OPENING OF THE AZIZ PAHAD INAUGURAL ANNUAL PEACE, SECURITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE
Speech Delivered by Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola, under the theme: Constitutionalism as the Foundation of Nation Building and Social Cohesion: A Reflection of 30 Years of Freedom, Equity and Justice in a Post Apartheid South Africa. “As we gather here today and this moment in history, we must guard against the […]
FAREWELL TO A MAN OF INTEGRITY
On 14 March 2025 many of us gathered at one of the Johannesburg cemeteries to bury a South African whom many speakers hailed as a person of integrity, who dedicated his life to the betterment of his fellow human beings. This was the businessman, Khomotso Jacob ‘Bobby’ Makwetla, who, among other engagements, was a distinguished […]
EXTRAORDINARY SADC SUMMIT WITHDRAWS TROOPS FROM DRC
“The Extraordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), here after called “Summit”, was held on the 13th of March 2025, to deliberate on the security situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Summit was officially opened and chaired by His Excellency Dr. Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, […]
THE EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT OF THE HEADS OF STATE OF SADC
1. The Extraordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) hereafter called “Summit” was held on the 31st of January 2025 in Harare, Republic of Zimbabwe, to deliberate on the security situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). 2. Summit was officially opened and chaired by […]