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Image gallery of recent events

Director-General Zane Dangor and the Managing Director for Africa at the European External Action Service (EEAS), Ms Patricia Llombart Cussac, co-chair the 17th Meeting of the South Africa-European Union (SA-EU) Joint Cooperation Council (JCC), at the OR Tambo Building, in Pretoria, South Africa, on 22 June 2026.
Picture byline: Jacoline Schoonees/DIRCO

The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ronald Lamola, holds Bilateral Discussions with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Rwanda, Mr Olivier J.P. Nduhungirehe, at the OR Tambo Building, in Pretoria, South Africa, on 17 June 2026.
Picture byline: Jacoline Schoonees/DIRCO

The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ronald Lamola, delivers a keynote address at the 19th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) Africa Region, at the Emperors Palace, in Kempton Park, South Africa, on 16 June 2026.
Picture byline: Jacoline Schoonees/DIRCO

The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ronald Lamola, holds a bilateral meeting with the Foreign Minister of Mexico, Mr Roberto Velasco Álvarez, in Mexico City, United Mexican States, on 10 June 2026.
Picture byline: Katlholo Maifadi/DIRCO

Deputy Minister Alvin Botes receives the President of the Republic of Kenya, Mr William Samoei Ruto, ahead of his State Visit to South Africa, at the Waterkloof Air Force Base, in Pretoria, South Africa, on 3 June 2026.
Picture byline: Jacoline Schoonees/DIRCO

Deputy Minister Alvin Botes speaks during a Dialogue Forum under the theme, “Reimagining South Africa's pan-African Role: Beyond DIRCO's Budget and Africa Month”, at the Old Mutual Conference and Exhibition Centre, Kirstenbosch Gardens, in Cape Town, South Africa, on 27 May 2026.
Picture byline: Katlholo Maifadi/DIRCO

The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ronald Lamola, delivers the 2026/27 Budget Vote Speech of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), at the Good Hope Chamber, Parliament, in Cape Town, South Africa, on 26 May 2026.
Picture byline: Katlholo Maifadi/DIRCO

The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ronald Lamola, hosts the DIRCO-SAIIA Pre-Budget Vote Symposium themed: “South Africa’s Foreign Policy in an Era of Global Fragmentation: Trade, Geopolitics and International Law” at Kelvin Grove, Newlands, in Cape Town, South Africa, on 25 May 2026.
Picture byline: Katlholo Maifadi/DIRCO

The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Roland Lamola, hosts the Retreat of the Foreign Ministers of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), at Skukuza, in the Kruger National Park, South Africa, from 22 to 24 May 2026.
Picture byline: Jacoline Schoonees/DIRCO

President Cyril Ramaphosa and President Gideon Duma Bokoco of Botswana, co-chair the Summit of the Sixth Session of the South Africa-Botswana Bi-National Commission (BNC), in Gaborone, Republic of Botswana, from 20 to 21 May 2026.
Picture byline: Katholo Maifadi/DIRCO

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