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International Relations
Engagement with Chinese youth diplomats to exchange views on promoting South Africa-China friendship and relations
9 Nov 2016
The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation met with a 23-person delegation from the People’s Republic of China. The purpose of the meeting was to exchange views on promoting the South Africa-China friendship and bilateral relationship. The young diplomats were given a thorough briefing on the history of cooperation between ...
Finance Standing Committee
Financial Services Board on its 2016 Strategic & Annual Performance Plan & Quarterly Reports
13 Apr 2016
The Committee met with delegates from the Financial Services Board (FSB) to discuss its strategic and annual performance plans, and performance report for 2016.
The FSB said its performance had been satisfactory over the period, with almost all targets being met or exceeded. The strategy document had been influenced largely ...
Finance Standing Committee
Financial Intelligence Centre Amendment Bill [B33-2015]: deliberations continued
16 Mar 2016
Representatives of the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC), the National Treasury (NT), banking institutions and other relevant stakeholders, attended a meeting of the Standing Committee on Finance for a clause-by-clause reading and consideration of the Financial Intelligence Centre Amendment Bill.
The Financial Intelligence Centre explained the objectives of each clause, and ...
International Relations
Regional economic integration and the Presidential Infrastructure Championing Initiative: Department briefing
9 Mar 2016
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation briefed the Committee on Regional Economic Integration
Specific milestones and timelines had been set on regional economic integration in Africa. The aim was to have a Southern African Development Community Free Trade Area by 2008 and it was achieved. However the rest of ...
International Relations
BRICS Agreement, Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), AGOA and SA-US Trade Relations & South Africa Indian Ocean Rim Association: Department briefing
24 Feb 2016
The Committee was given insight into the rationale behind the BRICS Agreement. From a regional perspective the BRICS Agreement served as a catalyst to promote the African Union’s regional integration programme as well as related continental infrastructure programmes. From a domestic dimension SA and its BRICS partners faced similar developmental ...
Justice and Correctional Services
IT modernisation project implementation: Department of Correctional Services briefing
23 Feb 2016
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) gave feedback on the implementation of its IT-modernisation project. Before the presentation commenced, the National Commissioner recapped the projects of the DCS and highlighted some developments and challenges in the Department. He noted that the DCS had previously engaged in a programme involving consultants, ...
International Relations
International Relations and Cooperation Budget Review and Recommendations
20 Oct 2015
BRRR Archive: BRRR 2015-2010: Budgetary Review & Recommendations Reports
The Committee tabled, discussed and adopted its Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report.
A Member expressed concern that the report showed that all targets had been met. However, during its presentation, the Department had said that it was still experiencing challenges when ...
Economic Development
Quarterly Labour Force Survey - informal sector: briefing by Statistics South Africa
7 Sep 2015
Statistics South Africa in a continuation of their briefing from the previous week, spoke about the Survey of Employers and the Self-Employed (SESE), and explained the implications of non-VAT registered businesses (with a gross turnover of less that R1m per annum), which most commonly exist in the informal sector. This ...
International Relations
African conflicts & insurgencies & conflict resolution; SA peace-making in Lesotho, Burundi & South Sudan; Department on International Relations & Cooperation 1st Quarter 2015/16 performance
2 Sep 2015
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) briefed the Committee on the performance and financial reports for Quarter 1 for the 2015/16 financial year for the Department, as well as the African Renaissance Fund, and provided an update on South Africa’s peace-making efforts in Lesotho, Burundi and South Sudan. ...
International Relations
Conflicts and insurgency in Africa & conflict resolution processes; South Africa's peace-making efforts in Lesotho, Burundi & South Sudan: Dr Vasu Gounden briefing
18 Aug 2015
The matters around President Al-Bashir’s sudden departure from the AU Summit had been due to be discussed at the meeting of 12 August but the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation said they could not be discussed because the matter was sub judice and awaiting the ruling of the ...