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Virtual oversight on vacant state owned properties
18 Mar 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation, 18 March 2021
Audio: Virtual oversight on Vacant state owned properties
In this virtual meeting, the Committee conducted a virtual oversight of various foreign missions to check on the state of the properties.
The South African Mission in Brasilia and Sao ...
International Relations
Virtual oversight on cash missions
17 Mar 2021
The Committee convened virtually to conduct virtual oversight of various foreign missions under the Department of International Relations and Cooperation that were classified as cash missions.
Before the start of the oversight meeting, Committee Members asked whether the Department’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Caiphus Ramashau, was present on the platform. ...
International Relations
Relocation of two missions in New York: DIRCO update, with Minister & Deputy Minister
16 Mar 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation, 16 March 2021
In this virtual meeting, the Committee dealt with an issue relating to how Department officials needed to respect Parliamentary Members. A Member of Parliament was directed to contact the Operations room via a toll free number when requesting the ...
International Relations
Trajectory of Biden Administration foreign policy on South Africa/Africa relations
10 Mar 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation, 10 March 2021
In a virtual meeting, Dr Siphamandla Zondi of the University of Johannesburg told the Committee that relations will be improved between the US and Africa under the Biden Administration as President Biden seeks to re-establish America's standing in the ...
International Relations
Postponed: South Africa’s performance during its dual tenure at UNSC & AU: DIRCO briefing
3 Mar 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was supposed to meet with the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) on SA’s performance in its dual tenure at the UN Security Council and African Union however the meeting was postponed as the Acting Director-General (DG) was not present.
Members expressed their ...
International Relations
DIRCO on implementation of Committee New York Oversight Report recommendations; with Minister
25 Feb 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation, 25 February 2021
The Portfolio Committee on ...
International Relations
Director-General precautionary suspension & Committee New York Oversight Report
17 Feb 2021
The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation failed to attend a meeting about the current ...
Ad Hoc Committee on North West Intervention
North West Intervention: Inter-Ministerial Task Team briefing on progress; with Ministers and Deputy Ministers
15 Feb 2021
Video: Ad Hoc Committee on the section 100 Intervention in the North West Province, 15 February 2021
Legacy Report of Ad Hoc Committee to Inquire into North West Section 100 Intervention
Section 100 National intervention in provincial administration
The Ad Hoc Committee received a report in a virtual meeting from ...
International Relations
DIRCO & ARF Quarter 1 & 2 2020/21 performance; with Deputy Ministers
10 Feb 2021
The Committee was convened in a virtual meeting to receive briefings from the Department of International Relations (DIRCO) and the African Renaissance Fund (ARF) on their performance reports for the first and second quarters of the 2020/21 financial year.
DIRCO highlighted its adaptability in using a digital platform when COVID-19 ...
International Relations
DIRCO Budgetary Review Recommendations Report; with Deputy Minister
3 Dec 2020
Video: PC International Relations, 3 December
2020 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The Committee convened on a virtual platform to consider and adopt the Committee’s 2019/2020 Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR). Deputy Minister Mashego-Dlamini was present.
The Members engaged in discussion on various points of the performance of ...