Chairperson, I would like to inform hon Lees that South Africa does not have a binational commission with Swaziland but has a Joint Bilateral Commission for Co-Operation, which is at ministerial level.
The bilateral commission was established in terms of an agreement between the two countries signed in 2004. The following departments are involved in the bilateral commission: International Relations and Co-operation; Home Affairs; Defence and Military Veterans; Higher Education and Training; Justice and Constitutional Development; Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; Tourism; Trade and Industry; Public Works; Water and Environmental Affairs; the SAPS; and, lastly, the Department of Energy.
The selection of the departments involved is determined by the nature of the co-operation projects between the two countries. As provided for in the agreement establishing the joint commission, the mandate of the South African government departments participating in the joint commission is to promote economic and social development between South Africa and Swaziland, focusing on the jointly identified fields of health, science and technology, trade and investment, education, arts and culture, migration, agriculture, security and multilateral co-operation. I thank you.