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International Relations
Conflicts and insurgency in Africa & conflict resolution processes; South Africa's peace-making efforts in Lesotho, Burundi & South Sudan: Dr Vasu Gounden briefing
18 Aug 2015
The matters around President Al-Bashir’s sudden departure from the AU Summit had been due to be discussed at the meeting of 12 August but the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation said they could not be discussed because the matter was sub judice and awaiting the ruling of the ...
International Relations
BRICS Summit; AU Summit outcomes: Department of International Relations & Cooperation report, in presence of Deputy Minister; Al Bashir issues deferred
12 Aug 2015
The Chairperson added an additional agenda item, taking the opportunity to make remarks about the significance of Women's Day and Women's month. The Chairperson asked the Department to report on the number of female members in international bodies, such as the AU and the UN, whilst other suggestions were that ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Disruptions in National Assembly: Draft Rule 53A: Secretary of National Assembly briefing; Removal of Members, automatic suspension: Parliament Legal Services briefing
21 Jul 2015
The meeting began with a briefing by the Secretary of Parliament on the proposed rule 53A, in preparation for presentation to the Rules Committee on 28 July 2015. The Rules Committee had previously tasked the Subcommittee with dealing with the practicalities of the process for removal of a Member from ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Disruptions during National Assembly proceedings: proposals
23 Jun 2015
PMG did not attend the meeting and obtained the minutes from Parliament.
International Relations
Cuban Five delegation on South Africa-Cuba relations & latest developments on Cuba-US relations
23 Jun 2015
After a process of introductions by Members of the Committee, other Members of Parliament and Members of the Executive, the Cuban Five were introduced as Mr Gerardo Hernandez Nordello, Mr Antonio Guerrero Rodriguez, Mr Ramon Labanino Salazar, Mr Fernando Gonzalez Liort and Mr Rene Gonzalez Sehwerent. The Chairperson provided a ...
International Relations
South Sudan political situation; Department of International Relations and Cooperation 4th quarter 2014/15 performance
3 Jun 2015
At the outset of the meeting concern was raised that the Committee did not have a Committee Programme or calendar in place.
The DIRCO briefed the Committee on its Performance and Financial Report for the Fourth Quarter of 2014/15.
Programme 1: Administration
The new structure of the DIRCO was approved ...
International Relations
Committee Report on Department of International Relations and Cooperation Budget
13 May 2015
The Committee considered and adopted its Draft Report on Budget Vote 6: Department of International Relations and Cooperation. Minor spelling and grammatical changes were affected to the Draft Report. The DA noted the Draft Report and reserved its rights to vote otherwise in the House. The EFF noted the Draft ...
Ethics and Members' Interest
Annual disclosure of members’ interests 2015: setting of deadline; new declaration form; Committee 2014 Annual Report
6 May 2015
The Registrar of Ethics and Members Interest noted that the Committee had met with the Gauteng Provincial Legislature and Sedibeng Municipality on 20 March 2015. She highlighted some of the observations and findings from that engagement:
●There had been a view that there should be further consultation with other provinces ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Discussion of Chapters 12-15 of the National Assembly Rules
17 Apr 2015
The Chairperson summarised the procedure and noted the Speaker's request that the process for the new Rules should be completed by end August 2015. This meant that May would be set aside for discussion in the parties, with submissions then to be referred back to the Subcommittee, and thence to ...
International Relations
Department of International Relations and Cooperation on its 2015/16 Annual Performance & Strategic Plan & African Renaissance & International Cooperation Fund, with Deputy Minister
15 Apr 2015
DIRCO said SA hosts the second largest number of foreign representation in the world and had a current global footprint of 125 missions. The changing global environment impacted upon the execution of DIRCO’s mandate which also had to be aligned with the National Development Plan. Regional integration was important on ...