Whether she will furnish Mr W F Faber with a comprehensive list of all South African embassies and consulates worldwide, including their contact details and addresses; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
A comprehensive list of all South African Embassies, High Commissions and Consulates with contact details and addresses are available online through the website of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation at www.dirco.gov.za/south-african-representation-abroad/. The contact details and addresses are updated on a regular basis when new Heads of Mission and officials assume their duties at these missions or when the location of the ...
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(a) What total amount has the Africa Renaissance Fund paid out in aid to African countries since 2019 up to the latest specified date for which information is available, (b) which countries benefited from the financial aid and (c) what total amount did each of the countries receive?
Since 2019, the African Renaissance and International Cooperation Fund has provided aid to the following African countries:
a) Total aid provided by the ARF since 2019 to date is R406 439 351,32.
b) and c) The below table provides the information requested.
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Name of the Country
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Project Description
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Value of the project
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South Sudan
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Humanitarian Assistance
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R74 750 898,00
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Republic of Zimbabwe
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What (a) number of employees of her department have faced disciplinary proceedings in the past year, (b) are the details of each specified employee, (c) are the reasons that each specified person was facing disciplinary proceedings, (d) is the period taken to resolve the disciplinary proceedings in each case, (e) number of employees were suspended, (f) were the charges that led to each suspension, (g) number of employees were dismissed, (h1) were the reasons for each such dismissal, (h2) number of employees were suspended with full pay and (i) for how long were the specified employees suspended with full pay?
a) The number of employees of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation that faced disciplinary proceedings was 34.
b) The details of the employees that faced disciplinary hearings were as follows:
(i) Chief Directors: 4;
- Directors: 7;
- Deputy Directors: 3;
- Assistant Directors:15;
- Senior Administrator: 1; and
- Level 7: 4
c) The reasons for the disciplinary proceedings were as follows:
(i) 25 employees were ...
What plans are in place to fill the vacancies in the finance section of her department which stand at 26,8% as at 31 March 2023 according to the most recent Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report on her department, particularly considering the findings of the Auditor-General with regard to R1,44 billion in irregular expenditure?
The following posts in the Finance Division were tadvertised to address the high vacancy rate and are in various stages of the recruitment process:
- Chief Financial Officer post was filled with effect from 01 June 2023.
- Director: Financial Accounting post was filled with effect from 04 December 2023.
- Chief Director: Financial Management advertised on 20 August 2023 and is in process.
- Deputy Director: Budget ...
Whether her department has issued a travel advisory to South Africans travelling to Zimbabwe following the declaration of a state of emergency in its capital city, Harare, due to the outbreak of cholera; if not, why not; if so, what the relevant details?
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has not issued a travel advisory to South Africans travelling to Zimbabwe following the cholera outbreak in that country. This decision was guided by and based on the assessment of the South African National Department of Health, which has not imposed any travel restrictions for travellers to and from Zimbabwe. The DIRCO continues to provide advice, ...
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Whether, her department, in collaboration with the Electoral Commission and the Department of Home Affairs, intends to establish, through the Consul as the authority, additional voting points in countries such as Australia, since commissions must be formed in countries and/or cities where there are many South African voters; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the details of national regulations that will be put in place in this regard?
Section 33 (3) and (4) of the Electoral Act, Act 73 of 1998, requires that a person voting abroad must present him/ herself at a South African Embassy, High Commission or Consulate. The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) is required to identify such Embassies, High Commissions and Consulates. No provision is made for additional venues outside that of Embassies, High Commission and ...
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Whether, considering that the Government has referred the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr Benjamin Netanyahu, and his senior officials to the International Criminal Court, calling for them to be investigated for war crimes and crimes against humanity, the Government has also called for Hamas leaders to face the same scrutiny; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
On 17 November 2023 South Africa, joined by Bangladesh, Bolivia, Comoros and Djibouti, referred the situation in the State of Palestine to the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) pursuant to Article 14 of the Rome Statute. Although Israel is not a State Party, the ICC has jurisdiction over crimes committed in the Palestinian territories by nationals of Israel. ...
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Whether, considering that on 9 December 2023 the United Nations (UN) marks the adoption of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (the Genocide Convention), which is also the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime (details furnished), the Republic, as a party to the Genocide Convention, will call upon the competent organs of the UN to take action under the Charter of the UN in relation to the conflict and the genocide taking place in Gaza; if not, why not; if so, (a) by what date will the Government take the specified step and (b) what are the relevant details?
(a) and (b) Against the backdrop of Israeli contraventions of international law in Palestine, the South African Government has commenced preliminary discussions among relevant Government Departments to consider taking further steps for accountability by Israel for the crime of genocide. The South African Government is also considering steps for the potential mobilisation of support by UN Member States for holding Israel accountable, in the ...
Whether (a) she, (b) the Deputy Ministers and (c) any other official in her department attended the Rugby World Cup final in France in October 2023; if not; what is the position in this regard; if so, what (i) are the relevant details of each person in her department who attended the Rugby World Cup, (ii) is the total number of such persons and (iii) were the total costs of (aa) travel, (bb) accommodation and (cc) any other related costs that were incurred by her department as a result of the trip(s)?
Neither (a) Minister Dr GNM Pandor, nor (b) Deputy Ministers KC Mashego-Dlamini and A Botes attended the Rugby World Cup final while (c) three (3) Departmental officials namely the Chief of State Protocol and two Protocol Officials provided support to the President during his attendance of the Rugby World Cup final. The costs for the Department were as follows namely (aa) R146, 714.86 (bb) ...
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(1)Whether, with reference to the Sixth Annual Progress Report on the Implementation of the White Paper on the Rights of People with Disabilities, which calls for the minimum employment equity target for persons with disabilities as from the 2024-25 financial year to move from 2% to 3%, with the aim of reaching a minimum of 7% in 2030, she has found that her department will meet the 3% target for the 2024-25 financial year; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) what are the relevant details of the plans that her department has put in place to ensure that it meets the 7% target in 2030? NW5209E
1. With reference to the Sixth Annual Progress Report on the Implementation of the White Paper on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities which calls for the minimum employment equity target for persons with disabilities as from the 2024-25 financial year to move from 2% to 3%, with the aim of reaching a minimum of 7% in 2030, the Department may not be able ...
