DIRCO Annual Report

Programme: Public Diplomacy

Deviation from planned target to actual Achievement 2021/2022

Audited actual performance 2018/2019

Audited actual performance 2019/2020

Planned annual target 2020/2021 Develop, implement and monitor the effectiveness of the PD Strategy

**Actual achievement 2020/2021

Reasons for deviations

Outcome

Output

Output indicator

Domestic and foreign audiences

Improved communication on global developments Rapid and timeous support to missions on domestic and global developments Platforms utilised to inform and promote South Africa’s foreign policy to

An approved comprehensive PD Strategy

New indicator

PD Strategy developed, implemented and the effectiveness thereof monitored 5 25 key messages distributed to missions on domestic and global developments 12 PPPs held by political principals where audiences were engaged via webinars on domestic and international developments 6 124 media statements issued

informed on South Africa’s foreign policy objectives and priorities

Number of key messages distributed to missions on domestic and global developments Number of platforms utilised to inform and promote South Africa’s foreign policy to domestic and international audiences

New indicator

Nine key messages

16 additional key messages were distributed

Additional key messages were distributed in response to both national and international developments

distributed to missions on domestic and global developments

13 PPP

15 PPPs

12 PPPs

domestic and international audiences

153 media statements were issued

122 media statements were issued

90 media statements issued

34 additional media statements issued

Additional media statements issued in response to both national and international developments Additional opinion pieces published on national and international developments

15 opinion pieces were published

14 opinion pieces published

Nine opinion pieces published

16 opinion pieces published

Seven additional opinion pieces published

Department of International Relations and Cooperation

144