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International Relations
DIRCO on recent developments in the Middle East, including proposed Israeli annexation of West Bank; with Minister
19 Aug 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation, 19 August 2020
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) on recent developments in the Middle East and the proposed Israeli annexation of the West Bank. Members were also updated on the ...
International Relations
DIRCO & ARF Adjusted Budget & Revised Annual Performance Plan; with Minister
8 Jul 2020
Video: DIRCO & ARF Adjusted Budget & Revised Annual Performance Plan
The Committee met to receive a report by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) and the African Renaissance Fund (ARF) on the revisions to their Annual Performance Plans and adjustment budgets in response to the impact of ...
International Relations
DIRCO & ARF 2019/20 Quarter 4 Report; Conflict hotspots in Africa; with Deputy Ministers
26 Jun 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation, 26 JUNE 2020
The Committee met to receive quarterly performance reports from the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) and the African Renaissance Fund. It was also briefed by the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD), which gave ...
International Relations
DIRCO’s COVID-19 response; with Deputy Ministers
3 Jun 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation 3 JUNE 2020
The Committee met to hear a presentation by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) on its role in support of Government's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Within the Department workplace measures have been implemented to create a ...
International Relations
DIRCO & ARF 2020/21 Annual Performance Plans; with Minister
21 May 2020
Video: DIRCO & ARF 2020/21 Annual Performance Plans
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) presented the Strategic and Annual Performance Plans and its entity, the African Renaissance Fund (ARF).
Minister Naledi Pandor said that COVID-19 had caused challenges for the continuation of DIRCO’s international work. However, she ...
Defence
SANDF deployment & involvement in COVID-19 measures; Complaints against SANDF during lockdown; with Minister
22 Apr 2020
COVID-19: Regulations and Guidelines
Disaster Management Act 57 of 2002
The Joint Standing Committee on Defence met to discuss defence operations and developments ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Introductory Workshop on Gender-Responsive Planning & Budgeting & role of Multi-Party Women’s Caucus, with Minister
12 Mar 2020
The Multiparty Women’s Caucus was convened to receive two briefings: the Gender Responsive Budgeting and Planning Background, and the Role of the Multi- Party Women’s Caucus in Gender Responsive Planning and Budgeting. Members were very concerned at receiving 16 apologies for absenteeism and the Chairperson aptly remarked that ‘since the ...
International Relations
DIRCO on current political situation in Libya; with Deputy Minister
11 Mar 2020
The Chairperson, at the outset of the meeting, observed that the Committee was not being kept in the loop regarding international treaties that were being reviewed by other parliamentary committees. She suggested that parliament have inter-study groups on international treaties. The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) was asked ...
International Relations
DIRCO on: SA chairing the AU; outcomes of the recent AU Summit; with Minister
26 Feb 2020
The Committee was briefed by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) on South Africa’s chairship of the African Union (AU) for 2020, and the outcomes of the 33rd ordinary session of the Assembly of heads of state and government of the African Union. President Ramaphosa was the new ...
Defence
Database, Skills Audit & Military Veterans Act Amendments progress: DMV briefing
6 Feb 2020
The Department of Military Veterans (DMV) picked up from the last interaction with the Committee, and focused on the progress made in cleansing its database. The DMV had a baseline of about 30 000 files that were cleansed and cleared, and 40 000 records were given to the Department of ...