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Opening Remarks by the Chairperson of the SADC Standing Committee of Senior Officials, Ambassador Tebogo Seokolo, on the occasion of the Senior Officials Meeting of the 46th Ordinary Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government, 6 August 2026
6 August 2026
Programme Director, Your Excellency Mr Elias Magosi, Executive Secretary of SADC, Your Excellency Ambassador Albert Ranganai Chimbindi, Permanent Secretary in...
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Introductory Remarks by His Excellency Mr Elias M. Magosi Executive Secretary of SADC on the occasion of the Retreat of the SADC Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Skukuza, Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, South Africa, 22 May 2026
22 May 2026
Honourable Mr Ronald Lamola, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa, and Chairperson of the...
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Opening Remarks by Ambassador Tebogo Seokolo, Acting Director-General, of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, at the Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) Mid-Term Review (MTR), of the South Africa–Zimbabwe Bi-National Commission (BNC), Pretoria, South Africa, 13 May 2026
13 May 2026
Co-Chair, Your Excellency, Ambassador Albert Chimbindi, Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of the Republic of...
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Opening Remarks by the Chairperson of the SADC Standing Committee of Senior Officials, Ambassador Tebogo Seokolo, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa, 7 March 2026
7 March 2026
Your Excellency, Mr. Elias Mpedi Magosi, Executive Secretary of SADC, SADC Deputy Executive Secretaries, Distinguished Senior Officials and Experts from...
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South African Statement in explanation of Vote during the resumed Eleventh Emergency Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly on the draft Resolution on Support for lasting peace in Ukraine, 24 February 2026
24 February 2026
President, Thank you for convening the Eleventh Emergency Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly to consider the draft...
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South African National Statement at the 39th Special Session of the Human Rights Council of the deteriorating Human Rights situation in Iran, 23 January 2026
23 January 2026
Mr President, South Africa reiterates its commitment to multilateralism and stands for the firm adherence to the international rule of...
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Statement by the Republic of South Africa to the United Nations Security Council Meeting on the situation in Venezuela, 5 January 2026
5 January 2026
Mr President, We wish to congratulate the Federal Republic of Somalia for assuming the rotating Presidency of the United Nations...
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Remarks by the State Law Advisor (International Law), Mr Jaymion Hendricks, at the Oral Proceedings on the obligations of Israel in relation to the presence and activities of the United Nations, other international organisations and third states in relation to the occupied Palestinian Territory, Part III – Conclusions and Legal Consequences, 29 April 2025
29 April 2025
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Remarks by the Special Adviser to the President of the Republic of South Africa on Legal and International Affairs, Ms Nokukhanya Jele, at the Oral Proceedings on the obligations of Israel in relation to the presence and activities of the United Nations, other international organisations and third states in relation to the occupied Palestinian Territory, Part II – Legal Argument, 29 April 2025
29 April 2025
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