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DIRCO’s COVID-19 response; with Deputy Ministers
3 Jun 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation 3 JUNE 2020
The Committee met to hear a presentation by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) on its role in support of Government's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Within the Department workplace measures have been implemented to create a ...
International Relations
South Africa chairship of the African Union; DIRCO & ARF 2019/20 Quarter 3 performance; with Deputy Ministers
19 Feb 2020
The Portfolio Committee met with the Department of International Relations and Corporations (DIRCO), and both Deputy Ministers, for its presentation on the third quarter performance of the Department the third quarter performance of the African Renaissance and International Cooperation Fund (ARF).
The Committee expressed how displeased it is with DIRCO’s ...
International Relations
International Relations and Cooperation Budget: Committee Report; with Deputy Minister
10 Jul 2019
The Committee, in the presence of Deputy Minister Alvin Botes, asked the Department of International Relations and Cooperation to report a holistic overview and the role that the Department plays in the international institutions it has membership. There should be regular engagements between the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation ...
International Relations
DIRCO and African Renaissance Fund 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan; with Deputy Minister
3 Jul 2019
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) presented its 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP), with Deputy Minister Alvin Botes. The presentation spoke to the situation analysis in terms of performance environment and operational environment. It was noted the focus of the APP in the period under review would cover ...
Basic Education
Department of Basic Education Quarter 3 performance
19 Feb 2019
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) briefed the Committee on its third quarter performance and some of the aspects highlighted were:
Basic Education
NSC Examination Outcomes 2018; State of School Readiness 2019; with Deputy Minister present
12 Feb 2019
The Committee was first briefed by the Department of Basic Education on the State of School Readiness for 2019. The Deputy Minister led the presentation and said the main challenges are migration, overcrowding, sanitation and planning. On migration, the Western Cape and Gauteng remain the biggest recipients of migrant learners. ...
Basic Education
Schools that Work; Early Grade Reading; 25 Year Review
27 Nov 2018
The Committee was briefed by the Department on Basic Education on Early Grade Reading Studies; the Schools That Work Survey II and the 25 Year Review of Basic Education. The Minister had tasked the National Education Evaluation and Development Unit to conduct a study into why some schools performed better ...
Basic Education
2019 School Readiness; with Deputy Minister
20 Nov 2018
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) met with the Committee to present the report on the preparation for 2019 school readiness, and disclosed that the majority of learners had already been placed. The final placement lists should be finalised by the end of November. Some challenges that affect the finalisation ...
Water and Sanitation
Municipal water debt: Department; COGTA; Treasury; SALGA update with Minister
14 Nov 2018
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) provided details of the municipal debt to water boards, and said an Inter-Ministerial Task Team (IMTT) had been established to devise a plan to resolve the outstanding debt in more structured way. The Committee was told that the municipalities owed a total of ...
Basic Education
Department of Basic Education Quarter 2 performance
13 Nov 2018
The Committee met with the Department of Basic Education (DBE) to be briefed on the Department’s second quarter performance for the 2018/19 financial year. The presentation addressed major highlights for the quarter before delving into the performance with regard to the specific indicators of the five programmes of the Department. ...