Constitution and that the current organisational requirements of the Commission be improved to ultimately strengthen it’s functioning as a Chapter 9 institution 132 The Public Protector regularly hosts Good Governance Weeks, which include a conference that brings together institutions that support democracy and other oversight bodies to forge a common understanding of good governance and to map out a platform for good governance and oversight work going forward. This initiative has resulted in greater public awareness and use of the Public Protector, evidenced by a greater number of finalised cases, speedier resolution, and reduction in referred cases. The impact of finalised cases continues to

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