Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Co-operation

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Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on
International Relations and Co-operation
Dr A Ntsaluba Director-General Cape Town 9
March 2011
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A commitment to the promotion of human rightsA
commitment to the promotion of democracyA
commitment to justice and international law in
the conduct of relations between nationsA
commitment to international peace and to
internationally agreed upon mechanisms for the
resolution of conflictsA commitment to promote
the African Agenda in world affairs andA
commitment to economic development through
regional and international cooperation in an
inter-dependent world

• A commitment to the promotion of human rights
• A commitment to the promotion of democracy
• A commitment to justice and international law in
  the conduct of relations between nations
• A commitment to international peace and to
  internationally agreed upon mechanisms for the
  resolution of conflicts
• A commitment to promote the African Agenda in
  world affairs and
• A commitment to economic development through
  regional and international cooperation in an
  inter-dependent world

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OVERVIEW OF THE STRATEGIC PRIORITIES OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND
COOPERATION FOR THE PERIOD 2010-2013

• Enhanced African Agenda and Sustainable
  Development
• Strengthen political and economic integration of
  SADC
• Strengthen South-South relations
• Strengthen relations with Strategic Formations of
  the North
• Participate in the Global System of Governance
• Strengthen political and economic relations
• The work of the Department in these priority
  areas is supported by the following activities
• Organisational Support
• State Protocol Services
• Communication
• Organisational Strengthening

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Enhanced African Agenda and Sustainable
Development

• The following areas will receive priority
  attention
• The political and socio-economic integration of
  Africa will continue to drive the African Agenda
• The strengthening of the AU and its structures is
  a strategic priority in deepening the continental
  integration process
• The mainstreaming of gender issues into all
  activities of the AU and particularly in conflict
  mediation, poverty reduction, peacekeeping and
  post conflict reconstruction and development will
  be intensified
• South Africa will continue with efforts aimed at
  revitalising the New Partnership for Africas
  Development (NEPAD) as a strategy for economic
  development on the African continent, together
  with strengthening the African Peer Review
  Mechanism (APRM) as an instrument towards the
  improvement of governance in Africa

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Enhanced African Agenda and Sustainable
Development

• The implementation of NEPAD and APRM at the
  national level is situated within the overall
  South African national development framework and
  strategy
• A key activity in this regard is the
  strengthening of NEPAD and APRM strategic
  coordination mechanisms in South Africa.
• The AU Assemblys Decision regarding Heads of
  State and Government Priority Programmes of the
  AU/NEPAD Africa Action Plan 2010-2015 projects
  require that DIRCO focuses on the implementation
  of the Presidents infrastructure project of the
  North-South Corridor, championing road and rail
• DIRCO will also support the Department of Public
  Service and Administration (DPSA) as the APRM
  focal point in South Africa on the implementation
  of South Africas APRM National Programme of
  Action

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Enhanced African Agenda and Sustainable
Development

• The African Diaspora will be actively engaged, in
  particular, in relation to the promotion of the
  African Agenda
• Internationally, NEPAD and APRM have been
  positioned to form the core of Africas
  South-South and South-North relationships

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Enhanced African Agenda and Sustainable
Development

• Strengthened contribution in Peace Missions and
  Post Conflict Reconstruction and Development
  (PCRD)
• As member of the United Nations Security Council
  (UNSC) for 2011-2012, South Africa will
  contribute to the work of the UNSC in the
  maintenance of international peace and security,
  especially in Africa
• The concurrence of memberships of the AUPSC and
  the non-permanent seat in the UN Security Council
  (UNSC) for the period 2011-2012 assists in
  promoting alignment of efforts and ensuring that
  South Africas strategic peace and security
  objectives as pursued regionally are consistent
  at the continental and international levels
• South Africa will continue its contribution in
  Africa, in particular the DRC, Sudan, and
  Comoros, in continuation of the work already
  initiated in those countries. Under the SADC and
  AU mandates, South Africa will continue to
  facilitate mediation and peace building efforts
  in Sudan, Zimbabwe, Madagascar and the Great
  Lakes Region

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Enhanced African Agenda and Sustainable
Development

• Strengthened contribution in Peace Missions and
  Post Conflict Reconstruction and Development
  (PCRD)
• South Africa assumes the Chairship of the SADC
  Organ on Politics, Defence and Security
  Cooperation in 2011
• South Africa will support and work towards the
  effective functioning of the recently launched
  Regional Early Warning Centre (REWC) as a key
  instrument for conflict prevention
• Efforts will be geared towards deepening regional
  democratisation processes through participation
  in the newly established SADC Electoral Advisory
  Council (SEAC), with a view to enhancing regional
  electoral standards
• South Africa will work towards the consolidation
  of mediation efforts in Zimbabwe and Madagascar
  and also encourage the implementation of
  agreements reached.

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Enhanced African Agenda and Sustainable
Development

• The security and stability of the Democratic
  Republic of the Congo (DRC) will continue to be a
  key focus including support to processes leading
  to the Presidential and legislative elections due
  to take place in 2011
• South Africa will continue to contribute towards
  the readiness of the Southern Africa Standby
  force as part of the AUs Standby Force
• Technical and development cooperation
• DIRCO is seized with the process of establishing
  a dedicated development agency to replace the
  African Renaissance Fund (ARF), to be known as
  the South African Development Partnership Agency
  (SADPA), which will inform and direct South
  Africas development assistance framework. The
  conceptual framework for the establishment of
  SADPA has been finalised and work is underway to
  develop an operating framework for the proposed
  Agency

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Enhanced African Agenda and Sustainable
Development

• Deepening Bilateral Relations
• South Africa will utilise current and planned
  structured bilateral mechanisms and high level
  engagements to reinforce and expand cooperation
  in the political, security, economic and social
  spheres in pursuit of the common development
  objectives and goals of the African continent
• Southern Africa
• In the DRC, South Africa is extensively involved
  in institutional and human resource capacity
  building
• The convening of the Bi-National Commission (BNC)
  and the implementation of identified Post
  Conflict Reconstruction and Development (PCRD)
  projects with the DRC remain critical
• South Africa will continue to be involved in
  Security Sector Reform (SSR) with a view to
  improving the capacity of the DRCs National
  Defence Force

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Development

• Southern Africa (cont)
• South Africa will continue to support the
  implementation of Zimbabwes Global Political
  Agreement (GPA) and socio-economic reconstruction
  and development in the country, paying particular
  attention to the countrys Short Term Emergency
  Recovery Programme (STERP)
• South Africa will continue to facilitate the
  political dialogue in Zimbabwe

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Enhanced African Agenda and Sustainable
Development

• Southern Africa (cont)
• South Africa will continue to utilise existing
  structured bilateral mechanisms with Angola,
  Botswana, DRC, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique,
  Namibia, Swaziland, Tanzania and Zambia to
  strengthen cooperation and partnership

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Development

• West Africa
• South Africa will continue to support ongoing
  efforts by the Economic Community of West African
  States (ECOWAS), AU and UNSC to resolve, through
  diplomatic and peaceful means, the impasse in
  Côte d'Ivoire after the second round of
  Presidential elections
• During this period, Bilateral Commissions will be
  held with the Republics of Senegal, Mali,
  Nigeria, Ghana and Burkina Faso
• Central Africa
• South Africa will endeavour to launch the first
  JCC Sessions with Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon
  in 2011. South Africa will also intensify its
  economic engagement with Central African
  countries

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Enhanced African Agenda and Sustainable
Development

• North Africa
• South Africa will continue with its efforts to
  engage with Morocco
• Concerning recent political changes in Tunisia,
  Egypt and Libya, South Africa will continue to
  monitor developments and support the ongoing
  efforts to ensure that peace, security and
  stability return in these countries
• In respect of Western Sahara, South Africa will
  continue to support UN and AU initiatives and
  encourage the disputing parties to find a just
  and lasting solution, based on self-determination
  and decolonisation. South Africa will continue
  its humanitarian assistance programme to the
  Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic

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Enhanced African Agenda and Sustainable
Development

• East Africa
• South Africa will seek to further strengthen its
  diplomatic relations through existing structured
  bilateral mechanisms with Burundi, Rwanda
  Ethiopia, Uganda and Sudan
• Following the Presidential elections on 28 June
  2010, South Africa will continue to support
  Burundi in its efforts to bring sustained peace,
  economic development and democracy to the country
• The establishment of a Joint Commission on
  Cooperation as well as a State Visit by Kenya to
  South Africa is envisaged for 2011 and will
  contribute towards the strengthening of relations
  with Kenya

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Development

• East Africa (cont)
• Following the recent referendum on the
  self-determination for South Sudan, South Africa
  will support Sudan as it undergoes this
  historical change, as well as the efforts of the
  African Union High Level Implementation Panel
  (AUHIP) in facilitating the negotiations of the
  post-referendum issues
• South Africa will continue to play its role as
  Chair of the Post-Conflict Reconstruction and
  Development (PCRD) Committee on Sudan, as
  mandated by the AU
• South Africa will support efforts to achieve
  peace in Somalia
• South Africa will seek to strengthen bilateral
  relations with the Comoros following the 2010
  elections
• South Africa will continue to support the efforts
  of SADC through the initiatives of the SADC
  Mediator, aimed at resolving the current
  political challenges facing Madagascar

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Strengthen Political and Economic Integration of
SADC

• South Africa will focus its activities in the
  following areas
• Consolidation of the SADC Free Trade Area (FTA)
• Developing a proposal for the establishment of a
  model Customs Union (CU), implementation
  modalities, parameters, benchmarks and timelines
  and
• Review RISDP and support the realignment of
  resources to ensure the achievement of priority
  economic integration social and human
  development and peace and security programmes
• DIRCO will support the efforts of South African
  government departments in creating linkages with
  RISDP

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Strengthen South-South Relations

• SAs focus will be on
• Continued engagement with organisations of the
  South (such as the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM),
  G77 China) to enhance cohesion and coordination
• The implementation and monitoring of IBSA
  Agreements and Action Plans as well as
  facilitating sectoral cooperation in order to
  deliver tangible results to assist with meeting
  South Africas socio-economic priorities
• Revitalising the New Africa Asia Strategic
  Partnership (NAASP) as a vehicle for South-South
  socio-economic cooperation and
• Supporting international efforts aimed at finding
  lasting solutions to regional and global conflict
  situations

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Strengthen South-South Relations

• South Africa remains at the forefront of the
  activities of organisations of the South such as
  the NAM, and G77 China
• South Africa will continue to advance the
  principles underlying South-South cooperation,
  adopted by the G77 Foreign Ministers in September
  2008 and recognised by the UN High-level
  Conference on South-South cooperation that took
  place in Nairobi, Kenya, from 1 to 3 December
  2009
• South Africa has now become a member of the BRICS
  formation and President Zuma will attend the
  third BRICS Summit in China during April 2011
• South Africa will also host the 5th IBSA Summit
  in October 2011
• South Africa will continue to advance the reform
  of Global Governance Institutions

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Strengthen South-South Relations

• South Africa will continue to participate in fora
  such as the India-Brazil-South Africa Dialogue
  Forum (IBSA) the New Asia-Africa Strategic
  Partnership (NAASP) the Indian Ocean Rim
  Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC)
  and the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)
• South Africa contributes to the IBSA Trust Fund,
  which has financed IBSA projects in Burundi, Cape
  Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Lao PDR, and
  Palestine

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Strengthen Relations with Strategic Formations of
the North

• The focus in the medium term will be to
• Continue pursuing a developmental and
  investment-orientated approach to engagements
  with the North (such as the OECD, G8 and EU) with
  a particular focus on job creation in order to
  eradicate poverty
• Continue working for the consolidation of the
  African Agenda through the implementation of
  relevant NEPAD programmes in all such engagements
  and
• Maintain bilateral relations with identified
  countries of the North to enhance cooperation
  with formations of the North
• South Africa will enhance its partnership with
  Member States of the G8
• In light of the Enhanced Engagement process with
  the OECD, South Africa will continue its approach
  of deepening its participation in the activities
  of the different committees of the OECD

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Strengthen Relations with Strategic Formations of
the North

• In the context of the G20, South Africa will seek
  to influence outcomes in line with national and
  Africa's development priorities
• South Africa engages with the North in key global
  economic processes such as the Doha Development
  Round of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) G8
  the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and
  Development (OECD) the World Intellectual
  Property Organization (WIPO) and the World
  Customs Union (WCO) to promote the Africa Agenda
• South Africa is an active member of the
  Commonwealth, participating in all meetings of
  the organisation at Senior Officials, Ministerial
  and Heads of Government level

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Strengthen Relations with Strategic Formations of
the North

• European Organisations and Institutions
• The EU remains South Africas largest single
  trading partner and a main source of foreign
  direct investment. It is also South Africas
  largest donor of official development aid
• South Africa will, during 2011-2014, continue
  regular high-level political dialogue and other
  meetings with the European Union, including under
  the Joint Africa-EU Strategy
• In terms of the comprehensive Trade, Development
  and Co-operation Agreement (TDCA), South Africa
  and the EU are actively engaged in fully
  implementing the agreement and the new 35
  articles under the Amending Agreement
• South Africa participates in the ACP group with
  the EU and will explore relations with other
  multilateral European organisations, in order to
  promote global objectives

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Participate in the Global System of Governance

• The aim is to enhance developmental objectives of
  the developing world, which will be achieved
  through
• Participation in the global economic reform
  processes
• Support for the current momentum within the G20
  through active participation in Summit processes
• Promotion of national and developing country
  positions in the implementation of G20
  initiatives, with special emphasis on the African
  Agenda
• Utilising existing negotiating groupings and
  alliances to pursue objectives of developing
  countries
• Working with like-minded countries in forging a
  collective vision for the transformation of
  global governance
• Supporting efforts in the WTO towards the
  conclusion of the Doha Development Round of
  negotiations

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Participate in the Global System of Governance

• Continued engagement within global governance
  institutions on political, economic and security
  matters, including the reform of the multilateral
  system, to be more responsive to the
  developmental needs of developing countries
• South Africa looks to the UN to advance the
  global development agenda and to address
  underdevelopment and the eradication of poverty
  globally
• South Africas membership of the UN Security
  Council for 2011-2012 will be guided by its
  commitment to strengthening the multilateral
  system and its support for a broader multilateral
  approach to questions of international peace and
  security
• South Africa will continue its efforts to promote
  and enhance the UNSCs cooperation with regional
  organizations, particularly the AUPSC

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Participate in the Global System of Governance

• South Africa will be serving in the Council at a
  time of significant challenges amongst others
  the situation in Sudan, the crises in Somalia and
  Côte dIvoire, debates on the Iranian nuclear
  programme and the situation in the Middle East,
  including the Palestinian question
• South Africa continues to support all initiatives
  aimed at strengthening the UNGA and its role in
  multilateralism and is also supportive of ongoing
  efforts of the Secretary-General to improve the
  effectiveness of the Secretariat
• Guidelines and criteria for a consistent and
  co-ordinated approach for identifying and
  fielding South African candidates for positions
  in international organisations to be filled, as
  well as support of candidates of other countries
  in elections were developed in the Policy on the
  Nomination and Election of Candidates to
  International Organisations and was adopted by
  Cabinet in 2010

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Participate in the Global System of Governance

• South Africa plays an active role in advancing
  the UN Secretary-Generals proposals on
  strengthening the UN gender machinery, and in
  mainstreaming gender into all peacemaking, peace
  keeping and peace building operations of the UN
• South Africa will continue to interact within,
  and support the UN Humanitarian System
• Re Food Security, South Africa will continue to
  engage the UN Food Agencies within the context of
  the NEPAD Agricultural Priority and the
  Comprehensive African Agricultural Development
  Programme (CAADP) to ensure that the Agencies
  programmes and work plans benefit the region and
  the African continent
• In order to address the challenges of displaced
  persons, particularly in Africa, South Africa
  will continue to work with the United Nations
  High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

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Participate in the Global System of Governance

• While actively promoting and supporting
  non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction,
  South Africa will promote the importance of
  ensuring that non-proliferation controls do not
  become the means whereby developing countries are
  denied access to advanced technologies required
  for their development
• South Africas endorsement in 2010 by the First
  Conference of States Parties to the Pelindaba
  Treaty, as host of the Head Quarters of the
  African Commission on Nuclear Energy (AFCONE),
  will require of South Africa to play an active
  role in strengthening the African Nuclear Weapons
  Free Zone (NWFZ) following the entry into force
  in 2009 of the Pelindaba Treaty
• South Africa will promote the right to adequate
  renewable sources of energy to underpin
  sustainable development
• Commitments made at major UN Summits and
  conferences must be translated into concrete
  action

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Participate in the Global System of Governance

• South Africa commenced in 2010 to serve a
  three-year term on the Executive Board of the
  UNDP/UNFPA
• South Africa concluded a first-ever joint
  evaluation with the UN Evaluation Group of the
  contribution of the UN System to South Africa
• South Africa is the only African country
  participating in the G20 and will continue to
  utilise its membership to raise issues of concern
  to Africa with other G20 members
• South Africa will host the 17th Session of the
  Conference of the Parties (COP17) on the UNFCCC
  in November/ December 2011
• Through its participation in CSD18 South Africa
  will work towards ensuring a constructive and
  action-oriented cycle that produces a positive
  outcome for the region
• South Africa has tabled its submission to the UN
  Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) for an
  extended continental shelf

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Participate in the Global System of Governance

• South Africa aims to promote and advocate for
  social development issues as part of the global
  agenda on development
• The organs and principal bodies of the UN system
  are of major importance for the maintenance of
  global peace and stability. South Africa seeks to
  maximise the effectiveness of the UN presence in
  the country and the region by facilitating the
  review of the UN Development Assistance Framework
  (UNDAF) and the provision of necessary financial
  and other resources to the UN agencies operating
  in the country
• Through the Office of the Chief State Law Adviser
  - International Law (IL) DIRCO continues to act
  as the primary legal counsel on international law
  matters for the government as a whole

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Strengthen Political and Economic Relations

• Americas and the Caribbean
• The strong African Diaspora in the Americas will
  be actively engaged in particular in relation to
  the promotion of the African Agenda. The 2nd
  AU-CARICOM Africa Diaspora Summit, which South
  Africa offered to host in 2012, will provide a
  platform to foster closer ties between the
  regions
• North America
• The USA and Canada remain important partners
  within the context of North-South dialogue and
  are major contributors to foreign direct
  investment and official development assistance
  (ODA) in South Africa
• The commitments of the USA and Canada in the
  fight against communicable and infectious
  diseases, including HIV and AIDS, will be
  maintained. Their commitment to the African
  continent will be nurtured and utilised over the
  next three years to promote peacekeeping,
  post-conflict reconstruction and development,
  skills development, capacity building and
  trilateral cooperation

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Strengthen Political and Economic Relations

• Latin America and the Caribbean
• The ratification of the inter-regional
  SACU-MERCOSUR Preferential Trade Agreement
  (ratified by South Africa in June 2010) will give
  impetus to inter-regional trade as a first
  region-to-region initiative of such nature
  between developing blocs
• South Africa will remain involved with the
  humanitarian and reconstruction processes in
  Haiti and DIRCO will continue to shape South
  Africas foreign policy options with regard to
  continued engagement with Haiti

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Strengthen Political and Economic Relations

• Asia and the Middle East
• Central and East Asia
• The focus of relations with the Peoples Republic
  of China will be on implementing the Beijing
  Declaration on the Establishment of a
  Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
• The focus on relations with Japan and the
  Republic of Korea will be on strengthening
  political and economic relations through
  high-level exchanges
• South Asia, South East Asia, and Australasia
• South Africa will utilise its relations with
  India to source much-needed skills transfers and
  investments
• New Zealands hosting of the 2011 Rugby World Cup
  will present an ideal opportunity to deepen ties
  with that country and the region
• Relations with the Pacific Islands will be
  further developed to mutual benefit

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Strengthen Political and Economic Relations

• Middle East
• Gulf States
• South Africa has established structured bilateral
  mechanisms with four countries in the Gulf region
  and will pursue similar arrangements with the
  remainder of the Gulf States
• Levant
• South Africa will continue supporting all peace
  initiatives, including that of the Arab League
  and the Quartet Road Map, as well as negotiations
  that pursue the establishment of a viable and
  fully independent Palestinian state, existing
  side by side in peace with Israel, within
  internationally recognized borders
• Measures are in place to continue assisting
  Palestine with capacity building in line with
  commitments made at the Paris Donor Conference in
  2007

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• Europe
• Relations with Western Europe are currently
  evolving within the framework of the EU and AU
  with mutual recognition of common interests,
  shared values and accountability
• Western European countries remain key trade and
  investment partners of South Africa, as well as
  important sources of tourism
• Economic cooperation will be continued to include
  initiatives in support of the governments five
  national priorities in view of the shift from
  development assistance to development cooperation
  from Europe and the scarcity of skills in South
  Africa
• France will, during 2011, hold the presidency of
  both the G20 and G8 creating an opportunity for
  South African participation at the highest level
  to address the national priorities and the agenda
  of the South
• The German-speaking and Nordic Countries have a
  strong commitment to the AU and its programmes
  and there is commitment to increase trade and
  investment

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MANDATE

• The mandate of Branch Corporate Services is as
  follows
• Financial Management Office of the CFO
• Supply Chain Management (SCM)
• Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
• Property and Facilities Management (PFM)
• Security Services
• Consular Services

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REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

• Constitution of the Republic
• Public Finance Management Act
• Treasury Regulations
• Vienna Conventions
• Hague ConventionS
• Government Immovable Asset Management Act (GIAMA)
• Division of Revenue Act
• Financial Reporting Act
• MISS

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REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

• SITA Act
• Preferential Procurement Public Framework
  Management Act
• Money Bills Amendment Procedures and Related
  Matters Act, 2009

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STRATEGIC FOCUS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

• Maintain Unqualified Audit Report
• Continue with improvements in the Financial
  Management environment
• Policy Procedure reforms
• Further alignment of Budget to Department
  priorities
• Improvement of Financial Management Reporting
  Systems
• Skills Enhancement
• Improved Governance

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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (SCM)

• Effective implementation of the SCM Framework
  both in RSA and Abroad
• Further development and maintenance of the
  Departments Asset Register
• Effective and Efficient management of
  Departmental records

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INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

• Stabilisation of the Global Infrastructure
• Ensure 98 availability of Systems
• Optimise the benefits of the current Global
  Infrastructure
• Operationalise New Missions
• BPM Automate manual systems and achieve
  effective efficient utilisation
• Capacity Development
• ICT Governance in accordance with International
  Best Practices Standards

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PROPERTY AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

• Acquisition of Properties P5, G8, Multilateral
  SADC Missions
• Effective management of the New Head Office
  Building
• Increased effectiveness efficiency in the
  utilisation of Transport Resources
• Improved management of State Owned Properties
  maintenance utilisation
• Improve management of local portfolio
• Enhanced Facilities Management
• Improved Governance
• Skills enhancement
• Improved Management of capital projects budget

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SECURITY

• Review and update departmental security
  capacity.
• Implement security audits reports and risk
  assessment findings in line with recommendations
  by SSA Domestic Foreign Branch.
• Operationalise effective physical and electronic
  systems at Head Office and Missions.
• Continued compliance with the Minimum Information
  Security Standards (MISS) will be ensured.

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CONSULAR SERVICES

• Render assistance to destitute and distressed SA
  citizens abroad
• Authenticate public documents in according with
  The Hague Apostille Convention and the Rules of
  the High Court
• Transmit judicial documents requested by the
  Department of Justice and Constitutional
  Development
• Continuously assess consular policies and
  procedures against international best practice
• Enhance and further development the CMS
• Encourage utilisation of ROSA by the
  internationally travelling public
• Act consistent with an ISO 9001 Certified
  Business Unit.

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CHALLENGES

• High mobility of skilled Resources all
  Government Departments draw from the same
  resource base
• Challenges in respect of ER matters Labour
• Re-skilling resources to new and also ever
  increasing requirements
• Cooperation from Business Units on providing
  inputs for the development of Demand Management
  Plans
• Department-wide Records Management
• Ensuring accuracy and completeness of the asset
  register, including conducting monthly
  reconciliations liaison with missions time
  differences

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CHALLENGES

• Transversal systems outdated and non-integrated
  - cannot support new financial requirements
• Rollout of the MCS in VSAT environment
• Clearing of old debts/advances
• Tight deadlines from National Treasury e.g budget
  and annual audit
• Huge demand for continuously reducing financial
  resource base balancing division of budget
  according to priorities
• Security deployment for missions
• Deployment and Upgrade of ICT infrastructure

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CHALLENGES

• Completion of Business Process Management for
  DIAP and CMS
• Relationship with the service providers/suppliers
• Operationalise the Consular Emergency Response
  Team
• The implementation of the One-Stop-Service for
  legalisation of public documents for use abroad
• Deployment of adequate security measures at
  Missions
• Vetting of all DIRCO officials

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CHALLENGES

• Difficulty in remotely managing construction
  projects this is mainly due to the technical
  nature of the work, language barriers, difference
  in construction and procurement methods
• Implementation of appropriately funded
  maintenance plans at all state-owned properties
• Rented accommodation budget movements beyond
  DIRCO control huge impact on available finances

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DIRCO STRATEGIC PLAN 2006-2011 5 YEAR SPENDING
PATTERN OF THE DEPARTMENT
Financial Years Compensation of Employees R000 Goods Services R000 Transfer Subsidies R000 Payment of Capital Assets R000 Total R000 () spent
2010/2011 (Projected) 1,858,6 1,694,9 872,3 170,1 4,595,9 97.5
2009/2010 (Actual) 2,062,6 1,891,9 1,053,2 405,3 5,412, 9 98.0
2008/2009 (Actual) 1,683,4 1,650,7 1,094,1 1,043,2 5,472,3 98.3
2007/2008 (Actual) 1,293,2 1,394,4 653,8 728,1 4,069,2 98.8
2006/2007 (Actual) 1,136,5 1,152,7 440,1 215,4 2,944,7 96.8
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2011/12 MTEF ALLOCATIONS PER ECONOMIC
CLASSIFICATION

Economic classification MTEF 2011/12 R000 MTEF 2012/13 R000 MTEF 2013/14 R000
Compensation of Employees 1,800,122 1,811,903 2,034,474
Goods and Services 1,904,317 2,141,666 2,283,139
Transfer and Subsidies 809,943 844,240 890,524
Payments for Capital Assets 282,387 357,086 361,181
Total 4,796,768 5,154,895 5,569,318
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PROPOSED INDICATIVE ALLOCATION FOR 2011/12
PROGRAMME 1 ADMINISTRATION
Branch Compensation of Employees R000 Goods Services R000 Transfers subsidies R000 Payment of Capital Exp. R000 Total R000
Management 47,181 31,835 0 617 79,633
Corporate Services 161,951 281,833 0 0 443,784
DTRD 37,119 27,320 0 0 64,439
Human Resources 56,144 105,866 0 0 162,010
Foreign Domestic Properties 0 0 0 249,793 249,793
HO Building (Office Accommodation) 0 245,792 0 0 245,792
Total Administration 302,395 692,646 0 250,410 1,245,451
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PROPOSED INDICATIVE ALLOCATION FOR 2011/12
PROGRAMME 2 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Branch Compensation of Employees R000 Goods Services R000 Transfers subsidies R000 Payment of Capital Exp. R000 Total R000
Africa Bilateral 347,891 306,827 0 11,125 665,843
Africa Multilateral 21,611 40116 0 2,232 63,959
Asia Middle East 270,651 259,339 0 7,970 537,960
Americas 220,316 160,873 0 3,581 384,770
Europe 453,763 263,154 0 4,245 721,162
Multilateral 68,096 75,659 0 2,824 146,579
TOTAL 1,382,328 1,105,969 0 31,977 2,520,273
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PROPOSED INDICATIVE ALLOCATION FOR 2011/12
PROGRAMME 3 STATE PROTOCOL PUBLIC DIPLOMACY
Branch Compensation of Employees R000 Goods Services R000 Transfers Subsidies R000 Payment of Capital Exp. R000 Total R000
Public Diplomacy 30,699 31,666 0 0 62,365
State Protocol 84,700 74,036 0 0 158,736
Total Programme 3 115,399 105,702 0 0 221,101
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PROPOSED INDICATIVE ALLOCATION FOR 2011/12
PROGRAMME 4 INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS
International Transfers 2011/12 R000
African Renaissance Fund 450,370
International Transfers Membership 359,573
Total Programme 4 809,943
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SCHEDULE TRANSFER PAYMENTS OF PROPOSED
INDICATIVE ALLOCATION FOR 2011/12 CONT..
Transfer payments 2011/12 R000
 Transfers to International Organisation
African Renaissance and International Co-operation Fund 450,370
African Union 128,860
New Partnership for Africa's Development 7,500
Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) 40,515
African, Caribbean and Pacific 3,948
India-Brazil-South Africa Trust Fund 7,580
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 236
Commonwealth 9,399
United Nations 117,720
United Nations Human Rights Council 346
United Nations Development Programme 5,600
United Nations Development Programme in Southern Africa 1,150
United Nations Technical Co-Operation 115
United Nations Voluntary Fund For Disability 76
United Nations Childrens Fund 230
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SCHEDULE OF TRANSFER PAYMENTS PROPOSED
INDICATIVE ALLOCATION FOR 2011/12 CONT..
Transfer payments 2011/12 R000
United Nations Convention On The Law Of Sea 578
Group Of 77 Countries 115
African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) 2,500
Other International Organisations 1,128
Bureau of International Exposition 30
Bacterial and Toxic Weapons Convention 501
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty 6,032
Humanitarian Assistance 24,000
Indian Ocean Rim Research Centre 145
Perrez-Guerrero Trust Fund 61
South Centre Capital Fund 1,210
TOTAL 809,943
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CHANGES IN DIRCO MTEF ALLOCATION AENE 2010/11 COMPARISON TO 2011/12 ENE ALLOCATION
 PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION AENE 2010/11 ENE 2011/12 (SAVING REALISED THROUGH Cost Saving Measure)/ APPROVED ADDITIONAL ALLOCATION
 PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION  R000 R000 R000
1. Administration 1,278,584 1,245,451 (33,133)
2. International Relations 2,375,086 2,529,826 154,740
3. Public Diplomacy Protocol Services 233,923 211,548 (22,375)
4. International Transfers 828,225 809,943 (18,282)
TOTAL 4,715,818 4,796,768 80,950
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Organisational Support

• Internal Audit
• During the MTSF period, Internal Audit will focus
  on assessing DIRCOs systems of internal control,
  risk management and governance processes and
  makes recommendations for the improvement thereof
• State Protocol Services
• DIRCO will continue to facilitate incoming and
  outgoing high level visits, as well as coordinate
  and regulate engagement with the local diplomatic
  community.
• DIRCO will continue to facilitate the holding of
  international conferences in South Africa and
  provide protocol advice and support to the
  various spheres of government.
• The King Shaka State Protocol Lounge at La Mercy
  in KwaZulu Natal will be officially inaugurated
  in 2011

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Organisational Support

• Communication
• DIRCO will promote the national interest though
  informing and communicating foreign policy
  positions to both domestic and foreign publics in
  order to broaden dialogue
• To ensure that South Africa remains a competitive
  player on the global market, DIRCO will integrate
  its Public Diplomacy activities with the concept
  of branding South Africa, in partnership with the
  International Marketing Council (IMC) and SA
  Tourism

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Organisational StrengtheningHuman Resources
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Building HR Organisational Capacity The road
ahead for the next three years

Effective HR Organisational Processes
Effective Management and Capacity building
Effective Employee Resourcing and Utilisation
Effective Talent Management
Managers capacitated on People Management
issues
Enhance positioning of DIRCO as an
employer of Choice Implement comprehensive
On-boarding programme Monitor and evaluate the
implementation of the posting
management Framework
Entrenched Career Management
Framework
Facilitated a dynamic and responsive
organisational design Entrenched Performance
Management Promoted a caring and Supportive
Organisation Promoted sound Labour Relations Fac
ilitated Organisational Development processes
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Organisational Strengthening Establishment

• Establishment as at 31 December 2010
• Head Office and Missions (transferred staff)
• Missions (LRP staff)

LOCATION TOTAL APPROVED POSTS FILLED POSTS VACANT PARTIALLY FUNDED VACANT UNFUNDED
HEAD OFFICE 2069 1583 385 101
MISSION 768 667 74 27
DIP POOL 60 60 0 0
HR POOL 0 40 0 0
CADET / INTERNSHIP 0 32 0 0
TOTAL 2897 2382 459 128
LRP ESTABLISHMENT TOTAL APPROVED POSTS FILLED POSTS VACANT
TOTAL 2481 2220 261
Number of posts filled as at 31 January 2010
2382 Head Office 1583 Missions
667 HR Pool 40 Training
Pool 60 Diplomatic Cadets/
Internship 32

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Organisational Strengthening Employment Equity
OVERALL DIRCO (As at 31 December 2010)
RACE GENDER PROFILE

MANAGEMENT LEVEL Data MALE MALE MALE MALE FEMALE FEMALE FEMALE FEMALE Grand Total
    African Coloured Indian White African Coloured Indian White Grand Total
TOP MANAGEMENT Count 9  0 3  0 4 0  0  0  16
  56 0 19 0 25 0 0 0 100
SENIOR MANAGEMENT Count 100 9 13 35 58 3 1 18 237
  41 4 6 15 25 1 0.43 8 100
MIDDLE MANAGEMENT Count 106 16 19 98 76 8 15 73 411
  25 4 5 24 18 2 4 18 100
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR BELOW Count 532 30 21 89 772 45 39 187 1715
  31 2 1 5 45 3 2 11 100
Total Count   747 55 56 222 910 56 55 278 2379
Total   32 2 2 10 38 2 2 12 100


Disability Data MALE MALE MALE MALE FEMALE FEMALE FEMALE FEMALE GRAND TOTAL
Disability Data African Coloured Indian White African Coloured Indian White GRAND TOTAL
Disability Count 9 0 1 13 8 1 0 4 36
Disability 25 0 3 36 22 3 0 11 100
The total of 2379 excludes the three Political
Office Bearers
Female SMS percentage 34
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Building Organisational Capacity Measures to
increase Gender and Disability Representativity

• Targeting women people with disabilities when
  doing Career exhibitions
• Invitation to people with Disability Associations
  for applications
• Continue to present EE Plan guidelines to
  Selection Panels to target women at SMS level and
  people with disability
• Revising the Locally Recruited Personnel
  establishment

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Way forward

• A responsive Organisational Design given the
  complexity of DIRCO environment
• - Structure
• - Key processes
• Filling of vacancies
• - Quality of candidates
• - Security clearance
• Reaching gender and disability EE targets
• - Disability (1.50 vs 2)
• - Gender ( SMS 34 vs 50)
• PMDS
• - Addressing poor performance
• - Provision of ongoing feedback

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Therefore Our Human Resources Strategy seeks
to strike a balance between addressing current
organisational challenges and being innovative in
responding to emerging issues
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Diplomatic Training, Research and Development

• DIRCO will continue to
• consolidate and address the skills developmental
  needs of its employees for organisational
  effectiveness
• conduct continuous research into long-term global
  drivers, geostrategic shifts and projected
  developments for South Africa and Africa
• reposition the Foreign Language Directorate as
  the primary vehicle for developing foreign
  language capacity across the public service and
  provide translation and interpreting services
• provide training and development to the
  unemployed youth through learnerships and
  internships as well as a cadet programme for
  possible employment in DIRCO
• contribute to training and development in the
  region and identified countries as well as
  explore possibilities of cooperation with
  diplomatic training and research institutes
  especially in countries of Africa and of the
  South

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Thank you
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