2019-w481 - 25 March 2019

Ngwanamakwetle Reneiloe Mashabela to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperations

What measures is her department putting in place to ensure that persons from the diplomatic corps do not abuse diplomatic immunity in order to avoid the killing of persons in the Republic and in so doing undermine the sovereignty of the Republic as it were in the case of the alleged murder and attempted murder of Mr Patrick Karegeya and Mr Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa respectively?

Reply from the Minister of International Relations and Cooperations on 25 Mar 2019

The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961 and the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, 1963 read in conjunction with applicable local legislation, in South Africa's case the Diplomatic Immunities and Privileges Act, 2001 (Act 37 of 2001), are the definitive legal instruments that regulate the standing of Diplomats and Consular Agents globally.

Article 41.1 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961 and Article ...

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NW4091E - 11 September 2015

Derrick America to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperations

Whether her department received any official visits from the People’s Republic of China in the 2014-15 financial year; if so, in respect of each specified visit, (a) what are the names of the persons who visited the country, (b) what was the purpose of the visit, (c) when did the visit (i) begin and (ii) end and (d) what was the (i) total cost and (ii) breakdown of the cost of each specified visit; if not, why not?
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