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International Relations
South African Council on International Relations on a wide range of issues
21 Jun 2017
A delegation from the South African Council on International Relations (SACOIR) met with the Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation to discuss the seminar on South Africa’s strategic role on the continent, the proposed SACOIR workshop on global governance, the conflict between Israel and Palestine, the Pan African Parliament, ...
International Relations
Department & African Renaissance Fund on their Quarter 3 & 4 performance
14 Jun 2017
The main highlight of the African Renaissance Fund (ARF) performance was adherence to the performance indicators which include percentage of requests responded to, number of ARF structures and processes convened to identify and recommend projects, democracy and good governance, socio economic development, capacity building, cooperation with other countries and partners ...
International Relations
Committee Minutes
31 May 2017
The Portfolio Committee met for the consideration and adoption of Draft Committee Minutes.
The Committee briefly discussed announcements that were made by the Chairperson.
The Committee adopted 13 sets of outstanding Committee minutes.
International Relations
Foreign Service Bill: SAPS briefing
22 Mar 2017
The Committee was provided with a short run down on how the South African Police Services (SAPS) perceived the Foreign Service Bill. SAPS agreed with the Bill. Initially, SAPS had concerns with the definition of “employee” in the Bill - the definition made mention of the Public Service Act however ...
International Relations
Western Sahara and South Africa relations: Public lecture, with Deputy Minister
15 Mar 2017
The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation hosted a public lecture around the role of South Africa and its role in mobilising the international community in pursuit of the independence of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR). Keynote speakers included the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, the ...
International Relations
Foreign Service Bill: input by Department of Trade and Industry
1 Mar 2017
The Committee continued to hear presentations by departments on the Foreign Service Bill (Bill). The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) informed the Committee that it had made comments in 2014 when the Bill was first issued and the comments had not been incorporated in the draft. The dti believed ...
International Relations
Foreign Service Bill: input by Department of Home Affairs
22 Feb 2017
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) met with the Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation to give its input on the Foreign Services Bill. Representatives from the Department of International Relations and Cooperation(DIRCO) were also present at the meeting. There was some discussion on the role of the two ...
International Relations
AU Summit 2017 outcomes, with Deputy Minister
15 Feb 2017
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) discussed the outcomes of the AU Summit and the impact of Morocco’s admission to the AU. The focus areas of the Summit included institutional reform, the continental free trade area (CFTA), withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC), election of the AU ...
International Relations
Committee Business
7 Dec 2016
The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation met to adopt 15 sets of minutes dating back from March 2016. A few editorial changes were made to the minutes and the minutes were then adopted with their amendments.
The Chairperson informed the Committee that it should pick one country instead ...
International Relations
DIRCO & African Renaissance Fund on Quarter 1 performance
30 Nov 2016
The DIRCO Audit Committee, an external body, reported that meeting with DIRCO on the turnaround strategy to address the Auditor-General’s audit findings and qualified audit opinion would only take place on 6 December, so it would be difficult to make any comments before that meeting. The Audit Committee would only ...