DEPUTY PRESIDENT MASHATILE CONCLUDES WORKING VISIT TO THE UNITED KINGDOM
Deputy President Paulus Mashatile has today, Friday 04 October 2024, concluded a successful working visit to the United Kingdom. The purpose of the visit was to identify new trade and investment opportunities to grow the South African economy in partnership with the United Kingdom. Some of the areas of interest are linked to supporting Governments […]
SPEECH BY PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA ON THE BICENTENARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE BASOTHO NATION AND THE 58TH ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE OF THE KINGDOM OF LESOTHO
“Dumelang Basotho ba batle. It is an honour and a privilege to be invited to this auspicious occasion. I convey the well wishes of the people of South Africa to His Majesty and the people of Lesotho on the 58th anniversary of independence and the Bicentennial of the founding of this great nation in 1824. […]
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA WILL ADDRESS THE 24TH ANNUAL NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS
President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Saturday, 05 October 2024, address the 24th National Teaching Awards (NTA) at Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre in Kempton Park, Gauteng Province. The National Teaching Awards will be held under the theme: “Empowering Educators to educate a South African learner fit for the 21st Century: Strengthening Resilience, Building Sustainability.” The […]
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 […]
WORLD HEART DAY: THE VALUE OF OUR HEALTH
Today, the 29th of September, marks the annually celebrated international World Heart Day (WHD). This day is not only about raising awareness, but also spreading knowledge about the grave impact of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) in our society. In South Africa, approximately 1 in 6 deaths (17.3%) are a result of CVD. The Heart and Stroke […]
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 ADDRESSES THE BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING (BCIU)
ISSUED BY THE PRESIDENCY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA “Good Morning and thank you for this opportunity. I wish to thank the BCIU and Prosper Africa for hosting this Critical Minerals Roundtable. Four months ago, South Africa held national general elections, which ushered in a Government of National Unity. Ten political parties have come […]
“GOOD FRIENDS WE HAVE TODAY REPRESENT FUTURE BRIDGES TOWARDS OUR SHARED FUTURE” – AMB WU PENG
At the recent Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit that was held in Beijing, no less than 51 African heads of state or their delegations attended the meeting in person, signifying the importance of the occasion amidst the rapidly-changing international world order. Also in attendance were the AU Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat and the […]