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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 ...
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 ...
International Relations
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 ...
Committee on Section 194 Enquiry
PP Inquiry day 7: Tebogo Kekana (Subpoenaed Witness)
19 Jul 2022
Rules of the National Assembly
Physical Removal of MPs from Chamber: Subcommittee Report
23 Jun 2022
NA (9 June 2022): Unrevised Hansard
NA (10 June 2022): Unrevised Hansard
The Subcommittee on the Physical Removal of ...
International Relations
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 ...
International Relations
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 ...
International Relations
Strategic Planning Session
27 May 2022
x2 Presentation: NDP & Foreign Police: Prof Siphamandla Zondi from the University of Johannesburg + Key Considerations for Economic Diplomacy- Wits: Prof Mzukisi Qobo Outstanding
The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation held a virtual strategic planning session with the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, and a few foreign policy ...
International Relations
Oversight report on state-owned properties in Namibia
18 May 2022
The Committee met to consider and adopt its report on an oversight visit to Namibia in May 2022. Members said there was a lack of progress since the last visit. Members lamented the poor and dilapidated state of the buildings as embarrassing. This presents a worrying image ...
International Relations
DIRCO Budget: Committee Report
11 May 2022
The Committee met to consider and adopt its Budget Vote report for the Department of International Relations and Cooperation. Members disagreed on whether the recommendations section of the report should refer to the matter between the Department and Cuba [this was in reference to government's intention to ...