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International Relations
DIRCO & ARF Q3 2022/23 Performance Reports; with Deputy Minister
22 Feb 2023
International Relations
DIRCO & African Renaissance Fund Q1 & 2 2022/23 Performance; with Deputy Ministers
15 Feb 2023
International Relations
COP27 Outcomes: DIRCO briefing; with Deputy Minister
30 Nov 2022
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) briefed the Portfolio Committee on South Africa’s participation at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly referred to as COP27, which took place in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
Deputy Minister Alvin Botes said COP27 was of key strategic value, as important ...
International Relations
Committee Minutes
23 Nov 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee met to adopt Committee various Committee minutes from the third and fourth term.
International Relations
Pan African Parliament construction: DIRCO briefing; with Deputy Ministers
16 Nov 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee received a briefing from the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) on the progress of constructing the Pan African Parliament (PAP) building.
DIRCO said they had faced challenges outside of their control, and this had caused a delay in starting construction. The ...
International Relations
South Africa’s participation in High-Level meetings of the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly; with Deputy Minister
9 Nov 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee met to receive an update from the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) on South Africa’s participation in the high-level meetings of the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 77).
The theme for UNGA 77 was "A Watershed Moment: ...
International Relations
Lesotho elections: DIRCO briefing; with Minister
26 Oct 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) and its Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor, on the recent National Assembly elections held in Lesotho.
DIRCO reported that the Kingdom of Lesotho had held successful elections on 7 October. There were election ...
International Relations
DIRCO & African Renaissance Fund Annual Report 2021/22; with Deputy Minister
12 Oct 2022
International Relations and Cooperation
African Renaissance and International Fund
In a virtual meeting, the Committee received a briefing from the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) on the Department’s and African Renaissance Fund’s annual performance reports.
The Deputy Minister said multilateralism remained a focal point of DIRCO’s foreign ...
International Relations
DIRCO on how the Economic Diplomacy related activities in Africa have contributed to addressing the domestic challenges facing South Africa; with Minister
7 Sep 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee received a briefing from the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) on how economic diplomacy-related activities in Africa contributed to addressing the domestic challenges facing South Africa.
The Minister of the Department said that the African Development Bank estimated that about ...
International Relations
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 ...