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International Relations
Foreign Service Bill: motion of desirability & report on stakeholders consulted
23 May 2018
The Committee met to consider and adopt the Motion of Desirability of the Foreign Service Bill; the Report of the Stakeholders Consulted on the Foreign Service Bill, and the draft Committee Programme for the rest of the term.
Motion of Desirability of The Bill
DA Members expressed concern at adopting ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Sport & Recreation Annual Performance Plan: AGSA input; Committee Report: SRSA Budget; with Deputy Minister present
16 May 2018
The Auditor-General of South Africa’s Business Executive, Mr Lourens van Vuuren, briefed the Portfolio Committee on the Review of the Annual Performance Plan and Budget for Programmes 2 and 5 of the Department of Sport and Recreation, and Programmes 2 and 3 of Boxing SA. The Committee was advised that ...
International Relations
Foreign Service Bill seminar recommendations; Committee Report on Canada Study Tour; with Minister and Deputy Minister
9 May 2018
The Committee met to discuss several reports on the Foreign Service Bill. The Chairperson suggested that members go home with the reports including the submissions by individuals and institutions. This was to give members the opportunity to engage thoroughly with the reports which will be consolidated in the next meeting. ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Moses Mabhida Stadium violence: PSL & SAPS briefing; National Lottery sport allocation; with Minister & Police Deputy Minister
8 May 2018
The joint Parliament Portfolio Committees on Sport and Recreation and Police were briefed by Premier Soccer League (PSL) and the South Africa Police Service (SAPS) on the incidence of hooliganism by Kaizer Chiefs’ supporters after their team lost a football match at Moses Mabhida stadium on 21 April.
The PSL ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Department of Sport and Recreation Quarter 3 performance; SASCOC & SAFA on Ministerial Committees of Inquiry; with Minister and Deputy Minister
13 Mar 2018
The South African Football Association briefed the Portfolio Committee on Sport and Recreation on the state of women’s football in South Africa and the continent. South Africa presently has 450 000 females playing football in all 52 regions, and a women’s league is in the process of being established in 2019. ...
International Relations
DRC, Morocco and South Sudan political situation: DIRCO briefing, with Minister
7 Mar 2018
The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation received a briefing from the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) pertaining to the current political situations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), South Sudan, and Morocco.
Pursuant to the cabinet reshuffle that recently took place, the new Minister of ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
SA National Boxing Organisation briefing
6 Mar 2018
The Committee received a briefing from the South African National Boxing Organisation on the ground work that the organisation had been involved with, ranging from all the projects and competitions to training. The President and Secretary General presented a very brief overview of the organisation, the constitution, the strategic plan ...
International Relations
Diplomatic Immunities and Privileges; Diplomatic Mission Structure, with Deputy Minister
21 Feb 2018
The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, companied by DIRCO officials, provided a briefing on the privileges and immunities represented in the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and the functional immunities outlined in the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations. The exercise sought to observe how these immunities ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Federation of Dance Sport SA & Dance Sport School League
20 Feb 2018
The Dance Sport School League (DSSL) and the Federation of Dance Sport South Africa (DSSA) briefed the Committee on the funding challenges they faced, the involvement of the Department of Sport and Recreation, accreditation and affiliation, the curriculum, the benefits of dance sport at schools, and how dance sport was ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Sports and Recreation SA Quarter 2 performance; Ministerial Committees of Inquiry; SASREA Board Annual Report; with Minister and Deputy Minister
13 Feb 2018
The Minister of Sport and Recreation, Mr Thulas Nxesi, and the Deputy Minister, Mr Gert Oosthuizen, briefed the Portfolio Committee on Sports and Recreation’s on the Department’s Quarter 2 Report and presented the report on the status of the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee and FNB Stadium Committees of ...