Opening Remarks by Honourable Dr GNM Pandor, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa, on the occasion of the Mid-Term Review of the 10th BNC between the Republic of South Africa and the Federal Republic of Niger ...
Media Statement 30 November 2022 Deputy Minister Botes to host his Polish counterpart for Bilateral Political Consultations The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Alvin Botes, will host hi ...
The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr Naledi Pandor, will be awarded the Grand Star of the Order of Jerusalem – the second highest level of Order awarded by the order of the President of the State of Palestine to the Heads of Governm ...
Media Statement The Republic of South Africa and the Republic of Korea are celebrating the 30th anniversary of Diplomatic Relations this year. Formal diplomatic relations between the RSA and the ROK were established on 1 December 1992, two ye ...
Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 30 November 2022 A. Issues in the environment 1. Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) 1.1. Cabinet welcomed the results of Statistics South Africa’s QLFS for the third quarter of 2 ...
Media Statement 30 November 2022 Deputy Minister Botes to host his Polish counterpart for Bilateral Political Consultations The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Alvin Botes, will host hi ...
Minister Naledi Pandor to host her counterpart, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria, Mr George Onyeama, in Pretoria on 30 November 2022 The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr Naledi Pandor, will host her Nigerian counterpart, ...
South Africa’s Country Statement delivered by Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Candith Mashego-Dlamini, on the occasion of the 22nd Meeting of the IORA Council of Ministers, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 24 November 2022 Honorable Ch ...
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) would like to appeal to the public to be cautious of a legalisation scam whereby the Department’s name is being used to solicit money for legalisation services. Legalisation se ...
Keynote Address by Deputy Minister Alvin Botes at the 21st Annual Regional Seminar on the Implementation of International Humanitarian Law: 22 - 25 November 2022. Theme - International Humanitarian Law: An African Perspective on Contemporary Global Chall ...
Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 16 November 2022 A. Issues in the environment 1. Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET-IP) 1.1. South Africa’s JET-IP received widespread acclaim at the 27th session of the U ...
Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 2 November 2022 A. Issues in the environment 1. Presidential Summit on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) 1.1. Cabinet welcomed the hosting of the second Presidential Summit ...
Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 19 October 2022 A. Issues in the environment 1. Water security 1.1. Cabinet thanked South Africans for adhering to water restrictions implemented in certain parts of Johannesburg, ...
Media Statement 22 September 2022 Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs and International Relations on the margins of the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, 22 September 2022 1. The BRICS Mi ...
Statement on the virtual Cabinet Meeting of 31 August 2022 A. Issues in the environment 1. Economy 1.1. Cabinet welcomed the slight decline in the country’s unemployment rate, which dropped by 0.6 percent, from 34.5% ...
Statement on the virtual Cabinet Meeting of 17 August 2022 Issues in the Environment 1. Energy 1.1. Cabinet welcomed the interventions introduced by government to address the country’s energy crisis. The far-reaching ...
Statement on the virtual Cabinet Meeting of 7 July 2022 A. Issues in the Environment 1. Update on the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) 1.1. Cabinet commended all people in South Africa who chose to vaccinate and observ ...
Statement on the Virtual Cabinet Meeting of 22 June 2022 A. ISSUES IN THE ENVIRONMENT 1. Climate Change 1.1. Cabinet welcomed the visit to South Africa by Mr Alok Sharma, President of the 26th United Nations (UN) Cli ...
Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 8 June 2022 A. Issues in the Environment 1. Economy 1.1. Cabinet has welcomed the recent positive developments in the country’s interventions aimed at stimulating economic growth. ...
Statement on the virtual Cabinet Meeting of 25 May 2022 A. Issues in the environment 1. Recovery and rebuilding efforts after the floods 1.1. Cabinet expressed its praise and appreciation to all people and organisati ...
Statement on the virtual Cabinet Meeting of 11 May 2022 A. Issues in the environment 1. Disaster management after the floods 1.1. Cabinet expressed condolences to all people who have lost their loved ones in the rece ...
Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 6 April 2022 A. Issues in the environment 1. Fourth South Africa Investment Conference (SAIC) 1.1. Cabinet welcomed the successful conclusion of the Fourth SAIC held at the Sandton ...
Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 23 March 2022 A. Issues in the environment 1. National State of Disaster 1.1. The South African Government responded to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) global pandemic by declar ...
Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 9 March 2022 A. Issues in the environment 1. Russia-Ukraine conflict 1.1. Cabinet remains deeply concerned by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. The socio-economic cost of the ...
Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 23 February 2022 A. Issues in the environment 1. National Budget Speech 1.1. Cabinet welcomed the 2022 National Budget tabled by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana in Parliament, Ca ...
Statement on the Cabinet Lekgotla and Special Cabinet Meeting of 27 and 28 January 2022 A. CABINET LEKGOTLA 1.1. President Cyril Ramaphosa convened the Cabinet Lekgotla on Thursday, 27 January 2022. It was attended by the leaders ...
Statement on the Special Cabinet Meeting of Thursday, 30 December 2021 Handover of the first part of State Capture Commission Report President Cyril Ramaphosa will formally receive the first part of the report of the Judicial Com ...
Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 8 December 2021 A. Issues of the environment 1. International Anti-Corruption Day 1.1. South Africa joins the rest of the world in commemorating International Anti-Corruption Day o ...
Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 24 November 2021 A. Issues in the environment 1. Vaccination against the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic 1.1. Cabinet was pleased that over 260 000 people vaccinated during ...
Statement on the virtual Cabinet Meeting of Wednesday, 3 November 2021 A. Issues in the environment 1. 2021 Local Government Elections (LGE) 1.1. Cabinet thanked all eligible voters who cast their vote in the 2021 LG ...
Statement on the virtual Cabinet Meeting of 29 September 2021 A. Issues in the environment 1. Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) vaccine roll-out 1.1. Cabinet is encouraged by the millions of people in South Africa who h ...
Statement on virtual Cabinet Meeting of 14 September 2021 Statement on the virtual Special Cabinet Meeting of Tuesday, 14 September 2021. The virtual Special Cabinet Meeting was held before the commencement of the Cabinet Lekgotla. ...
Statement on the virtual Cabinet Meeting of Wednesday, 1 September 2021 A. ISSUES IN THE ENVIRONMENT 1. Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) vaccine roll-out 1.1. Cabinet was apprised by the Department of Health on the pro ...
Statement on the virtual Cabinet Meeting of Wednesday, 18 August 2021 A. Issues In The Environment 1. Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Social Relief of Distress (SRD) Grant 1.1. Cabinet is conscious of the hardships ca ...
Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 4 August 2021 A. ISSUES IN THE ENVIRONMENT 1. Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) vaccine roll-out 1.1. South Africa’s national vaccination programme has fully gathered pace and the hea ...
Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 30 June 2021 A. ISSUES IN THE ENVIRONMENT 1. Adjusted Alert Level 4 of the national lockdown 1.1. Cabinet reaffirmed the move to Adjusted Alert Level 4 as announced by His Excellen ...
Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of Wednesday, 26 May 2021 A. Issues in the environment 1. Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) vaccine roll-out 1.1. Cabinet is pleased that Phase 2 of South Africa’s vaccine roll-out progr ...
Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of Wednesday, 12 May 2021 A. Issues in the environment 1. Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) vaccine roll-out 1.1. Cabinet has reconfirmed the commencement of Phase 2 of Vaccine Roll-Out ...
Statement on the virtual Cabinet Meeting of 21 April 2021 A. Issues in the environment 1. Temporary suspension of the Sisonke Vaccination Programme and the recommendation to lift it 1.1 Cabinet was briefed on the tem ...
Statement on the virtual Cabinet Meeting of Wednesday, 24 March 2021 A. ISSUES IN THE ENVIRONMENT 1. Vaccination Roll-Out Programme 1.1. The Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Sisonke vaccination roll-out programme has b ...
Statement on virtual Cabinet Meeting of Wednesday, 10 March 2021 A. Issues In The Environment 1. Attacks and killings of police officers condemned 1.1. Cabinet condemned the continued attacks and killings of police o ...
Statement of the virtual Cabinet Meeting of 9 February 2022 A. ISSUES IN THE ENVIRONMENT 1. State of the Nation Address (SoNA) 1.1. Cabinet welcomed the 2022 SoNA delivered by President Cyril Ramaphosa to the Joint S ...
Statement on virtual Cabinet Meeting of 10 February 2021 A. ISSUES IN THE ENVIRONMENT 1. State of the Nation Address (SoNA) 1.1. President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the 2021 SoNA on Thursday, 11 February 2021 from ...
Statement on virtual Cabinet Meeting of 24 February 2021 A. Issues In The Environment 1. Class of 2020 1.1. Cabinet congratulated the Class of 2020 who persevered against all odds and obtained a sterling set of matri ...
Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 9 June 2021 A. Issues in the Environment 1. Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) vaccine roll-out 1.1 Cabinet welcomed the progress with COVID-19 vaccinations which had on Tuesday, 8 Jun ...
Statement on virtual Special Cabinet Meeting of 19 January 2021 1.1 Cabinet held a virtual Special Meeting on Tuesday, 19 January 2021 to discuss the progress report from the National Coronavirus Command Council. Cabinet was briefed on the ra ...
Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 13 December 2019 Statement on the Cabinet Ordinary Meeting held at Union Buildings, Pretoria on Friday, 13 December 2019. 1. Issues in the environment 1. Eskom 1. Cabi ...
Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 20 November 2019 Statement on the Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday 20 November 2019. A. Issues in the environment 1. South Africa Investment Conference (SAIC) 1.1. Ca ...
Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 30 October 2019 Cabinet met on Wednesday, 30 October 2019 at Tuynhuys in Cape Town. A. Issues In The Environment 1. South Africa Investment Conference (SAIC) 1.1. Cabi ...
Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 16 October 2019 Cabinet met on Wednesday, 16 October 2019 at Tuynhuys in Cape Town. A. Issues in the environment 1. Global Competitiveness Index 1.1. Cabinet welcomes ...
Statement on the Cabinet Meeting on 18 September 2019 Cabinet met on Wednesday, 18 September 2019 at Tuynhuys in Cape Town. A. Issues in the environment 1. District Based Development Model 1.1. Cabinet w ...
Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 4 September 2019 Cabinet met on Wednesday, 4 September 2019 at Tuynhuys in Cape Town. A. Current affairs Based on an analysis of the current affairs environment, the following was ...
Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 21 August 2019 Cabinet met on Wednesday, 21 August 2019 at Tuynhuys in Cape Town. Issues in the environment 1. National Health Insurance (NHI) 1.1 Cabinet calls on mem ...
Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 7 August 2019 Cabinet met on Wednesday, 7 August 2019 at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. A. National Economic Development and Labour Council (NEDLAC) commitments 1.1. Cabinet rema ...
Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 24 July 2019 Cabinet met on Wednesday, 24 July 2019 at Tuynhuys in Cape Town. A. Issues in the environment 1. Economic transformation and job creation 1.1 Cabinet welc ...
Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 10 July 2019 Cabinet met on Wednesday, 10 July 2019 at Tuynhuys in Cape Town. A. Issues in the environment 1. Outcomes from the Group of Twenty (G20) Summit 1.1 Cabine ...
Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 26 June 2019 Cabinet met on Wednesday, 26 June 2019 at Tuynhuys in Cape Town. A. Issues in the environment 1. State of the Nation Address (SoNA) 1.1. President Cyril R ...
Statement on the Cabinet Meeting held on 27 March 2019 A. Issues in the environment 1. Investment 1.1. Cabinet welcomes the second-phase expansion of the Dube Trade Port Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in KwaZulu-Natal. ...
Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 13 March 2019 Cabinet met on Wednesday 13 March 2019 at Tuynhuys in Cape Town. A. Issues in the environment 1. Good Green Deeds 1.1. Cabinet thanks all South Africans ...
Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 27 February 2019 Cabinet met on Wednesday, 27 February 2019 at Tuynhuys in Cape Town. A. Issues in the Environment 1. 2019 Budget Speech 1.1. Cabinet welcomes the 2019 ...
Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 13 February 2019 Cabinet met on Wednesday, 13 February 2019 at Tuynhuys in Cape Town. A. Issues in the environment 1. State of the Nation Address (SoNA) 1.1. Cabinet w ...