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Deputy Minister Thandi Moraka launches the Youth Fellowship Programme in partnership with the Universal Greening Organisation (UGO), at the OR Tambo Building, in Pretoria, South Africa, on 8 September 2026.
Picture byline: DIRCO

The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ronald Lamola, leads the South African delegation at the 21st Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU), in Luanda, Republic of Angola, from 29 to 30 August 2026.
Picture byline: Katlholo Maifadi/DIRCO

Deputy Minister Alvin Botes participates in a panel discussion of the Nucleus Institute Seminar focussing on “Middle Power Alignment, South Africa & Canada Perspectives”, at The Maslow Hotel, in Sandton, South Africa, on 27 August 2026.
Picture byline: Yandis Mpumza/DIRCO

Deputy Minister Alvin Botes delivers a Keynote Address at the 22nd All Africa Course on International Humanitarian Law (IHL), at the University of Johannesburg (UJ), in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 27 August 2026.
Picture byline: Yandis Mpumza/DIRCO

The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ronald Lamola, co-chairs the Eighth Session of the South Africa-Brazil Joint Commission (JC) with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Mr Mauro Vieira, at the OR Tambo Building, in Pretoria, South Africa, on 26 August 2026.
Picture byline: DIRCO

President Cyril Ramaphosa hosts the Fourth Session of the South Africa–Zimbabwe Bi-National Commission (BNC), with the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa, at the OR Tambo Building, in Pretoria, South Africa, on 21 August 2026.
Picture byline: Katlholo Maifadi/DIRCO

The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ronald Lamola, hosts the Ministerial Segment of the Fourth Session of the South Africa–Zimbabwe Bi-National Commission (BNC), with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Professor Dr Amon Murwira, at the OR Tambo Building, in Pretoria, South Africa, on 20 August 2026.
Picture byline: Katlholo Maifadi/DIRCO

Deputy Director-General, Ambassador Tebogo Seokolo of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, co-chairs the Senior Officials Meeting of the Fourth Session of the South Africa–Zimbabwe Bi-National Commission (BNC), at the OR Tambo Building, in Pretoria, South Africa, on 18 August 2026.
Picture byline: Katlholo Maifadi/DIRCO

President Cyril Ramaphosa hosts the Fourth 46th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, on 16 and 17 August 2026.
Picture byline: Jacoline Schoonees/DIRCO

The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ronald Lamola, hosts the SADC Council of Ministers of the Fourth 46th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, on 14 August 2026.
Picture byline: Jacoline Schoonees/DIRCO

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