In light of the fact that 8 March is the day for the celebration of International Women’s Day, what (a) is the total breakdown of female staff members in her department and (b)(i) is the total number of female ambassadors currently representing South Africa across the globe and (ii) does this number represent as a percentage of the total number of ambassadors; (2) Whether there are any current programmes focussed on promoting equality in the workplace; if not, why not; if so, what are the further, relevant details? NW852E

Whether she will review or rescind the decision to downgrade the SA Mission to Israel to a Liaison Office in order to give priority to other diplomatic means and processes to resolve the Israeli — Palestine impasse; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?