US TO HALT ALL PAYMENTS AND SUBSIDIES TO SOUTH AFRICA – TRUMP
In a post on Truth Social, President Donald Trump announced that the United States will stop “all payments and subsidies” to South Africa “effective immediately.” “Therefore, at my direction, South Africa will NOT be receiving an invitation to the 2026 G20, which will be hosted in the Great City of Miami, Florida next year,” he […]
BRICS IS A CATALYST FOR INEVITABLE CHANGES IN UNJUST WORLD AFFAIRS
Brazilian President Lula Da Silva’s blunt assessment of the current state of world politics would have been frightening were his views not so much of an open secret. During the recently-concluded BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, President Lula stated: “We are witnessing an unprecedented collapse of multilateralism.” In more ways than one, the Brazilian […]
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA TO HOST THE PRESIDENT OF AUSTRIA
President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Friday, 04 July 2025, host President Alexander van der Bellen of Austria at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. The State Visit presents an opportunity to consolidate the long-standing and strong relationship between South Africa and Austria, particularly in the fields of arts and culture, higher education, renewable energy, trade and […]
FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER LAMOLA SPEAKS AT THE THIRD G20 SHERPA MEETING
“On this day, 70 years ago, 26 June 1955, the people of South Africa from all walks of life congregated under the hawkish eyes of the Apartheid government and declared the following: We, the People of South Africa, declare for all our country and the world to know: With regards to International Relations they declared […]
SPEAKERS CONFIRMED FOR SPIEF 2025 – A MIRROR OF GLOBAL CHANGE
The list of speakers has been published on the official website of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, which will take place from 18 to 21 June 2025 in St. Petersburg. The forum is organized by the Roscongress Foundation. This year, SPIEF will focus on finding common ground amid global turbulence, rethinking cooperation models and laying […]
JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT BY THE MINISTERS OF DIRCO
South Africa’s Strategic Adaptation to U.S. Tariffs: Advancing National Interests through Policy and Strategy The new tariff regime arising from the decision by the United States of America which have been directed not only to South Africa, but the entire world necessitates strategic responses to maintain and grow our industrial base, as a crucial avenue […]
IT’S OFFICIAL – RUSSIAN AMB ROMAN AMBAROV’S CREDENTIALS ACCEPTED BY SA PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA
Russian Ambassador Roman Ambarov said: “The complexities and difficulties of the present global geopolitical and economic landscape make it imperative for Russia and South Africa to cooperate more closely on the multilateral level. Our interaction has always been characterized by mutual respect and overall convergence of views on the topical issues of international and regional […]
MINISTRY CONFIRMS MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR RASOOL
The Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation confirms that Minister Ronald Lamola has met with Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool following his return from the United States of America. Following the meeting, a formal report will be submitted to the President for his consideration. Pending this, the Ministry or Department will not engage in public engagements on […]
PRESIDENT XI JINPING SENDS CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO 38TH AU SUMMIT
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday sent a message to the 38th African Union (AU) Summit, extending warm congratulations to African countries and people. In the face of the current complex and intertwined international situation, the Global South, represented by China and Africa, has grown significantly, Xi noted. Over the past year, the AU has […]
BRICS SUMMIT 2024 OFFERS HUGE OPPORTUNITY TO RESET GEOPOLITICS
The 2024 BRICS Summit kicks off in the Russian city of Kazan this week, confronted by a window of opportunity to assert the bloc’s footprint in the reconfiguration of the international world order that is in a downward spiral of disintegration. The summit will take place from October 22-24 and will be chaired by the […]
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 […]