South Africa condemns in the strongest possible terms the heinous massacres committed by the Israeli Defence Force across Gaza yesterday, which killed approximately 100 Palestinians, mostly women and children. In one of the massacres, 75 Palestinians from ...
Update: President Ramaphosa to launch South Africa’s G20 Presidency in Cape Town
Due to changes in the President's diary, the media briefing on South Africa’s Group of Twenty (G20) Presidency has been rescheduled to Tuesday, 3 December 2024 in Cape Town. Media are invited as follows: Date: Tuesday, 3 December 2024 Time: 09h30 ( ...
Minister Ronald Lamola to address Annual General Meeting of Advocates for Transformation
Minister Ronald Lamola will be attending and addressing the Annual General Meeting of Advocates for Transformation (Johannesburg Region) on Saturday, 30 November 2024. Event Details: Date: Saturday, 30 November 2024 Time: 09h00 Venue: Advocates G ...
Minister Lamola and his Nigerian counterpart to co-chair the Ministerial Session of the 11th Session of the South Africa-Nigeria BNC
The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ronald Lamola, will co-chair the Ministerial Meeting of the Bi-National Commission (BNC) with the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Ms Bianca Odumegwu-Ojuk ...
South Africa and Nigeria to hold 11th Bi-National Commission
President Cyril Ramaphosa will co-chair the 11th Session of the Bi-National Commission (BNC) between South Africa and the Federal Republic of Nigeria with His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The South Africa-Nigeria Bi-National Commission will ...
President Ramaphosa to launch South Africa’s G20 Presidency
President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Monday, 2 December 2024, brief the media on South Africa’s Group of Twenty (G20) Presidency. During the recent G20 Rio Leaders’ Summit in Brazil, President Ramaphosa officially accepted South Africa’s responsibility fo ...
Cease-fire deal between Israel and Lebanon
The Government of the Republic of South Africa welcomes the brokered cease-fire agreement between Israel and Lebanon that took effect on 27 November 2024. This vital act of de-escalation underscores the supremacy of diplomacy and significantly mitigates t ...
Deputy Minister Moraka to host the Sixth South Africa-Vietnam Partnership Forum
The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Thandi Moraka, will co-host the Sixth South Africa-Vietnam Partnership Forum with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Ms Nguyen Minh Hang, on Tuesd ...
Deputy Minister Botes to co-chair the South Africa-Poland Political Consultations
The Deputy Minister Alvin Botes will co-chair the South Africa-Poland Political Consultations with his counterpart, HE Mr Andrzej Szejna, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland, on 29 November 2024, in Warsaw, Pola ...
South Africa participates in a Conference aimed at an Anti-Personnel Mine-Free World
South Africa will be participating, and serving as a Vice-President, in the Fifth Review Conference of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production, and Transfer of Antipersonnel Mines (Mine Ban Treaty), in Siem Reap, Cambodia. ...
Remarks by HE Minister R O Lamola, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, at the 47th UN International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People: A Call to our Conscience, Freedom Park, Pretoria, 25 November 2024
Programme Director, Our host, the Chief Executive Officer of Freedom Park, Dr Jane Mufamadi, Former Chairperson of the AU, Your Excellency, Ambassador of The State of Palestine Hanan Jarrar, Your Excellency, Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Ambassador Sa ...
Statement by the Government of South Africa on the Commemoration of the 47th United Nations International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
The South African Government joins the international community in commemorating the 47th United Nations International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, as well as renewing South Africa’s shared commitment to a just and lasting solution to the ...
Deputy Minister Botes in Switzerland for High-Level Consultations
The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Alvin Botes, arrived in Bern, Switzerland, on Sunday, 24 November 2024, for the 11th Meeting of the South Africa-Switzerland High-Level Consultations (HLC). The meeting provides a platf ...
Minister Lamola to participate in the 47th United Nations International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
Members of the Media are invited to join us as we DIRCO, the Embassy of the State of Palestine, and the UN in South Africa will host an event to mark the 47th United Nations International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. This special even ...
Deputy Minister Moraka optimistic about the potential for further collaboration between South Africa and ASEAN
Media Statement 21 November 2024 The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Thandi Moraka, has expressed optimism about the potential for greater collaboration between South Africa and countries affiliated to the Association ...
International Criminal Court arrest warrants significant development on the situation Palestine
Media Statement 21 November 2024 The South African Government welcomes the ICC’s recent warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant, and Mohammed Deif of Hamas. These actions mark a significant step toward ...
Minister Lamola to host community outreach programme in Mpumalanga
Minister Lamola to host community outreach programme in Mpumalanga The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ronald Lamola, will host a community outreach programme in Mpumalanga on Saturday, 23 November 2024. The event will take plac ...
Deputy Minister in Italy for Bilateral Consultations
Deputy Minister in Italy for Bilateral Consultations The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Alvin Botes, will hold Bilateral Consultations with his Italian counterpart, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Internationa ...
Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the G20 Closing and Handover Ceremony of the G20 Leaders’ Summit, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, 19 November 2024
Your Excellency, President Mr Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Heads of State and Government of the G20 Members and Invited Countries, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr António Guterres, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is an honour to accept, on behalf ...
Media accreditation for the First Sherpas-Finance and Central Bank Deputies Joint Meeting
As President of the G20, South Africa will host the first set of meetings of the grouping in December 2024, in Gauteng. The First Sherpas, Finance Deputies and Central Bank Governors Meetings will take place in Sandton, Johannesburg, from 9 to 12 Decem ...
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers South Africa’s Statement on Working Session II: Reform of Global Governance Institutions, G20 Leaders’ Summit, 18 November 2024, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
His Excellency President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Heads of State and Government of the G20 Members and Invited Countries, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr António Guterres, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for ensuring that the reform of ...
Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Working Session I: Social Inclusion and the Fight Against Poverty and Hunger, G20 Leaders’ Summit, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, 18 November 2024
Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Working Session I: Social Inclusion and the Fight Against Poverty and Hunger, G20 Leaders’ Summit, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, 18 November 2024 His Excellency, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Heads of State an ...
Deputy President Mashatile to participate at the Extraordinary Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government
Deputy President Mashatile to participate at the Extraordinary Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government On behalf of President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Republic of South Africa, His Excellency Deputy President Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile will on Wedn ...
President Ramaphosa arrives in Rio de Janeiro to lead South Africa’s participation at the G20 Leaders’ Summit
President Ramaphosa arrives in Rio de Janeiro to lead South Africa’s participation at the G20 Leaders' Summit President Cyril Ramaphosa has this evening ,16 November 2024, arrived in the Federative Republic of Brazil to lead South Africa's participatio ...
South Africa condemns attack in Syria
The South African Government condemns in the strongest possible terms the continued acts of aggression carried out by the State of Israel on the Syrian Arab Republic. The recent attack of 14 November 2024 in the Damascus suburb of Mazzeh, in proximity to ...
Condemnation of Israeli Government’s annexation orders for the West Bank
Media Statement 13 November 2024 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 ...
Minister Lamola to address the media
Minister Lamola to address the media The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ronald Lamola, will address a media briefing on Tuesday, 12 November 2024, in Pretoria. The briefing is set to address key issues pertaining to the impl ...
Deputy President Mashatile to attend the inauguration of the newly elected President of Botswana
Deputy President Mashatile to attend the inauguration of the newly elected President of Botswana Deputy President Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile will, tomorrow, 8 November 2024, attend the inauguration of His Excellency President Duma Boko at the National ...
Developments in the Republic of Mozambique
Today, Wednesday, 6 November 2024, the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ronald Lamola, had a telephone call with his Mozambican counterpart, Minister Verónica Macamo, and reflected on the current security situation in Mozambique, fo ...
Opening Remarks by Minister Ronald Lamola, during the Bilateral Meeting with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development of the United Kingdom (UK), Rt. Hon David Lammy, in Cape Town, South Africa, on 5 November 2024
Opening Remarks by Minister Ronald Lamola, during the Bilateral Meeting with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development of the United Kingdom (UK), Rt. Hon David Lammy, in Cape Town, South Africa, on 5 November 2024 Foreign Secret ...
President Ramaphosa to receive a Courtesy Call from his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales
President Ramaphosa to receive a Courtesy Call from his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales President Cyril Ramaphosa will tomorrow, 5 November 2024, receive a Courtesy Call from the Prince of Wales, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern I ...
Minister Lamola to host his UK counterpart in Cape Town
Minister Lamola to host his UK counterpart in Cape Town International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola will host Rt. Hon David Lammy, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development of the United Kingdom (UK) on Tuesday, 5 ...
President Ramaphosa congratulates President-Elect Duma Boko of Botswana during telephone call
President Ramaphosa congratulates President-Elect Duma Boko of Botswana during telephone call Today, 2 November 2024, President Cyril Ramaphosa held a telephone call with President-Elect Duma Boko and offered his warm congratulations to His Excellency ...