PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA TO UNDERTAKE A WORKING VISIT TO THE KINGDOM OF LESOTHO
President Cyril Ramaphosa will today Friday, 04 October 2024, undertake a Working Visit to the Kingdom of Lesotho at the invitation of King Letsie III to attend the 58th Lesotho Independence Day and Bicentennial Celebration. The Bicentennial Celebration of the founding of the Basotho Nation by Morena Moshoeshoe I and the independence day are being […]
CITIBANK’S UK ROUNDTABLE REMARKS BY DEPUTY PRESIDENT MASHATILE
“Ladies and gentlemen, It is an honour for me to be meeting you here today after we couldn’t meet last year. I particularly like to thank Sibongile, who has been working with my office and the Mission here in London on this programme and the previous engagements we held in Johannesburg last year. In a […]
UK HERE I COME – DEP PRESIDENT MASHATILE INCLUDES IRELAND IN HIS VISIT
Deputy President Paul Mashatile will on 27 – 28 September 2024, undertake a working visit to Ireland. The visit is aimed at reinforcing South Africa’s historic and warm bilateral relations with Ireland. Upon arrival in Ireland, the Deputy President will meet his Irish counterpart, Prime Minister Simon Harris, to reaffirm the strong political and diplomatic […]
UNISA CLOCKS ANOTHER GLOBAL MILESTONE;SIGNS MOU WITH FERNUNIVERSITÄT HAGEN, GERMANY
As part of the expansion of its global reach and influence, the University of South Africa (Unisa) onMonday, 23 September 2024 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with FernUniversitätHagen, Germany that will allow for a stronger collaboration between the two institutions for thebenefit of the collective student body. The two universities share a collaborative working […]
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA’S ADDRESS AT THE G20 HIGH LEVEL OPENING SESSION
“Your Excellencies, Foreign MinistersLadies and Gentlemen, Allow me to begin by expressing my appreciation to Brazil as the current President of the G20 for convening this meeting. We further commend the excellent manner in which Brazil has been steering the work of the G20 during its Presidency. It has been an auspicious start to the […]
SA LOOKS AHEAD TO AN EMOTIONAL “HOMECOMING CEREMONY” FOR THE REMAINS OF LIBERATION HEROES AND HEROINES
President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Friday, 27 September 2024, officiate the repatriation and restitution homecoming ceremony of South African freedom fighters who lost their lives in Zambia and Zimbabwe during the apartheid era. The ceremony will take place at the Freedom Park Heritage Site and Museum in Tshwane, Pretoria. The ceremony forms part of Heritage […]
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA’S MOVING EULOGY FOR PRAVIN GORDHAN
“My dear sister, Vanitha, Dearest Anisha and Priyesha and the extended Gordhan family, The poet Rabindranath Tagore said: ‘We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.’ Today we bid farewell to a humble servant of the people, Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan. For all his achievements, despite his immense contribution to this country, […]
SA PLEDGES SUPPORT TO SOUTH SUDAN’S TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT EXTENSION
President Cyril Ramaphosa has noted the statement by the Government of the Republic of South Sudan extending the country’s transitional period by another two years. This effectively postpones the national elections initially due to take place on 22 December 2024. According to the announcement, the postponement is intended to provide time and space for the […]
DETAILS OF FORMER MINISTER PRAVIN GORDHAN’S OFFICIAL CATEGORY 2 FUNERAL
The Presidency is able to announce that the funeral service for former Minister Pravin Gordhan will take place at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban at 10h00 on Thursday, 19 September 2024. President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a Special Official Funeral Category 2 in honour of the late struggle and Cabinet veteran […]
Nornickel Unveils Innovative Developments for Carbon-Free Energy in Beijing
Nornickel has showcased its cutting-edge developments in utilizing palladium for carbon-free energy, including hydrogen, at a major energy conference in China. Following the conference, the company was accepted into the China Hydrogen Alliance. As the global economy aims for zero emissions by 2050, Nornickel is focusing on overcoming challenges such as high capital costs for […]
Foreigners to be Allowed to Own property in Ethiopia for the First Time
Ethiopia, the Eastern African powerhouse that is also home to the HQ of the African Union (AU), is in the process of the introducing significant legislative changes to the country’s constitution. This was revealed by the Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, during an address to prominent “tax-payers” in the capital, Addis Ababa. He said his […]
Mineral-Rich DRC Overtakes Peru as the The World’s 2nd Largest Copper producer
Despite a protracted conflict that has disrupted free economic activity in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); the country has surpassed Peru as the world’s second biggest producer of copper. According to the DRC’s Ministry of Mines, the country’s copper production amounted to approximately 2.84 million tonnes in 2023. In Peru, the country’s mining and […]