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Governance & accountability

Trust is a control system, not a slogan.

Ubuntu Gale’s governance baseline separates oversight, execution, verification and access. The organisation will publish confirmed legal information and approved policies as those foundations are completed.

MFArequired for privileged roles2-personcontrol for material finance actionsAuditrequired for critical decisionsVerifiedbefore impact publication
Legal registration confirmed · other statuses in progress

UBUNTU GALE NPC is registered with the CIPC of South Africa under registration number 2026/299242/08 (effective 12 April 2026). NPO registration, PBO tax status and Section 18A approval are separate processes and are not claimed until granted.

01Governance structure

Oversight, execution and assurance

The planned structure includes a governing board, accountable executive leadership, programme decision owners, finance controls, data-protection responsibility and independent assurance where risk or funding conditions require it.

02Financial controls

Funding use must be traceable

Restricted and unrestricted funds will be recorded separately. Material commitments, payments, procurement exceptions and budget changes require approval according to delegated limits.

No single person initiates and approves a material payment Grant conditions are linked to budgets and reporting dates Budget-to-actual variance is reviewed Conflicts are checked before procurement decisions Supporting records follow an approved retention schedule
03Programme governance

Projects advance through approved gates

Discovery, funding, safeguarding, data responsibility, ownership and evidence plans must be accepted before delivery. Status changes and material scope decisions are recorded with an owner and reason.

04Policy register

Policies require ownership, versioning and review

The initial register includes privacy, data protection, safeguarding, complaints, whistleblowing, procurement, conflicts, financial controls, acceptable use, information security and evidence publication.

05Public accountability

What will be published

Confirmed registration information is published on the organisational profile page, with official CIPC documents available for download and independent verification. Leadership profiles, approved public policies, annual reports, material programme status, verified impact results and an accessible route for complaints will be published as they become available.

06Controlled access

Transparency does not mean exposing sensitive information

Applicant data, beneficiary information, due-diligence records, safeguarding information, security details and private funder documents will remain restricted to authorised users with logged access.