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International Relations
Department of International Relations and Cooperation orientation workshop
29 Jul 2014
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) provided the Committee with an orientation workshop on its work in terms of its six high-level objectives. The workshop gave an overview of South Africa’s foreign policy. There was a changing global environment. Trade and economic patterns were changing. There were new ...
Economic Development
Small Enterprise Finance Agency on its 2014 Strategic Plan
29 Jul 2014
The Portfolio Committees on Economic Development and Small Business Development met jointly, to hear a briefing by the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) on its Strategic and Corporate Plan for 2014 to 2018. The Chairperson, in her opening remarks, stressed the importance of SEFA in funding and developing the Small, ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Committee Report on Justice and Correctional Services budget
11 Jul 2014
The draft Committee Reports on the budget votes of, respectively, the Department of Correctional Services and the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development were tabled for approval by Members. Although the ACDP, DA and EFF indicated that they still needed to take the budget to their caucuses for approval or ...
Economic Development
Industrial Development Corporation on its 2014 Strategic Plans; Committee Report on Economic Development 2014 budget
10 Jul 2014
The Committee was briefed by the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) on its strategic plan for the financial year 2014/15. The IDC occasionally partnered with the Landbank where some agro-processing business linkages could be found. For the first time in its history the IDC would have an indicator on funding to ...
International Relations
Department of International Relations and Cooperation & African Renaissance Fund on their 2014 Strategic Plans
2 Jul 2014
Chief Executive Officer of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) continued the presentation of the Department’s expenditure outcomes for 2013-14, and the overview of the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) allocation. He sketched one of the Department’s main challenges -- foreign exchange movements caused by the fluctuations in ...
International Relations
Foreign Relations Sector Overview: briefing by Committee Staff & Institute for Global Dialogue
2 Jul 2014
The Committee Content Advisor briefed the Committee on South Africa’s foreign policy, highlighting that the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) and IBSA (India, Brazil and South Africa) alliances showed that South Africa was very well-placed internationally.
The Committee’s Reasearcher presented an overview of the Department of International ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Minister on Department of Trade and Industry 2014 Strategic Plan; Legacy Report
1 Jul 2014
The Department of Trade and Industry briefed the Committee on the Strategic Overview of the Department of Trade and Industry Priorities; The Department of Trade and Industry’s 2014/15-2016/2017 Annual Performance Plan and the Legacy Report of the Department of Trade and Industry. The Minister of the Department of Trade and ...
Economic Development
Election of Chairperson
24 Jun 2014
The Committee met breifly to elect a Chairperson. Ms E Coleman (ANC) was elected unopposed to the position.
Justice and Correctional Services
Election of Chairperson
24 Jun 2014
Adv M Motshekga (ANC) was elected president of the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Development, without any opposition. The draft programme of the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Development was consented to without major comment or any dissent.