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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 ...
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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: ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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International Relations Portfolio Audit Outcomes
11 Oct 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee received a briefing from the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) and the Department of International Relations and Cooperation's (DIRCO’s) internal risk and audit committee on the portfolio's audit outcomes for the 2021/22 financial year.
The AGSA reported that DIRCO had improved its ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...