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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 ...
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 ICT strategy; with Deputy Minister
14 Sep 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee received a briefing from the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) on DIRCO’s information communication technology (ICT) digital implementation strategy for 2020/25.
DIRCO outlined why there had been delays in the implementation of the strategy. It said its ICT digital strategy ...
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 ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
State land allocation & support to small scale farmers: update; NCOP Committee quorum
14 Jun 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Select Committee was briefed by the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Reform (DALRRD) on the introduction to provincial-level planning, beneficiary selection and projected timelines for the settlement of small-scale farmers in poultry, livestock, fruit and vegetables on state land as proposed in the ...
International Relations
DIRCO on relationship with the People’s Republic of China; state-owned properties outside South Africa & status of Foreign Service Act Regulations
8 Jun 2022
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) briefed the Committee on the challenges of poverty; unemployment; inequality in the bilateral relationship between South Africa and the People’s Republic of China; the situation with state-owned properties outside South Africa; and the status of the Foreign Service Act Regulations.
The ...
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
Strategic Planning Session
27 May 2022
x2 Presentation: NDP & Foreign Police: Prof Siphamandla Zondi from the University of Johannesburg + Key Considerations for Economic Diplomacy- Wits: Prof Mzukisi Qobo Outstanding
The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation held a virtual strategic planning session with the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, and a few foreign policy ...
International Relations
Oversight report on state-owned properties in Namibia
18 May 2022
The Committee met to consider and adopt its report on an oversight visit to Namibia in May 2022. Members said there was a lack of progress since the last visit. Members lamented the poor and dilapidated state of the buildings as embarrassing. This presents a worrying image ...