International Relations
Committee Report on Canada Study Tour & Oversight of South Africa’s international relations policy in Ottawa
31 Jan 2018
Relevant documents: Draft Report of Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation on Study Tour to Ottawa, Canada
Draft Report of Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation on conducting oversight on implementation and execution of South Africa’s international relations policy in Ottawa, Canada [Committee reports available under Tabled Reports once ...
International Relations
DIRCO & African Renaissance Fund Quarter 1 & 2 performance
29 Nov 2017
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) briefed the Committee on their Quarter 1 and 2 Performance that spans April to September 2017. Performance indicators of five programmes were presented during quarter one and two, in addition to the financial performance of each programme.
The Committee was disappointed at ...
Home Affairs
African Union Vision 2063: Home Affairs & DIRCO progress report on migration, regional integration and Africa Passport, with Minister
28 Nov 2017
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) briefed the Portfolio Committees on Home Affairs and International Relations on progress made with the implementation of the African Union (AU) Agenda 2063 as it related to migration, regional integration and African passports, in response on the issues raised at a seminar held on ...
International Relations
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: 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 ...