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Committee Minutes
23 Nov 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee met to adopt Committee various Committee minutes from the third and fourth term.
International Relations
Pan African Parliament construction: DIRCO briefing; with Deputy Ministers
16 Nov 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee received a briefing from the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) on the progress of constructing the Pan African Parliament (PAP) building.
DIRCO said they had faced challenges outside of their control, and this had caused a delay in starting construction. The ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Legal Opinion on SSA 2014 Cabinet directive on vetting; Follow up engagement with law enforcement agencies on DWS, Eskom, Transnet, Denel, SAA & Prasa investigations
16 Nov 2022
The Committee convened in Parliament to discuss the parliamentary legal opinion regarding the State Security Agency’s 2014 Cabinet directive on vetting, and to have a follow-up meeting with the investigating agencies -- the Special Investigating Unit, the HAWKS and the National Prosecuting Authority -- on cases being investigated.
The legal ...
International Relations
RSA-USA Bilateral Mechanism: DIRCO briefing; with Deputy Minister
2 Nov 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) and Deputy Minister, Candith Mashego-Dlamini, on the Republic of South Africa and United States of America Bilateral Mechanism.
DIRCO reported: Bilateral mechanisms with the USA are cordial and have gained momentum since ...
NCOP Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure
Department of Public Works and Infrastructure 2021/22 Annual Report; with Deputy Minister
2 Nov 2022
Public Works and Infrastructure
In a virtual meeting, the Select Committee on Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure met to receive the 2021/22 Annual Report from the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure.
The Deputy Minister said that the Department received an unqualified audit opinion, which ...
International Relations
International Relations and Cooperation BRRR
19 Oct 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee considered its Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) for the International Relations and Cooperation portfolio. Some Committee Members raised concern with the report and said it is not a true reflection of the concerns raised by the Committee at ...
International Relations
International Relations Portfolio Audit Outcomes
11 Oct 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee received a briefing from the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) and the Department of International Relations and Cooperation's (DIRCO’s) internal risk and audit committee on the portfolio's audit outcomes for the 2021/22 financial year.
The AGSA reported that DIRCO had improved its ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Road Accident Fund 2020/21 Audit Hearing; with Deputy Minister
20 Sep 2022
The Committee met with the Auditor-General of South Africa, the Road Accident Fund, the Accounting Standards Board and the Office of the Accountant General, as a follow-up to its previous engagement to consider the Fund's audit outcome, the change in its accounting policy, and the court case relating to ...
International Relations
DIRCO ICT strategy; with Deputy Minister
14 Sep 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee received a briefing from the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) on DIRCO’s information communication technology (ICT) digital implementation strategy for 2020/25.
DIRCO outlined why there had been delays in the implementation of the strategy. It said its ICT digital strategy ...
International Relations
DIRCO on how the Economic Diplomacy related activities in Africa have contributed to addressing the domestic challenges facing South Africa; with Minister
7 Sep 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee received a briefing from the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) on how economic diplomacy-related activities in Africa contributed to addressing the domestic challenges facing South Africa.
The Minister of the Department said that the African Development Bank estimated that about ...