Department of International Relations and Cooperation

Department of International Relations and Cooperation

List 10 other official names: Departement van Internasionale Betrekkinge en Samewerking (Afrikaans) umNyango wezangaPhandlea (Southern Ndebele) iSebe leMicimbi yezaNgaphandle (Xhosa) uMnyango Wezindaba Zangaphandle (Zulu) Litiko Letangaphandle (Swazi) Kgoro ya Merero ya ka Ntle (Northern Sotho) Lefapha la Merero ya ka Ntle ho Naha (Sotho) Lefapha la Merero ya Boditšhaba (Tswana) Ndzawulo ya Timhaka ta Matikomambe (Tsonga) Muhasho wa zwa Nnḓa (Venda)
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Department overview
Formed	1927
Jurisdiction	Government of South Africa
Headquarters	OR Tambo Building, 460 Soutpansberg Road, Rietondale, Pretoria The Honourable Naledi Pandor, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Alvin Botes, Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Candith Mashego-Dlamini, Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation
Department executives	Zane Dangor, Director-General: International Relations and Cooperation Zane Dangor
Website	www.dirco.gov.za

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) is the foreign ministry of the South African government. It is responsible for South Africa's relationships with foreign countries and international organizations, and runs South Africa's diplomatic missions. The department is headed by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, currently Naledi Pandor.

Formerly known as the Department of Foreign Affairs, it was renamed the Department of International Relations and Cooperation by President Jacob Zuma in May 2009. In the 2010 national budget, it received an appropriation of 4,824.4 million rand, and had 4,533 employees.^[1]

According to OECD estimates, 2019 official development assistance from South Africa decreased to US$106 million.^[2] In 2022, when Cuba asked for humanitarian medical and food aid, AfriForum managed to obtain an interdict against a pending R50 million payout by the department, labelling it "squandering of taxpayers' money". The chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation, Supra Mahumapelo, decried the ruling due to its perceived impact on South Africa's solidarity work with countries like Cuba.^[3]

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