CONDEMNATION OF ISRAELI GOVERNMENT’S ANNEXATION ORDERS FOR THE WEST BANK
South Africa is dismayed to note a statement attributed to Mr Bezalel Smotrich, Israel’s Minister of Finance, on 12 November 2024, in which he has ordered preparations for the annexation of the occupied West Bank. This development is compounded by a decision adopted by the Israeli Cabinet on 18 June 2024, which gave Minister Smotrich […]
JOINT STATEMENT OF THE FIRST MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE OF THE RUSSIA-AFRICA PARTNERSHIP FORUM ON MEASURES TO CREATE A FAIR AND EQUITABLE SYSTEM OF INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION SECURITY
We, the Foreign Ministers of the Russian Federation and African States, recognized by the United Nations (UN), Leadership of the African Union Commission and of the executive bodies of the leading African integration organisations, as well as their representatives, gathered on 10 November 2024 in the Russian Federation, Sirius Federal Territory, to participate in the First […]
SOUTH AFRICA REITERATES CALLS FOR CALM AND RESTRAINT AMID POST-ELECTION PROTESTS IN MOÇAMBIQUE
The Republic of South Africa, as a Member State of the Southern African DevelopmentCommunity (SADC), formed an integral part of the SADC Electoral Observer Mission(SEOM) to Moçambique to observe the recently held Presidential, Legislative, and Provincialelections on 09 October 2024. The entire SEOM was made up of 10 countries, totalling about53 observers. The SEOM was […]
WORKING VISIT TO CAIRO TO STRENGTHEN BILATERAL TIES WITH THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) will undertake a Working Visit to Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt from the 13th to 14th November 2024 to Co-chair the South Africa-Egypt Political Consultations with our counterpart Dr Badr Abdelatty, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration, and Expatriate Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt. South Africa […]
SOUTH AFRICA AS PRESIDENT OF G20: ADVANCING THE ASPIRATIONS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
The G20 is an important multilateral platform which combines to constitute nearly 60% of theglobal population, 80% of global GDP and 75% of global exports. Thus, the G20 is apreeminent forum on whose stage, global economic cooperation is facilitated. Furthermore,supporting emerging and developing economies to achieve sustainable development is vitalfor global stability and security: reducing […]
SOUTH AFRICA AND ANGOLA STRENGTHEN ECONOMIC TIES WITH NEW INITIATIVES AND UPCOMING STATE VISIT
The statement below was delivered by the Minister of DIRCO, Ronald Lamola: “On the 1st of November 2024, we undertook a working visit to Luanda for the Political andDiplomatic Consultations with Angola. We discussed preparations for the upcoming State Visitby President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço. It was agreed that this visit should reaffirm the existing […]
SHEDDING LIGHT ON THE RUSSIA-AFRICA PARTNERSHIP FORUM
On November 9-10, Sochi hosted the First Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum at Sirius University. Instituted by a decision of the 2nd Russia-Africa Summit in St Petersburg in July 2023, this new dialogue format is called on to become a certain coordinating mechanism for implementing objectives set by the heads of state and government. Along with heads […]
SUCCESS FOR SA COMPANIES AT THE CHINA BUSINESS EXPO
South Africa’s participation at the 7th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai has ended on a high note with the South African businesspeople expressing confidence and optimism that the trade leads will soon result into concrete deals. The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) supported 35 companies to showcase their products and services […]
MINISTER GEORGE WISHES THE SOUTH AFRICAN DELEGATION WELL AS THEY DEPART FOR THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE (UNFCCC)
Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, expressed confidence in the South African delegation as they departed ahead of COP29, which is taking place from 11-22 November 2024 in Baku, in the Republic of Azerbaijan. Minister George will join the South African team in Baku as head of the delegation this week. […]
MALEMA DIMISSES DEFECTION OF EX-EFF CHAIR MPOFU TO MK PARTY AS INCONSEQUENTIAL
EFF leader Julius Malema has dismissed the shock departure of his former party’s Chair Adv Dali Mpofu as inconsequential. Malema was responding to the latest jumping of ship by a prominent member of the EFF: “You can’t destroy that which you never built,” Malema said whilst attending the inauguration of the new Botswana President Duma […]
IMMEDIATE SUSPENSION OF FOOD SALES ON SCHOOL PREMISES TO PROTECT LEARNERS
The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has instructed all schools to suspend the sale of food within and around school premises until further notice. This decision is informed by the recent and alarming increase in incidents of foodborne illnesses affecting learners across various schools in the province. The Department is deeply concerned by how these […]
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA’S REMARKS AT THE KZN PROVINCIAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
“Ladies and Gentlemen, Good Afternoon. I would like to thank the leadership of the provincial government for availing themselves for this meeting with members of the National Executive. This is our second engagement, as the National Executive, with a provincial executive council. Last week, we met with the Limpopo provincial government, where we said that […]