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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 ...
Ad Hoc Committee to Initiate and Introduce Legislation amending Section 25 of Constitution
Draft bill amending section 25 of the Constitution: discussion & publishing for comment
5 Dec 2019
Parliament: Section 25 process
RSA Constitution
Rules of Parliament
The Ad Hoc Committee ...
Ad Hoc Committee to Initiate and Introduce Legislation amending Section 25 of Constitution
Draft bill amending section 25 of the Constitution: briefing
3 Dec 2019
Parliament: Section 25 process
RSA Constitution
AgriSA Press Statement
Rules of Parliament
The Ad Hoc Committee met for a briefing by the Parliamentary Legal Services on the wording of the Draft Constitution Eighteenth Amendment Bill. The Committee also discussed a request to adjust the timing of the call for public ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Proposals and recommendations from Subcommittee on Review of Assembly Rules (incl chapter 9 office-bearers)
26 Nov 2019
NA Rules
RSA Constitution
Rules Committee Agrees on Draft Rules to Regulate Removal of Office Holders of Institutions Supporting Democracy
The National Assembly Rules Committee adopted draft rules to regulate the removal of office bearers and commissioners of Institutions Supporting Constitutional Democracy (ISDs) – the heads of Chapter Nine institutions. ...
International Relations
DIRCO & African Renaissance Fund 2019/20 Quarter 1& 2 performance
20 Nov 2019
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) and the African Renaissance Fund (ARF) briefed the Committee on their performance during the first two quarters of the 2019/20 financial year.
DIRCO said it had challenges in settling invoices within the 30-day deadline, and missed achieving targets for bilateral negotiation with ...
Ad Hoc Committee to Initiate and Introduce Legislation amending Section 25 of Constitution
Themes Emerging from Land Dialogue workshop
13 Nov 2019
Parliament: Section 25 process
Parliament's Legal Services provided a briefing on themes emerging from the Land Dialogue workshop in the Committee's previous meeting. The briefing noted that the Committee should take international treaties to which South Africa is a signatory into consideration when amending section 25. However, this does not ...
Ad Hoc Committee to Initiate and Introduce Legislation amending Section 25 of Constitution
Land Dialogue workshop
6 Nov 2019
Parliament: Section 25 process
The mandate of the Committee was to discuss how to make explicit what was implicit with regards to expropriation of land without compensation in the interest of land reform. Parliament’s legal advisory team presented two options for the amendment of Section 25 of the Constitution. A ...
International Relations
DIRCO CFO on circumstances that led to recurring multiple audit findings
30 Oct 2019
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) briefed the Committee on the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) response to the AGSA’s audit findings for 2018/19.
The Committee had requested a briefing on the recurring negative audit findings of the AGSA from 2013/14 up until 2018/19. Members sought to learn what ...
Ad Hoc Committee to Initiate and Introduce Legislation amending Section 25 of Constitution
Finalisation of Programme
25 Oct 2019
The Committee adopted its draft framework programme on how it will conduct its work.
The Committee will hold a two-day workshop, on 6 and 7 November 2019 with experts on the question of land and constitutional matters. The Committee will consider the invitation of a ...
International Relations
International Relations and Cooperation Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
23 Oct 2019
Available here once adopted: BRRR 2019
The Committee considered its Draft 2019 Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR). In the interest of time, the Committee focused its discussion on the Findings and Recommendations highlighted in the report. Members were urged to make changes where they deemed it necessary and ...