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DIRCO implementation of Committee recommendations
28 Feb 2018
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation briefed the Committee on progress over the implementation of Committee recommendations as contained in the Budgetary Review Recommendations Report (BRRR) 2016/17
The Committee was presented with the Department’s responses to recommendations made in its Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report 2016/17.
- Recommendation: Deal ...
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Zimbabwe and Lesotho: DIRCO briefing; Foreign Service Bill: SA Association of Former Ambassadors, Stats SA & Departments input
22 Nov 2017
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) provided the Committee with an updated overview of the current political situations in the Republic of Zimbabwe and the Kingdom of Lesotho.
The presentation on Zimbabwe elaborated on speculation of what would happen after Robert Mugabe, the former President, announced his resignation. ...
International Relations
Foreign Service Bill: COGTA + SARS input
15 Nov 2017
The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) presented its input on the Foreign Service Bill. It supported the goal of the Bill to align international relations activities between the three spheres of government, and to regulate Foreign Service benefits. On issues related to municipal activities, six general issues ...
International Relations
Foreign Service Bill: DHET, DoT; DTPS; DEA & Department of Energy input
8 Nov 2017
The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation convened for inputs on the Foreign Service Bill by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), the Department of Transport (DoT) and the Department of Energy (DOE).
DHET supported the Bill, but highlighted the confusion in terms of clause 6. There ...
International Relations
Foreign Service Bill: Labour, Agriculture & Health Departments Input
1 Nov 2017
Comments on the Foreign Service Bill 2015 were received from the Department of Labour, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and the Department of Health.
The Department of Labour’s comments were premised on the its experience and interaction with the Department of International Relations and Cooperation in order to provide ...
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Foreign Service Bill: Departments of Tourism & Science and Technology input
25 Oct 2017
The Committee received briefings from the Department of Tourism and the Department of Science and Technology on the Foreign Service Bill.
The Department of Tourism supported the objective of creating an enabling administrative and management framework through which the Foreign Service would be managed and regulated in a consolidated and ...
International Relations
Foreign Service Bill: Department of Public Works, DPSA, NSG & PSC input
20 Oct 2017
The Committee received briefings from the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA), Department of Public Works (DPW) and National School of Government on the Foreign Service Bill.
The Department of Public Works was directly affected by clause 8 of the Foreign Service Bill. The misgivings expressed in respect of ...
International Relations
International Relations and Cooperation Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
18 Oct 2017
The 2017 Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) was reviewed by the Committee.
During the review of the report, marriages that occurred outside of South Africa were highlighted. R204 million owed to the African Renaissance Fund (ARF) by the Department was unused and was not in the Reserve Bank as ...
International Relations
DIRCO + African Renaissance Fund 2016/17 Annual Report, with Minister
10 Oct 2017
The Committee met with the Department of International Relations and Cooperation and the African Renaissance and International Cooperation Fund to receive a briefing on their 2016/17 Annual reports.
In her preliminary remarks, the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation apologised to the Committee for failing ...
International Relations
DIRCO & African Renaissance Fund 2016/17 Annual Report, with AGSA input; Foreign Service Bill: consultation process
4 Oct 2017
The Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) briefed the Committee on the progress made by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) in meeting its medium term strategic framework (MTSF) targets for the 2014 to 2019 period. While the main emphasis was on Outcome 11 of the National ...