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Deputy Minister Alvin Botes hosts a symposium on South Africa’s foreign policy approach amid geopolitical uncertainties, in partnership with the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa, 24 March 2025.
Picture byline: Yandisa Mpumza/DIRCO

The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ronald Lamola, attends the Joint East African Community (EAC)-Southern African Development Community (SADC) Council of Ministers Meeting, in Harare, Republic of Zimbabwe, 12 to 14 March 2025.
Picture byline: Katlholo Maifadi/DIRCO

The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ronald Lamola, receives the President of the European Commission, Dr Ursula von der Leyen, at the Cape Town International State Protocol Lounge, in Cape Town, South Africa, 13 March 2025.
Picture byline: Jacoline Schoonees/DIRCO

The President of the European Council, Mr António Costa, arrives at the Cape Town State Protocol Lounge and is received by the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Mr Velenkosini Hlabisa, in Cape Town, South Africa, 13 March 2025.
Picture byline: Jacoline Schoonees/DIRCO

Deputy Minister Tandi Moraka attends the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Council of Ministers Meeting, in Harare, Republic of Zimbabwe, 12 to 14 March 2025.
Picture byline: Katlholo Maifadi/DIRCO

Breakfast Session in honour of female ambassadors in conjunction with the Charlotte Mannya-Maxeke Institute, to celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD), in Pretoria, South Africa, 10 March 2025.
Picture byline: Jacoline Schoonees/DIRCO

Deputy Minister Tandi Moraka hosts a Group of 20 (G20) Outreach Programme at the University of Venda (UNIVEN), in Thohoyandou, South Africa, 7 March 2025.
Picture byline: Katlholo Maifadi/DIRCO

Deputy Minister Alvin Botes meets with a Parliamentary Delegation from the Kingdom of Sweden, in Pretoria, South Africa, 4 March 2025.
Picture byline: Jacoline Schoonees/DIRCO

Deputy Minister Alvin Botes, co-chairs the South Africa-Slovak Republic Political Consultations with the State Secretary for Foreign and European Affairs, Mr Marek Eštok, in Pretoria, South Africa, 3 March 2025.
Picture byline: Katlholo Maifadi/DIRCO

The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ronald Lamola, meets with the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Special Envoy of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Mr E Baisalov, in Pretoria, South Africa, 3 March 2025.
Picture byline: Jacoline Schoonees/DIRCO

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