Bernice Swarts

National Assembly

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About Bernice Swarts

2021 committee attendance as mp

91% attendance rate

Attended 32 meetings out of 35

2020 committee attendance as mp

96% attendance rate

Attended 52 meetings out of 54

2019 committee attendance as mp

39% attendance rate

Attended 12 meetings out of 31

Attendance Methodology

Recent meetings attended

International Relations — Suspension of Director-General and Ambassador Faisel Moosa: briefing by Minister; DIRCO and African Renaissance Fund – reports on Quarters 3 & 4 of 2020/21 — 2 Sep 2021
Public Accounts (SCOPA) — Follow up meeting with SIU on investigation into COVID-19 PPE procurement by state institutions; Digital Vibe Investigation — 1 Sep 2021
International Relations — Election of Chairperson — 31 Aug 2021
International Relations — Postponed: Update on consequence management; DIRCO & ARF Quarter 3 & 4 2020/21 performance — 25 Aug 2021
Public Accounts (SCOPA) — DENEL SIU investigations: hearing; Denel briefing, with Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises — 24 Aug 2021

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Currently

Member at Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at African National Congress (ANC) (Party)

Formerly

Member at Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) (National Assembly Committees) from 27th June 2019 until 15th July 2020
17th Candidate at African National Congress Regional Gauteng Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2019 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Type of Business Activity	Directorship/Partnership in any Corporate Body
Tom Berry Enterprises – Consulting, Delivering and Supply	Director

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description of Property	Location – Area	Extent of the Property
Residential	Mpumalanga	Private Home

Committee appearances

DIRCO & ARF Quarter 3 & 4 2020/21 performance; Update on consequence management 2 Sep 2021

Ms B Swarts (ANC) asked DIRCO to explain to the Committee in detail what the real impediments were for finalising the plans in programme 1. Does DIRCO have capacity challenges or is it a matter of not prioritising the task. DIRCO is failing to live up to the energy it ...
Update on consequence management cases; DIRCO & ARF Quarter 3&4 2020/21 performance 25 Aug 2021

Ms B Swarts (ANC) agreed with Members regarding the issue of DIRCO having a record of submitting poor-quality documents after its deadlines. It is clear that the Minister and senior executives are repeatedly undermining the Committee and its oversight role by not preparing for meetings with the Committee.
DENEL SIU investigations: hearing 24 Aug 2021

Ms B Swarts (ANC) was concerned that no consequence management had been conducted on the investigations done by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) and Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs (ENSafrica). This meant that the payments made to those firms were fruitless and wasteful. She asked how much money had been paid to those firms for ...
DIRCO’s takeover of custodianship of state owned properties abroad:: DIRCO & DPSA briefing 18 Aug 2021

Ms B Swarts (ANC) said DIRCO would never understand what the Committee expected from them. The Committee was just moving in circles with DIRCO. Information requested from DIRCO about its properties was never received by the Committee. There had been a simple request from the Committee for a milestone report ...
Negotiations on COVID-19 vaccine waiver at WTO 1 Jun 2021

Ms B Swarts (ANC) appreciated the presentation which showed that the waiver was a good test of SA’s economic diplomacy and it should ensure that it used its soft power to the fullest. What institutional mechanisms were in place for DIRCO and dtic to deliver on government’s economic priorities as ...

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Plenary appearances

NOTICES OF MOTION 10 Sep 2019

House Chairperson, I hereby give notice that, on the next sitting day of the House, I shall move on behalf of the
ANC that that the House debates African countries' need to work together to promote peace and stability while addressing trade obstacles, climate change, corruption [Inaudible] security and the ...
THE DEPUTY MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND CO-OPERATION 11 Jul 2019

Hon House Chairperson, hon Minister of the Department of International Relations and Co-operation, Minister Dr Naledi Pandor, all Ministers and Deputy Ministers, hon Chairperson of the committee, hon Mahambehlala, hon members, esteemed Guests, ladies and gentlemen and fellow South Africans.
It is indeed a special pleasure and honour for me ...

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