Welcome to the Department of International Relations & Cooperation

Image gallery of recent events

Deputy Minister Thandi Moraka attends the 24th Extraordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, 15 April 2025.
Picture byline: Sean Mulaudzi/DIRCO

The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Roland Lamola, attends the 18th Session of the Russia-South Africa Intergovernmental Committee on Trade and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), in Moscow, Russian Federation, 14 to 16 April 2025.
Picture byline: Katlholo Maifadi/DIRCO

The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Roland Lamola, attends the Delphi Economic Forum, in Delphi, Hellenic Republic (Greece), 12 to 13 April 2025.
Picture byline: Jacoline Schoonees/DIRCO

Deputy Minister Thandi Moraka attends the Official Opening Ceremony of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum held under the theme: “Reclaiming Diplomacy in a Fragmented World”, in Antalya, Republic of Türkiye, 11 to 13 April 2025.
Picture byline: Katlholo Maifadi/DIRCO

The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Roland Lamola, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, Ms Yassine Fall, co-chair the inaugural Session of the Ministerial Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation, in Dakar, Republic of Senegal, 9 to 10 April 2025.
Picture byline: Jacoline Schoonees/DIRCO

The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Roland Lamola, and the Minister of Trade Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, hold a Joint Press Conference on South Africa’s strategic adaptation to US Tariffs: Advancing National Interests through Policy and Strategy, Midrand, in Johannesburg, South Africa, 4 April 2025.
Picture byline: Jacoline Schoonees/DIRCO

Opening Remarks by South Africa’s G20 Sherpa, Mr Zane Dangor, during the Second Meeting of the Group of 20 (G20) Sherpas, at the OR Tambo Building, in Pretoria, South Africa, 3 April 2025.
Picture byline: Jacoline Schoonees/DIRCO

The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ronald Lamola, delivers a speech at the opening of the Inaugural Annual Aziz Pahad Peace, Security and Human Rights Dialogue, at the OR Tambo Building, in Pretoria, South Africa, 31 March 2025.
Picture byline: Katlholo Maifadi/DIRCO

The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ronald Lamola, holds Political and Diplomatic Consultations with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Francophonie of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ms Thérèse Kayiwamba Wagner, in Pretoria, South Africa, 27 March 2025.
Picture byline: Katlholo Maifadi/DIRCO

Deputy Minister Alvin Botes hosts the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Republic of Portugal, Professor Nuno Sampaio, on a Working Visit, to Pretoria, South Africa, 27 March 2025.
Picture byline: Katlholo Maifadi/DIRCO

Shopping Basket