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Department of International Relations and Cooperation Annual Report international relations & cooperation Department: International Relations and Cooperation REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA ANNUAL REPORT 2013 – 2014 Annual Report for the 2013/14 Financial Year Vote 5: Department of International Relations and Cooperation National Department Department of International Relations and Cooperation Vote No. 05 Annual Report 2013/14 Financial Year TABLE OF CONTENTS PART A: DEPARTMENTAL GENERAL INFORMATION 2 1. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS 2 2. FOREWORD BY THE MINISTER 4 3. FOREWORD BY THE ACCOUNTING OFFICER 8 4. REPORT BY THE ACCOUNTING OFFICER 12 5. STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY AND CONFIRMATION OF ACCURACY FOR THE ANNUAL REPORT 20 6. STRATEGIC OVERVIEW 21 Vision Mission Values 7. LEGISLATIVE AND OTHER MANDATES 21 8. ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE 23 PART B: PERFORMANCE INFORMATION 26 1. PREDETERMINED OBJECTIVES 27 1.1 Service-delivery environment 27 1.2 Service Delivery Improvement Plan 28 1.3 Organisational environment 32 1.4 Key policy developments and legislative changes 32 Department of International Relations and Cooperation Vote No. 05 Annual Report 2013/14 Financial Year Department of International Relations and Cooperation 6 Vote No. 05 Annual Report 2013/14 Financial Year 2. STRATEGIC OUTCOME-ORIENTED GOALS 32 3. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION BY PROGRAMME 33 3.1 Programme 1: Administration 33 3.2 Programme 2: International Relations 43 3.3 Programme 3: International Cooperation 54 3.4 Programme 4: Public Diplomacy and Protocol Services 147 3.5 Programme 5: International Transfers 152 4. TRANSFER PAYMENTS 153 5. CONDITIONAL GRANTS 154 6. DONOR FUNDS 154 7. CAPITAL INVESTMENT 154 PART C: GOVERNANCE 156 1. INTRODUCTION 157 2. RISK MANAGEMENT 157 3. FRAUD AND CORRUPTION 157 4. MINIMISING CONFLICT OF INTEREST 157 5. CODE OF CONDUCT 158 6. HEALTH SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES 158 7. PORTFOLIO COMMITTEES 158 8. SCOPA RESOLUTIONS 159 9. PRIOR MODIFICATIONS TO AUDIT REPORTS 159 10. INTERNAL CONTROL UNIT 159 11. INTERNAL AUDIT AND AUDIT COMMITTEES 159 12. AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT 164 PART D: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 166 1. INTRODUCTION 167 2. OVERVIEW OF HUMAN RESOURCES 167 PART E: FINANCIAL INFORMATION 204 Department of International Relations and Cooperation Vote No. 05 Annual Report 2013/14 Financial Year 7 Department of International Relations and Cooperation 8 Vote No. 05 Annual Report 2013/14 Financial Year PART A DEPARTMENT GENERAL INFORMATION Submission of the Annual Report to the Executive Authority To the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane; I have the honour of presenting the 2013 – 2014 Annual Report of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation. Ambassador Jerry Matthews Matjila Director-General: Department of International Relations and Cooperation Department of International Relations and Cooperation Vote No. 05 Annual Report 2013/14 Financial Year 9 Department of International Relations and Cooperation 2 Vote No. 05 Annual Report 2013/14 Financial Year DEPARTMENT GENERAL INFORMATION 1. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS PHYSICAL ADDRESS: 460 Soutpansberg Road AGSA Auditor-General of South Africa Rietondale Pretoria AO Accounting Officer POSTAL ADDRESS: Private Bag X152 BBBEE Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Pretoria 0001 CFO Chief Financial Officer TELEPHONE NUMBER/S: + 27 12 351 1000 MEC Member of Executive Council + 27 12 329 1000 HOD Head of Department FAX NUMBER: + 27 12 329 1000 E-MAIL ADDRESS: [email protected] PFMA Public Finance Management Act WEBSITE ADDRESS: www.dirco.gov.za TR Treasury Regulations MTEF Medium Term Expenditure Framework SMME Small, Medium and Micro Enterprise SCM Supply Chain Management EU European Union SITA State Information Technology Agency SDIP Service Delivery Improvement Plan Department of International Relations and Cooperation Vote No. 05 Annual Report 2013/14 Financial Year 3 Department of International Relations and Cooperation 4 Vote No. 05 Annual Report 2013/14 Financial Year 2. FOREWORD BY THE MINISTER Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane Department of International Relations and Cooperation am proud to present the Annual Report 2013/14 of the performance of the integrated the year-long 50th anniversary celebrations of the Organisation of Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO). The report African Unity/African Union (OAU/AU), which took place under the theme ”Pan- represents the work we did in the build-up towards a celebration of our Africanism and the African Renaissance”, with some of its work mainly because I 20 years of freedom and democracy. The gains of our hard work in the past the African Renaissance is a cornerstone of our foreign policy. We were also five to 20 years have placed our country firmly on the international map. We proud hosts of the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Pan-African Women’s have emerged as a country that plays a key role in global politics, and the year Organisation (PAWO). The anniversary celebrations were another platform for 2013/14 presented yet another opportunity for us to continue discharging our women to engage in progressive dialogue on how PAWO could continue to responsibilities. In many ways, the year in review has epitomised the dynamic contribute to the regeneration of Africa. nature of the work that our department undertakes in search of a better life for our people. In nurturing our South-South relations, South Africa still took an African Agenda- focused approach. In our involvement in fora such as the Brazil, Russia, India, Our international relations engagements remain resolute in our quest for a better China and South Africa (BRICS); India, Brazil, South Africa (IBSA); and the South Africa, contributing to a better and safer Africa in a better world. Inspired Forum on China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC); and multilateral bodies such as by the Freedom Charter, our quest for a just world is echoed by the spirits of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and the G 77 plus China, we continued to put those who carried the torch before us. Ours is to redouble our efforts to ensure the interest of Africa first. that we are not diverted from this good story Africa needs to tell to the world. President Jacob Zuma hosted the Fifth BRICS Summit in Durban in March 2013, During the year under review, our activities were informed by our foreign policy under the theme “BRICS and Africa: Partnership for Development, Integration objectives, with a strong link to national priorities and continental aspirations. and Industrialisation”. Being the first time that a BRICS Summit was hosted on the Our focus remained on Africa, among our other foreign policy principles. We African continent, this supported the Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance believe in a strong Africa, and for the continent to realise a strong Africa, we themed celebrations of the year; and it contributed to the many milestones of have to play our part as a country. Thus strengthening the African Agenda 2013. Our country, as a member of BRICS, continues to play an important role becomes critical in our foreign policy. Regional integration, strengthening South- towards the shifting and distribution of power internationally. Our membership South cooperation; strengthening relations with formations of the North; and has given us an opportunity to contribute to the attainment of peace, security, participating in the global systems of governance are also important pillars development, cooperation and equity in the world. defining our foreign policy principles. We have placed emphasis on using our membership in multilateral organisations to support our national interest, and South Africa has continued to deepen its relations with countries of the North for the greater African continent. the benefit of the continent and countries of the South. We continued to broaden the depth of our bilateral relations with the aims of enhancing South Africa’s One of our biggest undertakings, as a member of the Southern African political, economic and cultural relations internationally. In this regard, we Development Community (SADC), was our efforts in ensuring that Zimbabwe participated in many international visits and hosted many international leaders. and Madagascar held free and fair elections. Also through SADC, South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo signed a treaty on the Grand Inga Project, South Africa continued to be the highest contributing African country in the which is expected to be the largest hydro-electric project in Africa. United Nations (UN) during 2013/14. South Africa was elected, by the members of the UN General Assembly, to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of Our membership in SADC complements our membership in the African Union the UN. ECOSOC is one of the principal organs of the UN alongside the General (AU). We support the AU and its institutions. The South African Government Assembly and Security Council (UNSC). South Africa will be a member of this Department of International Relations and Cooperation Vote No. 05 Annual Report 2013/14 Financial Year 5 Department of International Relations and Cooperation 6 Vote No. 05 Annual Report 2013/14 Financial Year Deputy Minister Nomaindia Mfeketo Deputy Minister Lluwellyn Landers Department of International Relations Department of International Relations and Cooperation and Cooperation critical organ of the UN at the time that the target date for the achievement of the With all these achievements, we are not oblivious to the reality that there are millennium development goals is fast approaching, in 2015. However, the reform
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