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DIRCO on: SA chairing the AU; outcomes of the recent AU Summit; with Minister
26 Feb 2020
The Committee was briefed by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) on South Africa’s chairship of the African Union (AU) for 2020, and the outcomes of the 33rd ordinary session of the Assembly of heads of state and government of the African Union. President Ramaphosa was the new ...
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South Africa chairship of the African Union; DIRCO & ARF 2019/20 Quarter 3 performance; with Deputy Ministers
19 Feb 2020
The Portfolio Committee met with the Department of International Relations and Corporations (DIRCO), and both Deputy Ministers, for its presentation on the third quarter performance of the Department the third quarter performance of the African Renaissance and International Cooperation Fund (ARF).
The Committee expressed how displeased it is with DIRCO’s ...
International Relations
DIRCO management report on 2018/19 audit findings: follow up with Deputy Minister
5 Feb 2020
The Committee met again about the 30 October 2019 presentation by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation that consisted of an internal DIRCO management report on the 2018/19 audit findings which should not have been made public. It appeared that no one in the DIRCO management team knew how ...
International Relations
DIRCO & African Renaissance Fund 2019/20 Quarter 1& 2 performance
20 Nov 2019
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) and the African Renaissance Fund (ARF) briefed the Committee on their performance during the first two quarters of the 2019/20 financial year.
DIRCO said it had challenges in settling invoices within the 30-day deadline, and missed achieving targets for bilateral negotiation with ...
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Foreign Service Bill: consideration and adoption
6 Nov 2019
The Chairperson considered the present meeting to be one of the most important for the Committee as it was convened for the adoption of the Foreign Service Bill. The aim of the Bill was to have a single administration and management procedure for SA’s missions abroad. SA’s Foreign Service had ...
International Relations
DIRCO CFO on circumstances that led to recurring multiple audit findings
30 Oct 2019
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) briefed the Committee on the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) response to the AGSA’s audit findings for 2018/19.
The Committee had requested a briefing on the recurring negative audit findings of the AGSA from 2013/14 up until 2018/19. Members sought to learn what ...
International Relations
International Relations and Cooperation Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
23 Oct 2019
Available here once adopted: BRRR 2019
The Committee considered its Draft 2019 Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR). In the interest of time, the Committee focused its discussion on the Findings and Recommendations highlighted in the report. Members were urged to make changes where they deemed it necessary and ...
International Relations
DIRCO Annual Report 2018/19; with Minister
9 Oct 2019
The Committee received presentations from the Department of International Relations and Cooperation’s audit and risk committee, the Auditor-General, the Department itself, and the African Renaissance Fund.
DIRCO's internal audit and risk committee had been invited to discuss the root causes of the Department’s failure to achieve a ...
International Relations
Foreign Service Bill: DIRCO briefing; Risks to SA Foreign Policy
11 Sep 2019
SC Trade Report on Foreign Service Bill
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) briefed the Committee on the Foreign Service Bill (FSB). Members were given insight into the rationale for the FSB. Members were also given an explanatory overview of what each of the clauses of the FSB ...
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DIRCO & African Renaissance Fund Quarterly Performance Reports
21 Aug 2019
The Committee met with the Department and the African Renaissance Fund (ARF) for a briefing on their quarterly performance reports for the fourth quarter of 2018/19.
On the Department’s performance during the period under review as at 31 March 2019, expenditure amounting to R 6.4 billion which represents 97% of ...
International Relations
International Relations and Cooperation Budget: Committee Report; with Deputy Minister
10 Jul 2019
The Committee, in the presence of Deputy Minister Alvin Botes, asked the Department of International Relations and Cooperation to report a holistic overview and the role that the Department plays in the international institutions it has membership. There should be regular engagements between the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation ...
International Relations
DIRCO and African Renaissance Fund 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan; with Deputy Minister
3 Jul 2019
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) presented its 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP), with Deputy Minister Alvin Botes. The presentation spoke to the situation analysis in terms of performance environment and operational environment. It was noted the focus of the APP in the period under review would cover ...