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International Relations
Committee Reports and Minutes
8 Mar 2023
International Relations
Outcomes of AU Summit: DIRCO briefing; with Deputy Minister
1 Mar 2023
International Relations
DIRCO & African Renaissance Fund Q1 & 2 2022/23 Performance; with Deputy Ministers
15 Feb 2023
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
RSA-USA Bilateral Mechanism: DIRCO briefing; with Deputy Minister
2 Nov 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) and Deputy Minister, Candith Mashego-Dlamini, on the Republic of South Africa and United States of America Bilateral Mechanism.
DIRCO reported: Bilateral mechanisms with the USA are cordial and have gained momentum since ...
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
International Relations and Cooperation BRRR
19 Oct 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee considered its Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) for the International Relations and Cooperation portfolio. Some Committee Members raised concern with the report and said it is not a true reflection of the concerns raised by the Committee at ...
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 ...