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International Relations
DIRCO CFO on circumstances that led to recurring multiple audit findings
30 Oct 2019
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) briefed the Committee on the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) response to the AGSA’s audit findings for 2018/19.
The Committee had requested a briefing on the recurring negative audit findings of the AGSA from 2013/14 up until 2018/19. Members sought to learn what ...
International Relations
International Relations and Cooperation Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
23 Oct 2019
Available here once adopted: BRRR 2019
The Committee considered its Draft 2019 Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR). In the interest of time, the Committee focused its discussion on the Findings and Recommendations highlighted in the report. Members were urged to make changes where they deemed it necessary and ...
International Relations
DIRCO Annual Report 2018/19; with Minister
9 Oct 2019
The Committee received presentations from the Department of International Relations and Cooperation’s audit and risk committee, the Auditor-General, the Department itself, and the African Renaissance Fund.
DIRCO's internal audit and risk committee had been invited to discuss the root causes of the Department’s failure to achieve a ...
International Relations
Foreign Service Bill: DIRCO briefing; Risks to SA Foreign Policy
11 Sep 2019
SC Trade Report on Foreign Service Bill
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) briefed the Committee on the Foreign Service Bill (FSB). Members were given insight into the rationale for the FSB. Members were also given an explanatory overview of what each of the clauses of the FSB ...
International Relations
DIRCO & African Renaissance Fund Quarterly Performance Reports
21 Aug 2019
The Committee met with the Department and the African Renaissance Fund (ARF) for a briefing on their quarterly performance reports for the fourth quarter of 2018/19.
On the Department’s performance during the period under review as at 31 March 2019, expenditure amounting to R 6.4 billion which represents 97% of ...
International Relations
Committee Legacy Report: Committee Support Staff briefing
21 Aug 2019
The Committee was provided with background on the activities of the Fifth Parliament Committee from 2014 to 2019. These included Committee meetings, oversight visits and international study tours.
The Committee was at the outset informed that it had to decide which issues from the Legacy Report it ...
International Relations
International Relations and Cooperation Budget: Committee Report; with Deputy Minister
10 Jul 2019
The Committee, in the presence of Deputy Minister Alvin Botes, asked the Department of International Relations and Cooperation to report a holistic overview and the role that the Department plays in the international institutions it has membership. There should be regular engagements between the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation ...
International Relations
DIRCO and African Renaissance Fund 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan; with Deputy Minister
3 Jul 2019
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) presented its 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP), with Deputy Minister Alvin Botes. The presentation spoke to the situation analysis in terms of performance environment and operational environment. It was noted the focus of the APP in the period under review would cover ...
International Relations
Election of Committee Chairperson
2 Jul 2019
The Committee met for the election of its Chairperson. The Committee Secretary conducted the process of the election of the Committee Chairperson and Members elected Ms T Mahambehlala (ANC) as Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on International Relations
Public Enterprises
Minister of Public Enterprises on State of Nation Address impact and Eskom
13 Feb 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Public Enterprises led by the Minister Pravin Gordhan on issues emanating from the State of Nation Address (SONA). Load shedding is expected to last until April and Eskom is also technically insolvent. The Committee were told of the problems uncovered at some ...