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 ...
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 Trade and Industry
1 Mar 2017
The Committee continued to hear presentations by departments on the Foreign Service Bill (Bill). The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) informed the Committee that it had made comments in 2014 when the Bill was first issued and the comments had not been incorporated in the draft. The dti believed ...
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 ...
International Relations
AU Summit 2017 outcomes, with Deputy Minister
15 Feb 2017
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) discussed the outcomes of the AU Summit and the impact of Morocco’s admission to the AU. The focus areas of the Summit included institutional reform, the continental free trade area (CFTA), withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC), election of the AU ...
International Relations
Committee Business
7 Dec 2016
The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation met to adopt 15 sets of minutes dating back from March 2016. A few editorial changes were made to the minutes and the minutes were then adopted with their amendments.
The Chairperson informed the Committee that it should pick one country instead ...
International Relations
DIRCO & African Renaissance Fund on Quarter 1 performance
30 Nov 2016
The DIRCO Audit Committee, an external body, reported that meeting with DIRCO on the turnaround strategy to address the Auditor-General’s audit findings and qualified audit opinion would only take place on 6 December, so it would be difficult to make any comments before that meeting. The Audit Committee would only ...
International Relations
South Africa Jewish Board of Deputies: Response to SA Jews for a Free Palestine
25 Nov 2016
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) had requested to meet with the Committee, following a meeting that the same Committee had held with a pro-Palestinian delegation of the South African Jews for a Free Palestine (SAJFP) and the South Africa Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS). SAHBD noted that ...
International Relations
SA Foreign Policy issues; Meeting with South African Council on International Relations
16 Nov 2016
A delegation from the South African Council on International Relations (SACOIR) met with the Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation to discuss the recent US election and its impact on South Africa’s foreign policy. Though the US election was only briefly discussed, the delegation gave a detailed account of ...
International Relations
Coordinating Ministry: Political Legal and Security Affairs of Republic of Indonesia
2 Nov 2016
The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Co-operation met with the Indonesian delegation, which included the Indonesian Ambassador to South Africa, and deputy ministers and special staff from the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Judicial and Security. The point of the meeting was to study the South African perception of Indonesia, ...