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The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ronald Lamola, attends the 47th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Executive Council, in Malabo, Republic of Equatorial Guinea, from 10 to 11 July 2025.
Picture byline: DIRCO

Deputy Minister Alvin Botes holds the Inaugural Colombia-South Africa Political Consultations, with the Vice Minister of Colombia, Ms Rosa Yolanda Villavicencio, in Bogota, Republic of Colombia, 7 July 2025.
Picture: Supplied

The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ronald Lamola, is part of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s delegation, attends the XVII BRICS, in Rio de Janeiro, Federative Republic of Brazil, from 6 to 7 July 2025.
Picture byline: GCIS

The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ronald Lamola, meets with the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Somalia, Mr Abdisalam Abdi Ali, in Pretoria, South Africa, 4 July 2025.
Picture byline: Jacoline Scoonees/DIRCO

The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ronald Lamola, delivers the Budget Vote Speech of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), in Parliament, Cape Town, South Africa, 3 July 2025.
Picture byline: Katlholo Maifadi/DIRCO

Deputy Minister Alvin Botes addresses the G20 Symposium - Advancing Financial Inclusion for Sustainable Development and Economic Resilience, in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, 3 July 2025.
Picture byline: Katlholo Maifadi/DIRCO

Deputy Minister Alvin Botes convenes a District Development Model (DDM) Meeting with the District Leadership and two provincial DDM Champions, in Kuruman, Northern Cape, South Africa, 30 June 2025.
Picture byline: Kathlolo Maifadi/DIRCO

The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ronald Lamola, addresses the High-Level Session of the Third Meeting of the Group of 20 (G20) Sherpas at the Sun City Resort in the North West Province, South Africa, 26 June 2025.
Picture byline: Jacoline Schoonees/DIRCO

South Africa hosts the Third Meeting of the Group of 20 (G20) Sherpas at the Sun City Resort in the North West Province, South Africa, from 25 to 27 June 2025.
Picture byline: Jacoline Schoonees/DIRCO

The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ronald Lamola, receives Mr Peter Shane Huxham and Mr Frederic Potgieter following their release from detention after the granting of clemency by the President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, 21 June 2025.
Picture byline: Jacoline Schoonees/DIRCO

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