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Lesotho elections: DIRCO briefing; with Minister
26 Oct 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) and its Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor, on the recent National Assembly elections held in Lesotho.
DIRCO reported that the Kingdom of Lesotho had held successful elections on 7 October. There were election ...
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
DIRCO & African Renaissance Fund Annual Report 2021/22; with Deputy Minister
12 Oct 2022
International Relations and Cooperation
African Renaissance and International Fund
In a virtual meeting, the Committee received a briefing from the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) on the Department’s and African Renaissance Fund’s annual performance reports.
The Deputy Minister said multilateralism remained a focal point of DIRCO’s foreign ...
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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 ...
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Kenya, Angola, Lesotho elections: briefing with Deputy Minister
28 Sep 2022
In a virtual meeting, the briefing by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) covered the outcomes of the Kenyan and Angolan elections and challenges faced during the elections. Kenya has 22.1 million registered voters, of which 65.4% turned out. Dr William Ruto was declared President-Elect on 15 ...
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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 ...
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DIRCO & ARF Quarter 4 2021/22 Performance; Committee APP and Strategic Plan
31 Aug 2022
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) and the African Renaissance Fund (ARF) briefed the Committee in a virtual meeting on their fourth quarter 2021/22 performances.
DIRCO's presentation highlighted its reasons for under-spending in this quarter, and explained why the implementation of its information communication technology (ICT) strategy had ...
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Briefing on South Africa’s support of mediation and conflict resolution efforts regarding the African Union programme, “Silencing the Guns”; with Deputy Minister
15 Jun 2022
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation briefed the Committee on the African Union Silencing the Guns programme. The presentation covered the Silencing the Guns programme, including achievements, challenges and opportunities envisaged. African leaders have observed that threats to peace and security, both traditional and emerging ones, continue to ...
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DIRCO on relationship with the People’s Republic of China; state-owned properties outside South Africa & status of Foreign Service Act Regulations
8 Jun 2022
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) briefed the Committee on the challenges of poverty; unemployment; inequality in the bilateral relationship between South Africa and the People’s Republic of China; the situation with state-owned properties outside South Africa; and the status of the Foreign Service Act Regulations.
The ...
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DIRCO on IBSA Fund Agreement; Protocol on Pan African Parliament; with Deputy Minister
1 Jun 2022
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) met with the Committee to ask it to ratify the Protocol to the Constitutive Act of the African Union (AU) relating to the Pan-African Parliament (PAP). The Protocol provides that the PAP shall be the legislative organ of the AU, which ...