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International Relations
DIRCO & African Renaissance Fund on their Annual Performance Plans; Foreign Policy focus areas & Sector Analysis
10 May 2017
Deputy Minister Ms Nomainda Mfeketo said the country’s international engagements and responsibilities had increased and in the coming year South Africa would be the Chair of BRICS, IORA and SADC. She said the Department was aware of the costs associated with being the chair, but were committed to making the ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Sport and Recreation SA on its Annual Performance Plan; Committee Reports
9 May 2017
The Committee received briefings from its support staff on the strategic plan and annual performance plan (APP) of the Department of Sport and Recreation (SRSA) and their entities, and deliberated and considered draft reports on SRSA’s Budget Vote 40, the Department’s performance during the second and third quarters, and the ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Sport and Recreation SA, SA Institute for Drug-Free Sport & Boxing SA Annual Performance Plan; SASCOC input; with Minister and Deputy Minister
3 May 2017
The Committee was briefed by the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC), the SA Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS), Boxing South Africa (BSA) and the Department of Sport and Recreation (SRSA) on their plans to make an impact with a wide range of sports initiatives in the country. ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Commonwealth 2022; SASREA Appeals Board, Legislation and Regulation, SRSA on its Quarter 3 performance
29 Mar 2017
The Department of Sport and Recreation (DSR) briefed the Committee on recent developments around the 2022 Commonwealth Games that were to be held in Durban. The Department highlighted that the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) raised a number of concerns to the Department and these included the issue of finances, games ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Cricket South Africa on its strategic plan, governance, transformation and development
28 Mar 2017
Cricket South Africa briefed the Committee on its strategic plan, governance, transformation and development.
The organisation was currently reaping the rewards of having re-engineered its business by way of changing its operating and funding models. This process began in 2013 and continued into 2015. Some interesting statistics were that the ...
International Relations
Western Sahara and South Africa relations: Public lecture, with Deputy Minister
15 Mar 2017
The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation hosted a public lecture around the role of South Africa and its role in mobilising the international community in pursuit of the independence of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR). Keynote speakers included the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, the ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Rowing SA – briefing on strategic plan, governance, transformation & development
14 Mar 2017
With the arrival of a London Olympics Gold medallist, the meeting took on a different trajectory as Rowing South Africa could clearly confirm the success of their effort in developing lives and internationally representing the country. The President of Rowing South Africa took the Committee through the presentation highlighting the ...
International Relations
International Criminal Court ruling; Foreign Service Bill: input by Department of Defence
8 Mar 2017
Both Ministers of Justice and of International Relations were absent from the meeting which irked the Committee as they needed to account for the International Criminal Court withdrawal without seeking Parliament’s approval and repeal of the Rome Statute Act. They said that a department official could not answer political questions. ...
International Relations
Foreign Service Bill: input by Department of Home Affairs
22 Feb 2017
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) met with the Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation to give its input on the Foreign Services Bill. Representatives from the Department of International Relations and Cooperation(DIRCO) were also present at the meeting. There was some discussion on the role of the two ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Boxing SA progress report; SA Institute for Drug-Free Sport on Post-Olympics doping results
21 Feb 2017
The Committee was briefed by the South African Institute of Drug-Free Sports (SAIDS) on their anti-doping strategy leading up to the Rio Olympics and Paralympics. SAIDS strategy began a year before the games and was focused on testing and anti-doping education of athletes and coaches. It was emphasised that SAIDS ...