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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 ...
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 ...
Water and Sanitation
DWS progress report on current cases investigated by SIU & law enforcement agencies; disciplinary cases; status and costs of fraud and corruption on financial and non-financial performance, with Ministry
12 May 2022
The Committee received a progress report from the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on the status of disciplinary cases in the Department. The Minister committed himself to fight corruption and fraud. Fraud and corruption weakened the pillars of democracy and were anti-revolutionary. South Africa was a perculiar nation ...
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 ...
International Relations
DIRCO & ARF 2022/23 Annual Performance Plan; with Deputy Ministers
4 May 2022
African Renaissance International Fund
In a virtual meeting, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) and the African Renaissance and International Co-Operation Fund (ARF) presented their Strategic Plans, budget and 2022/23 Annual Performance Plans to the Portfolio Committee.
DIRCO reported ...
International Relations
DIRCO audit action plan; SADPA; Pan African Parliament; consequence management: with Minister
16 Mar 2022
The Portfolio Committee met with the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) to receive briefings on: audit action plan and how it was being implemented; investigations on continuing expired contracts; the processes around BT Communications contract; the migration from the African Renaissance Fund to SADPA; separating the Property Management ...
International Relations
Committee Report on DIRCO & ARF Quarterly Performance
9 Mar 2022