SOUTH AFRICA PARTICIPATES IN A CONFERENCE AIMED AT AN ANTI-PERSONNEL MINE-FREE WORLD
South Africa will be participating, and serving as a Vice-President, in the 5th Review Conference of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production, and Transfer of Antipersonnel Mines (Mine Ban Treaty) in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The Mine Ban Treaty is a multilateral treaty that aims to eliminate anti-personnel landmines given their indiscriminate […]
REMARKS BY DIRCO MINISTER LAMOLA AT THE 47TH UN INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE: A CALL TO OUR CONSCIENCE
“Ladies and Gentlemen, let me pause and thank my predecessor, Former Minister Pandor, for our collaborative work in taking this matter to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). I reserve the highest honour to President Ramaphosa, who agreed on behalf of the South African government, including the cabinet of the Republic of South Africa, when […]
RUSSIA RESPONDS STRONGLY TO THE WESTERN LONG-RANGE MISSILES AGAINST ITS TERRITORY
In the week in which outgoing US President Biden has escalated the war in Ukraine by granting permission for US long-range missiles to be fired deep inside the Russian territory, Moscow has responded harshly by firing its new “Oreshnik” hypersonic ballistic missile at Kiev. It is the first time that Russia has fired such a […]
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA HOSTS INAUGURAL PRESIDENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE COORDINATING COMMISSION COUNCIL
President Cyril Ramaphosa has concluded the inaugural Presidential Infrastructure Commission Council under the 7th administration. The Council convened to discuss amongst others, a plan on dealing with crime and extortion at construction sites, the level of implementation of priority infrastructure projects and programmes, as well as strategic initiatives that are being developed to accelerate the […]
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA REFERS RICA AMENDMENT BILL TO NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
President Cyril Ramaphosa has requested the National Assembly to consider afresh the Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information Amendment (RICA) Bill out of concern by the President that the draft law may be vulnerable to constitutional challenge. The President has conveyed his concern in writing to the Speaker of the National […]
REMARKS BY MINISTER OF FORESTRY, FISHERIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT, DR DION GEORGE ON THE OCCASION OF THE LAUNCH OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN PAVILION AT UNFCCC COP29
“Ladies and gentlemen, good evening, goeie naand, sanibonani, molweni, dumelang, ndi madekwana, reperile, thobela. I wish to convey our warm South African greetings on behalf of the Government and people of South Africa to everyone present here at the launch of the South Africa Pavilion in Baku, Azerbaijan. COP29 marks seven years of the partnership […]
DEPUTY PRESIDENT MASHATILE TO PARTICIPATE AT THE EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT OF SADC HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT
On behalf of President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Republic of South Africa, His Excellency Deputy President Paul Mashatile will on Wednesday, 20 November 2024, participate in the Extraordinary Meeting of SADC Heads of State and Government, in Harare, Capital City of the Republic of Zimbabwe. The Summit will, amongst others, receive an update on the […]
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA APPOINTS PRESIDENTIAL ECONOMIC ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR THE 7TH ADMINISTRATION
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed members of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council who will play an important role in guiding the 7th Administration in its pursuit of rapid, inclusive and sustainable economic growth and job creation. President Ramaphosa has set up the Council to ensure greater coherence and consistency in the implementation of economic policy […]
G20 SOCIAL SUMMIT: DECLARATION TO WORLD LEADERS
The G20 Social Summit, held from November 14 to 16 in Rio de Janeiro, marks the culmination of the broad participation process of the G20 Social, convened by the Brazilian Presidency of the G20. It addresses this DECLARATION to world leaders, who will meet at the G20 Summit on November 18 and 19. This document […]
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 […]