DEP PRESIDENT MASHATILE VOWS TO IMPROVE POOR TRADE BETWEEN SA AND RUSSIA
Trade relations between South Africa and Russia are woefully inadequate, struggling to reach 1 billion dollars per annum. This was revealed in remarks by the Deputy President Paul Mashatile in a press conference during his working visit to Russia this week. Mashatile was attending the annual St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) along with a […]
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 […]
DISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN BY THE WEST TARGETING SOUTH AFRICA
Over the past few days, a wave of misleading posts has circulated online, claiming that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov explicitly accused South Africa of human rights violations. These allegations stem from a brief clip of Lavrov speaking with Judge Andrew Napolitano, Larry Johnson, and Mario Nawfal. In truth, the excerpt in question was deliberately […]
RUSSIA EMBASSY HOSTS A “SPECIAL ART AND MOVIE” EXHIBITION
The Embassy of Russia in South Africa held a special twofold art and movie cultural event. The event kicked off with the inauguration of the 10th Andrei Stenin international press photo contest exhibition, featuring works from Russia, South Africa, China, India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Syria, Italy, and more. “South Africa holds the record for the number […]
RUSSOPHILE GATHERING ATTRACTS LARGE CROWD IN SANDTON, JOBURG
Dozens of people turned up for the first-ever meeting of the International Russophile Movement (MIR), the first to be held on the African continent. It took place today in South Africa’s financial capital Sandton, Johannesburg, the same that hosted the historic BRICS` summit in 2023, resulting in the expansion of the strategic bloc from only […]