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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
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
Kenya, Angola, Lesotho elections: briefing with Deputy Minister
28 Sep 2022
In a virtual meeting, the briefing by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) covered the outcomes of the Kenyan and Angolan elections and challenges faced during the elections. Kenya has 22.1 million registered voters, of which 65.4% turned out. Dr William Ruto was declared President-Elect on 15 ...
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 ...
International Relations
DIRCO on IBSA Fund Agreement; Protocol on Pan African Parliament; with Deputy Minister
1 Jun 2022
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) met with the Committee to ask it to ratify the Protocol to the Constitutive Act of the African Union (AU) relating to the Pan-African Parliament (PAP). The Protocol provides that the PAP shall be the legislative organ of the AU, which ...
International Relations
DIRCO Budget: Committee Report
11 May 2022
The Committee met to consider and adopt its Budget Vote report for the Department of International Relations and Cooperation. Members disagreed on whether the recommendations section of the report should refer to the matter between the Department and Cuba [this was in reference to government's intention to ...