1. (a) The target audience for the specified reports are the following:
The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation
The Deputy Ministers of International Relations and Cooperation
The Director-General of International Relations and Cooperation
Deputy Directors-General
Chief Directors
Internal Audit
Audit Committee
The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation.
(b) The total cost of producing the reports cannot be quantified in monetary terms as the reports are drafted and produced in-house.
2. The Office of the Chief Operating Officer, through the Chief-Directorate Strategic Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, manages the processes of quarterly and annual reporting within DIRCO. Information received is quality assured and reflected in the departmental reporting in line with the framework for managing performance information.