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Title: Annual Report 2003/04


1
Annual Report 2003/04
  • Annual Report 2003/04
  • _________________________________________________
  • __________________________________________________
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  • Presentation to the
  • Parliamentary Committee on International Affairs
  • Dr A Ntsaluba
  • Director-General
  • Cape Town
  • 20 October 2004

2
Annual Report 2003/04
  • Foreign Policy Principles
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  • Human rights and democracy
  • Justice and international law in international
    relations
  • Peace and conflict resolution
  • Africa in world affairs
  • Economic development

3
Annual Report 2003/04
  • Foreign Policy Guidelines
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  • Security/quality of life/territorial integrity
    and sovereignty in SA
  • Relations as equals in Africa and friendly
    relations with the world
  • Honour UN obligations
  • Commitment to African Renaissance
  • AU / NEPAD
  • Economic development
  • Regional integration/development in SADC and SACU
  • Eradication of poverty

4
Annual Report 2003/04
  • Foreign Policy Guidelines (cont.)
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  • Peace making and conflict prevention
  • Multilateralism / rules-based international
    system
  • Reform of UN and Bretton Woods Institutions
  • WTO / rules-based international trading regime
  • Combat racism, sexism, xenophobia and related
    intolerances
  • Agenda of the South (South-South Cooperation /
    South-North partnerships)
  • Sustainable people-centred development
  • Alleviate plight of refugees

5
Annual Report 2003/04
  • Action on Key Strategic Priorities for 2003/04
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  • Consolidation/Implementation of the African
    Agenda
  • South-South Cooperation
  • South-North Dialogue/Partnerships
  • Multilateral Diplomacy
  • Projecting Positive/Accurate Image of South
    Africa/Africa

6
Annual Report 2003/04
  • Consolidation/Implementation of the African
    Agenda
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  • __________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________
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  • Chair of AU and member of AU Troika
  • Establishment of AU Commission / Pan-African
    Parliament / PSC
  • SA election to PSC for 3 years
  • Ratification of Pan-African Parliament Protocol
  • Launch of SAs ECOSOCC chapter
  • Ratification of Protocol of AU Constitutive Act
  • Operationalisation of AU organs

7
Annual Report 2003/04
  • South-South Cooperation
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  • Establishment of IBSA Dialogue Forum
  • Establishment of AASROC
  • Participation in IOR-ARC
  • Free trade negotiations -gt SACU/China,
    SACU/India, SACU/MERCOSUR
  • Strengthening of SA representation -gt 5 new
    missions in Asia Middle East
  • Consolidation of SA relations with CARICOM
  • African Diaspora solidarity initiative

8
Annual Report 2003/04
  • South-North Dialogue/Partnerships
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  • __________________________________________________
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  • G8 Summit / France -gt participation in special
    working session on NEPAD
  • Europe/EU -gt ratification of TDCA / tariff
    adjustments for newly-acceded EU states
  • North America -gt US/SACU free trade
    negotiations / US Congress extension of AGOA

9
  • Multilateral Diplomacy - Peace and Security
  • _________________________________________________
  • __________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________
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  • Palestine-Israel conflict
  • Road Map / Geneva Accord / ICJ-Separation Wall
  • Iraq
  • principle Middle East focus / efforts in UN /
    Special Envoy / relief aid / Madrid conference
  • UN/Security Council reform
  • High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and
    Change
  • SAs role as one of Friends of the Chair
  • Combating international terrorism and
    implementation of UNSC resolutions

10
Annual Report 2003/04
  • Multilateral Diplomacy - Socio-economic
    Development/Cooperation
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  • __________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________
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  • WTO
  • Cancun Ministerial - G20
  • TRIPS and Public Health
  • Bretton Woods Institutions
  • Continued dialogue on progress on MDGs and
    effects of globalization
  • WSSD
  • SA chaired first session of Commission on
    Sustainable Development after Johannesburg Summit

11
Annual Report 2003/04
  • Projecting Positive/Accurate Image of South
    Africa/Africa
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  • __________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________
    ___________
  • Ceremonial functions
  • Diplomatic appointments
  • Assistance through JIA State Protocol lounge
  • Diplomatic Guesthouse
  • Presidential Guesthouse
  • Incoming visits
  • Protocol support to second and third tiers of
    government

12
Annual Report 2003/04
  • Projecting Positive/Accurate Image of South
    Africa/Africa
  • _________________________________________________
  • __________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________
    ___________
  • Ceremonial functions
  • Diplomatic appointments
  • Assistance through JIA State Protocol lounge
  • Diplomatic Guesthouse
  • Presidential Guesthouse
  • Incoming visits
  • Protocol support to second and third tiers of
    government

13
Annual Report 2003/04
  • HR Management
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  • Establishment as at 31 March 2004
  • Head Office and Missions

14
Annual Report 2003/04
  • HR Management
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  • Establishment as at 31 March 2004
  • Missions

15
Annual Report 2003/04
  • HR Management
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  • Representivity Employment Equity Table

16
Annual Report 2003/04
  • HR Management
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  • Representivity Issues of Concern

17
Annual Report 2003/04
  • HR Management
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  • Other HR Interventions
  • Implementation of the Performance Management
    System
  • Affirmative-action measures in various HR
    processes
  • e.g., Recruitment and Selection, Training and
    Development
  • Implementation of the Workplace Skills Plan,
    including a Generic Training Framework for new
    employees

18
Annual Report 2003/04
  • HR Management
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  • Programme for 2004/05
  • Developing job profiles
  • Conducting skills audit
  • Implementing career management and retention
    strategies
  • Entrench the Performance Management and
    Development System

19
Annual Report 2003/04
  • Corporate Services - Annual Financial Statements
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  • Revenue
  • Annual Allocation R 2,329 billion
  • Drawings by National Treasury R 356 million
  • Other Revenue R 53 million
  • Actual Expenditure 2003/04 Financial Year

20
Annual Report 2003/04
  • Corporate Services - Annual Financial Statements
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  • Actual Expenditure 2003/04 Financial Year (cont.)

21
Annual Report 2003/04
  • Auditor-Generals Report
  • _________________________________________________
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  • Foreign Currency System unreconciled differences
  • Receivables - interdepartmental balances
  • Payables - ARF
  • Internal controls
  • Information Communication Technology

22
Annual Report 2003/04
  • Foreign Currency System
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  • The System was developed to
  • record funds transferred to missions
  • record expenditure incurred by missions in
    various currencies
  • convert such expenditure into RSA Rands
  • Foreign Currency System unreconciled balances

23
Annual Report 2003/04
  • Programme of Action
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  • Reconciliation of Control Accounts commenced
  • A new financial system for the Missions is being
    implemented in phases
  • Office of the Auditor-General finalising the
    auditing of the Account
  • Asset Register is being developed
  • Master Systems Plan developed

24
Annual Report 2003/04
  • African Renaissance and International Cooperation
    Fund
  • Annual Financial Statements as at 31 March 2004
  • _________________________________________________
  • __________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________
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  • Income and Expenditure
  • Income R 81,624 million
  • Expenditure R 62,188 million
  • Auditor-Generals Report
  • Payables - Department of Foreign Affairs
  • Africa Cup of Nations soccer tournament
  • Long-term loans
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