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 […]

PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA SOUTH AFRICA STATEMENT ON WORKING SESSION I: SOCIAL INCLUSION AND THE FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY AND HUNGER – G20 LEADERS’ SUMMIT

“Ladies and Gentlemen, South Africa fully supports the Brazilian Presidency’s focus on social inclusion and the fight against hunger. It is only through an integrated and comprehensive system of social support that we will be able to assist the most vulnerable in society. According to the World Bank, nearly 700 million people are currently living […]

POROUS BORDERS ARE OUR COUNTRY’S CARDINAL SIN

In what can only be described as a perfect storm of political and social upheaval, explosive events keep on unfolding nationwide. Amongst them is the commencement of the formal inquiry into the conduct of Limpopo Premier Phophi Ramathuba, by the Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA).  This investigation stems from a trending video of the […]

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 […]

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 […]

WORKING VISIT TO CAIRO TO STRENGTHEN BILATERAL TIES WITH THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) will undertake a Working Visit to Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt from the 13th to 14th November 2024 to Co-chair the South Africa-Egypt Political Consultations with our counterpart Dr Badr Abdelatty, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration, and Expatriate Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt. South Africa […]

SOUTH AFRICA AS PRESIDENT OF G20: ADVANCING THE ASPIRATIONS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

The G20 is an important multilateral platform which combines to constitute nearly 60% of theglobal population, 80% of global GDP and 75% of global exports. Thus, the G20 is apreeminent forum on whose stage, global economic cooperation is facilitated. Furthermore,supporting emerging and developing economies to achieve sustainable development is vitalfor global stability and security: reducing […]