title: Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation
text: # Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation
  
  The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation is a portfolio committee in the National Assembly of South Africa that focuses on the Department of International Relations and Cooperation as well as the African Renaissance and International Cooperation Fund.
  
  As of August 2021, Supra Mahumapelo of the African National Congress serves as Chair of the Committee.
  
  ## Membership
  
  The committee consists of 11 members: six from the African National Congress, two from the Democratic Alliance, one from the Economic Freedom Fighters and two members from other parties. As of December 2020, the committee's current members are as follows:
  
  | Member | Party |
  | - | - |
  | Supra Mahumapelo MP (Chairperson) | African National Congress |
  | Darren Bergman MP | Democratic Alliance |
  | Mergan Chetty MP | Democratic Alliance |
  | Kenneth Meshoe MP | African Christian Democratic Party |
  | Desmond Moela MP | African National Congress |
  | Terence Mpanza MP | African National Congress |
  | Thembi Msane MP | Economic Freedom Fighters |
  | Corné Mulder MP | Freedom Front Plus |
  | Simon Nkosi MP | African National Congress |
  | Bernice Swarts MP | African National Congress |
  | Thandiwe Zungu MP | African National Congress |
  
  The following people serve as alternate members:
  
  | Alternate Member | Party |
  | - | - |
  | Willem Faber MP | Democratic Alliance |
  | Ganief Hendricks MP | Al Jama-ah |
  | Mkhuleko Hlengwa MP | Inkatha Freedom Party |
  | Bantu Holomisa MP | United Democratic Movement |
  | Mosiuoa Lekota MP | Congress of the People |
  | Xola Nqola MP | African National Congress |
  | Munzoor Shaik Emam MP | National Freedom Party |
  