Provide strategic leadership, management and support services to the department.
Promote relations with foreign countries.
Participate in international organisations and institutions in line with South Africa’s national values and foreign policy objectives
Communicate South Africa’s role and position in international relations in the domestic and international arenas as well as to provide Protocol Services.
The following are high level achievements:
The following are high level achievements:
Successfully hosted AU Summit and the summit adopted a decision on the future financing of the Organisation through a Declaration on self-reliance. The adoption of the first Ten Years of the Agenda 2063 was also a critical and significant mile.
Continue with mediation efforts in Lesotho.
Additionally the department in a ever changing international arena and in the first quarter the department experienced the following changes:
Rapid weakening of rand against major currency
Slow down of growth of China and impact on the global economic outlook
Gradual warming of relations between the USA and Cuba
Nuclear deals with Iran
Total expenditure for the Department as at the end of the first quarter amounts to R1,4 billion or 24% of the appropriated annual budget.
Total expenditure for the Department as at the end of the first quarter amounts to R1,4 billion or 24% of the appropriated annual budget.
Programme 1: Total expenditure for the Programme as at the end of the first quarter amounts to R248.4 million or 17.5% of the programme’s total appropriation. This expenditure is 29.6% lower than what had been projected for the period. This is as a result of slow spending for Lilongwe and Dar es Salaam construction projects as well as the outstanding claims relating to the rehabilitation work for The Hague Chancery.
Programme 2: Total expenditure for the Programme as at the end of the first quarter amounts to R827.1 million or 28.2% of the programme’s total appropriation. The expenditure is in line with what was projected for the period.
Programme 2: Total expenditure for the Programme as at the end of the first quarter amounts to R827.1 million or 28.2% of the programme’s total appropriation. The expenditure is in line with what was projected for the period.
Programme 3: Total expenditure for the Programme as at the end of the first quarter amounts to R112.4 million or 24.1% of the programme’s total appropriation. The higher expenditure was mainly due to the depreciation of Rand against major foreign currencies.
Programme 4: Total expenditure for the Programme as at the end of the first quarter amounts to R98,5 million or 40% of the programme’s total appropriation. The higher expenditure was mainly due to the expenditure relating to the hosting of the African Union Summit which was unforeseeable and unavoidable. National Treasury has been approached through a Treasury Memorandum for additional funding.
Programme 4: Total expenditure for the Programme as at the end of the first quarter amounts to R98,5 million or 40% of the programme’s total appropriation. The higher expenditure was mainly due to the expenditure relating to the hosting of the African Union Summit which was unforeseeable and unavoidable. National Treasury has been approached through a Treasury Memorandum for additional funding.
Programme 5: Total expenditure for the Programme as at the end of the first quarter amounts to R106,8 million or 16,8% of the programme’s total appropriation and the higher expenditure was mainly due to the depreciation of Rand against major foreign currencies as well as transfer payments that were originally planned for 2nd quarter in terms of cash flow projections.
In addition, the department projects a shortfall amounting to R755,5 million based on the prevailing rates due to the depreciation of the rand against other major currencies on expenditure incurred in foreign currency in missions abroad as well as transfer payments to international organisations which were projected for second quarter of the financial year.
In addition, the department projects a shortfall amounting to R755,5 million based on the prevailing rates due to the depreciation of the rand against other major currencies on expenditure incurred in foreign currency in missions abroad as well as transfer payments to international organisations which were projected for second quarter of the financial year.
The above amount has also been requested through a Treasury Memorandum to augment the departmental budget to be able to honour all the obligations and also to perform as per the APP.
The objectives of the Fund are as follows:
The objectives of the Fund are as follows:
cooperation between the Republic of South Africa and other countries, in
particular African countries;
promotion of democracy and good governance;
prevention and resolution of conflict;
socio-economic development and integration;
humanitarian assistance; and
human resource development.
The accounting authority continued with efforts to ensure compliance with PFMA and other prescripts. The Fund has:
The accounting authority continued with efforts to ensure compliance with PFMA and other prescripts. The Fund has:
Established a permanent secretariat to deal with issues of:
Compliance
Governance and
Planning & Monitoring
Appointed an audit committee as well as risk management committee.
Developed an action plan to deal with audit findings and the implementation of the plan will be monitored by Internal audit
During the 1st quarter of 2015/16, only assistance for technical support of the third General Elections of Burundi amounting to R38 million was approved.
During the 1st quarter of 2015/16, only assistance for technical support of the third General Elections of Burundi amounting to R38 million was approved.
The slow spending for he Fund is as a results of the transitional process of establishing South African Development for Partnership (SADPA). The spending will pick up as soon as the process for establishing SADPA is concluded.
