{"id":123,"date":"2024-09-21T12:44:23","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T12:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/bern\/news-and-notices\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T07:36:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T07:36:07","slug":"news-and-notices","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/news-and-notices\/","title":{"rendered":"News and Notices"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"123\" class=\"elementor elementor-123\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-73b38259 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"73b38259\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbaca67 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bbaca67\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7090be4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7090be4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86d071a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86d071a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">News and Notices<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a25fe9f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a25fe9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b31920b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b31920b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-516fadc tpg-wrapper-align-center meta-visibility-show title_position_default title_hover_border_default title-default img_hover_animation_default meta_position_default tpg-category-position-default grid-hover-overlay-type-always tpg-el-box-border-enable tpg-border-bottom-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-tpg-grid-layout\" data-id=\"516fadc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tpg-grid-layout.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rt-container-fluid rt-tpg-container tpg-el-main-wrapper clearfix grid-layout1-main \"\n\t\t\t id=\"rt-tpg-container-497390184\"\n\t\t\t data-layout=\"grid-layout1\"\n\t\t\t data-grid-style=\"tpg-full-height\"\n\t\t\t data-sc-id=\"elementor\"\n\t\t\t data-el-settings=''\n\t\t\t data-el-query=''\n\t\t\t data-el-path=''\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='tpg-header-wrapper '>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div data-title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"rt-row rt-content-loader grid-layout1 grid-behaviour tpg-full-height grid_layout_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rt-col-md-4 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 default rt-grid-item post-1208 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-media-statements\"        data-id=\"1208\">\n    <div class=\"rt-holder tpg-post-holder \">\n        <div class=\"rt-detail rt-el-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"rt-img-holder tpg-el-image-wrap has-no-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-id=\"1208\" href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/2026\/05\/07\/flying-the-flag-high-at-the-swiss-biotech-day-2026\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"overlay grid-hover-content\"><\/div>\n\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"1208\" href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/2026\/05\/07\/flying-the-flag-high-at-the-swiss-biotech-day-2026\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Flying the flag high at the Swiss Biotech Day 2026<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"tpg-flaticon-calendar \"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/2026\/05\/07\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMay 7, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"categories-links\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"tpg-flaticon-folder \"><\/i><a class=\"media-statements\" href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/category\/media-statements\/\">Media Statements<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSouth Africa, led by the Department of Science and Innovation participated in the\u00a0Swiss\u00a0Biotech\u00a0Day\u00a02026\u00a0in Basel, Switzerland from 03 May -07 May 2026. Swiss\u00a0Biotech\u00a0Day\u00a02026...                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rt-col-md-4 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 default rt-grid-item post-1198 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-media-statements category-news\"        data-id=\"1198\">\n    <div class=\"rt-holder tpg-post-holder \">\n        <div class=\"rt-detail rt-el-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"rt-img-holder tpg-el-image-wrap has-no-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-id=\"1198\" href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/2026\/05\/02\/the-embassy-of-south-africa-in-bern-welcomed-the-visit-to-switzerland-by-the-members-of-parliament-from-the-select-committee-on-social-services\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"overlay grid-hover-content\"><\/div>\n\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"1198\" href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/2026\/05\/02\/the-embassy-of-south-africa-in-bern-welcomed-the-visit-to-switzerland-by-the-members-of-parliament-from-the-select-committee-on-social-services\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">The Embassy of South Africa in Bern welcomed the visit to Switzerland by the Members of Parliament from the Select Committee on Social Services.<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"tpg-flaticon-calendar \"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/2026\/05\/02\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMay 2, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"categories-links\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"tpg-flaticon-folder \"><\/i><a class=\"media-statements\" href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/category\/media-statements\/\">Media Statements<\/a><span class=\"rt-separator\">,<\/span><a class=\"news\" href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/category\/news\/\">News<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe delegation visited Switzerland on a study tour from 27 April -02 May 2026. The Committee is mandated to process legislation and conduct oversight, among others, of matters related to Health...                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rt-col-md-4 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 default rt-grid-item post-1093 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-speeches\"        data-id=\"1093\">\n    <div class=\"rt-holder tpg-post-holder \">\n        <div class=\"rt-detail rt-el-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"rt-img-holder tpg-el-image-wrap has-no-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-id=\"1093\" href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/2025\/10\/29\/press-conference-remarks-by-his-excellency-president-cyril-ramaphosa-during-the-state-visit-to-switzerland-bern-switzerland-29-october-2025\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"overlay grid-hover-content\"><\/div>\n\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"1093\" href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/2025\/10\/29\/press-conference-remarks-by-his-excellency-president-cyril-ramaphosa-during-the-state-visit-to-switzerland-bern-switzerland-29-october-2025\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Press Conference Remarks by His Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa during the State Visit to Switzerland, Bern, Switzerland, 29 October 2025<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"tpg-flaticon-calendar \"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/2025\/10\/29\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tOctober 29, 2025\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"categories-links\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"tpg-flaticon-folder \"><\/i><a class=\"speeches\" href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/category\/speeches\/\">Speeches<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProgramme Director, Madam President, Your Excellencies, Members of the Federal Council, Ambassadors, Members of the media, It is a great honour to be here today on the first South African state visit...                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rt-col-md-4 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 default rt-grid-item post-1091 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-speeches\"        data-id=\"1091\">\n    <div class=\"rt-holder tpg-post-holder \">\n        <div class=\"rt-detail rt-el-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"rt-img-holder tpg-el-image-wrap has-no-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-id=\"1091\" href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/2025\/10\/29\/remarks-by-president-cyril-ramaphosa-to-the-swiss-house-of-parliament-in-bern-on-the-occasion-of-the-state-visit-to-switzerland-29-october-2025\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"overlay grid-hover-content\"><\/div>\n\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"1091\" href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/2025\/10\/29\/remarks-by-president-cyril-ramaphosa-to-the-swiss-house-of-parliament-in-bern-on-the-occasion-of-the-state-visit-to-switzerland-29-october-2025\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa to the Swiss House of Parliament in Bern, on the occasion of the State Visit to Switzerland, 29 October 2025<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">\n\t\t\t\t<i 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type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-media-statements\"        data-id=\"1089\">\n    <div class=\"rt-holder tpg-post-holder \">\n        <div class=\"rt-detail rt-el-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"rt-img-holder tpg-el-image-wrap has-no-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-id=\"1089\" href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/2025\/10\/28\/president-ramaphosa-arrives-in-switzerland-for-a-state-visit\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"overlay grid-hover-content\"><\/div>\n\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"1089\" href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/2025\/10\/28\/president-ramaphosa-arrives-in-switzerland-for-a-state-visit\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">President Ramaphosa arrives in Switzerland for a State Visit<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"tpg-flaticon-calendar \"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/2025\/10\/28\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tOctober 28, 2025\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"categories-links\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"tpg-flaticon-folder \"><\/i><a class=\"media-statements\" href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/category\/media-statements\/\">Media Statements<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPresident Cyril Ramaphosa has this morning, 28 October 2025, arrived in Switzerland, for a two-day State Visit at the invitation of Her Excellency President Karin Keller-Sutter of the Swiss...                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div 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Switzerland<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"tpg-flaticon-calendar \"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/2025\/10\/27\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tOctober 27, 2025\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"categories-links\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"tpg-flaticon-folder \"><\/i><a class=\"media-statements\" href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/category\/media-statements\/\">Media Statements<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAt the invitation of Her Excellency President Karin Keller-Sutter of the Swiss Confederation, His Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa will undertake a State Visit from 29 to 30 October 2025 to...                        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