Posts in category: President Ramaphosa

Your Excellency Abdelmadjid Tebboune, President of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, Ministers, Ambassadors, Members of the Media, Ladies and Gentlemen, We have just concluded a successful 7th session of the Bi-National Commission betwe ...

Your Excellency, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Honourable Ministers, Ambassadors, Officials, This Seventh Session of the Bi-National Commission between our two countries has been most productive. It has set our partnership on a promising trajec ...

Your Excellency Abdelmadjid Tebboune, President of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, Honourable Ministers, Ambassadors, Senior Officials, Members of the Media, Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my privilege to address this Seventh S ...

Speaker of the National Assembly, Speaker of the Senate, Members of Parliament, Ministers, Ambassadors, Honourable Brahim Boughali, President of the Algerian People’s National Assembly, Honourable Members, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Guests, ...

Minister of Finance, Mr Enoch Godongwana, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ronald Lamola, Members of the media, Colleagues, Fellow South Africans, Two days ago, on the 1st of December 2024, South Africa assumed the Presidency ...

Your Excellency, President Tinubu, Honourable Ministers, High Commissioners, Senior Government Officials, I wish to thank you, Your Excellency, for your warm and positive concluding remarks. They reinforce the strong bonds of friendship and solid ...

Your Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Honourable Ministers, High Commissioner, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and gentlemen, I warmly welcome you and your esteemed delegation to our country. ...

His Excellency, the President of Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mr Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition of South Africa, Mr Parks Tau, Minister of Trade and Industry of Nigeria, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, Ministers and Deputy Ministers, ...

Your Excellency, President Mr Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Heads of State and Government of the G20 Members and Invited Countries, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr António Guterres, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is an honour to accept, on behalf ...

His Excellency President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Heads of State and Government of the G20 Members and Invited Countries, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr António Guterres, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for ensuring that the reform of ...

His Excellency, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Heads of State and Government of the G20 Members and Invited Countries, His Excellency, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr António Guterres, Ladies and Gentlemen, South Africa fully suppor ...

Your Excellency, President Vladimir Putin, Your Excellencies, Leaders of BRICS nations, Your Excellencies, Leaders of Global and Regional Institutions, Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations, Honourable Ministers, Excellencies, La ...

Strengthening Multilateralism for Just Global Development and Security Your Excellency, President Vladimir Putin, Excellencies, fellow BRICS Leaders, Honourable Ministers, Ladies and gentlemen, Let me thank our Chair, President Putin, for hosting ...

Programme Director, His Majesty, King Letsie III and Queen Mohato Seeiso, The Right Honourable Samuel Matekane, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Lesotho, Eminent Majesties, Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, The Deputy President of the Repub ...

President of the General Assembly, Ambassador Philémon Yang, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr António Guterres, President of the Republic of Brazil, Mr Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Your Excellencies, Foreign Ministers, Ladies and gentlemen, ...

President of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly, Mr Philemon Yang, United Nations Secretary-General, Mr António Guterres, Excellencies Heads of State and Government, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thirty years ago, South Africa was born as a new nat ...

Coordinator of Prosper Africa, Ms British Robinson, President of the Business Council for International Understanding, Mr Peter Tichansky, South African Ministers, Representatives of industry, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, ...

President of the New York Stock Exchange, Ms Lynn Martin, Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition of the Republic of South Africa, Mr Parks Tau, Ministers from the Republic of South Africa, Representatives of business from the US and South Africa, ...

Chair of the African Union, President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, African Union Commission Chair, Moussa Faki Mahamat, Fellow Heads of State, The threat of potential pandemics looms large. Scientists have predicted that climate change will likely increas ...

President, of the General Assembly, Secretary-General, Excellencies, We meet at a time when the world faces many challenges and threats. Wars, conflict, and the spectre of emerging conflicts are ever-persistent features of our time. Climate cha ...

Your Excellency, Mr Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, Your Excellency, Mr Mohamed Ghazouani, Chairperson of the African Union and President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Your Excellency, Mr Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Presiden ...

Ambassador Wu Peng of the Peoples Republic of China, Ambassador Siyabonge Cwele of the Republic of South Africa, Business Leaders from China and South Africa, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentleman, It gives me great pleasure to address you tod ...

Leadership of Guandong Province and the city of Beijing, Ministers, Premier of the Eastern Cape, Mr Oscar Mabuyane, Business leaders, Thank you to the leadership of Guangdong province and the city of Shenzhen for your generous hospitality. This i ...

Your Excellency Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, Honourable Ministers and Deputy Ministers from China and South Africa, Ambassadors of China and South Africa, Senior officials, Ladies and gentlemen, Your Excellency, I am gra ...

Speaker of the National Assembly, Honourable Thoko Didiza, Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Honourable Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane, Deputy President Paul Mashatile, Former President Thabo Mbeki, Former Deputy President and Former Speaker ...

Today, we gather under this vast Highveld sky at the seat of our government, the Union Buildings, to witness before all South Africans and our honoured guests from various countries on our beloved continent and from far afield a fundamental rite of our de ...

Madame Speaker, Madame Deputy Speaker, Chief Justice, Leaders of all political parties represented in this National Assembly,   I congratulate you Speaker and Deputy Speaker for your election.   I am humbled and honoured tha ...

Your Excellency, President Akufo-Addo, Honourable Ministers, High Commissioners, Senior Officials, Members of the Media,   We have now come to the end of the Second Session of the BNC.   We have exchanged views on several ...

Your Excellency, President Nana Akufo-Addo of the Republic of Ghana, Honourable Ministers, High Commissioners, Senior Officials, Ladies and Gentlemen,   Good Morning,   Welcome to the Second Session of the Bi-National Com ...

Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Mr Amos Masondo, Deputy President Paul Mashatile, Former President Thabo Mbeki, Former Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, ...

Premier of KwaZulu-Natal, Ms Nomusa Dube-Ncube, Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Mr Ebrahim Patel, Ministers, Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area, Mr Wamkele Mene, Ministers of Trade from AfCFTA State Parti ...

Your Excellency President Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda and Chair of the Non-Aligned Movement, Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, Your Excellencies, Ministers and Ambassadors, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen ...

Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the inaugural G77 + China Summit on Climate Change during the United Nations Climate-Focused Conference of Parties (COP 28), in Dubai, 2 December 2023   President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermudez, Your Excel ...

Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the first Global Stock-Take High Level Segment of the United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP 28), Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2 December 2023   Moderators, Excellencies,   ...

Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa on the occasion of the High-Level Segment for the Heads of State and Government during the UN Climate Change Conference 2023, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 1 December 2023   His Excellency António Guterres, S ...

Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Third African Union Men's Conference on Positive Masculinity, Pretoria, 28 November 2023   Programme Director and former Chair of UN Women, former Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Your Exce ...

Opening Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa to the Extraordinary Joint Meeting of BRICS Leaders and Leaders of invited BRICS members on the situation in the Middle East, 21 November 2023   Your Excellencies, Leaders of BRICS nations, Your E ...

Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Qatar-South Africa Business Roundtable, Doha, Qatar, 15 November 2023   Ministers from South Africa, Leaders of business from South Africa and the State of Qatar, Distinguished guests,   ...

Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Opening Ceremony of the 20th AGOA Forum, Johannesburg Expo Centre, 3 November 2023   Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition of South Africa, Mr Ebrahim Patel, United States Trade Representativ ...

Opening Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Cairo Summit for Peace, Cairo, Egypt, 21 October 2023   Your Excellency, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres, Your Majesties, Your ...

Opening Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Official Talks with King Willem-Alexander on the occasion of the Netherlands State Visit, Union Buildings, Pretoria, 19 October 2023   Your Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of ...

Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa on the occasion of the Third South Africa–Namibia Bi-National Commission Business Forum, Windhoek, Namibia, 13 October 2023   Programme Directors, His Excellency President Dr Hage Geingob, Minister of ...

President Ramaphosa's Closing Remarks during the Third Session of the South Africa–Namibia Bi-National Commission, Windhoek, Namibia, 13 October 2023   Your Excellency, President Geingob, Honourable Ministers, Our respective High Commissi ...

Opening Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa during the Third Session of the South Africa–Namibia Bi-National Commission, Windhoek, Namibia, 13 October 2023   Your Excellency, President Dr Hage Geingob, Honourable Ministers, High Commissi ...

Eulogy by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Official Funeral of former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Aziz Goolam Hoosein Pahad, West Park Cemetery, Johannesburg, 30 September 2023   Programme Director, The extended Pahad family, Mi ...

Closing Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the conclusion of the Inaugural Lesotho–South Africa Bi-National Commission, 28 September 2023   Your Excellency, Prime Minister Matekane, Ministers, High Commissioners, Colleagues, &n ...

Opening Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa on the launch of the Inaugural Lesotho–South Africa Bi-National Commission, 28 September 2023   Your Excellency, Prime Minister Matekane, Honourable Ministers, Our respective High Commissioners ...

Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Climate Ambition Summit, New York, USA, 20 September 2023   President of the UN General Assembly, Amb Dennis Francis, UN Secretary-General, Mr António Guterres, Your Excellencies,   W ...

Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa on the occasion of the High-Level Dialogue on Financing for Development, New York, USA, 20 September 2023   President of the UN General Assembly, Amb Dennis Francis, UN Secretary-General, Mr António Guter ...

Seventy-eight years ago, in the aftermath of the Second World War, the nations of the world made a solemn commitment to save future generations from the horror and the suffering of war. Through the United Nations Charter these nations accepted a shared ma ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Remarks on advancing Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response in Africa, New York, USA, 18 September 2023   Dr Jean Kaseya, Director General, Africa Centres for Disease Prevention and Control Ministers of He ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Remarks at the US–South Africa Trade and Investment Business Roundtable Dialogue, New York, USA, 18 September 2023   Mr Scott Eisner, President of the US-Africa Business Center, US Chamber of Commerce, Mr Stephen ...

President Ramaphosa Addresses Sustainable Development Goals and Investments during Day 1 and Day 2 of Engagements in New York, USA, 18 September 2023   President Ramaphosa, spent the first and second day of his working visit to the United State ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Remarks at the Sustainable Development Goals Summit, UN General Assembly, New York, USA, 18 September 2023   President of the UN General Assembly, Amb Dennis Francis, UN Secretary-General, Mr António Guterres, ...

Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the High-Level Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH) Event, UN General Assembly, New York, USA, 18 September 2023   Your Excellency, the Rt Hon Helen Clark, Board Chair of the Partner ...

Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa during the Working Session II: One Family, G20 Leaders’ Summit, New Delhi, India, 9 September 2023   Your Excellency Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India and President of the G20, Your Excellencies, H ...

Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa during the Working Session I: One Earth One Earth, G20 Leaders’ Summit, 9 September 2023, New Delhi, India   Your Excellency Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India and President of the G20, Your Excelle ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa's China–Africa Roundtable Closing Remarks on the occasion of the State Visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping, Hilton Hotel, Sandton, 24 August 2023   Your Excellency President Xi Jinping, Heads of State and Governme ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa's China–Africa Roundtable Opening Remarks on the occasion of State Visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping, Hilton Hotel, Sandton, 24 August 2023   Your Excellency President Xi Jinping, Co-Chair of the China–Africa Leade ...

Welcome Remarks by BRICS Chair, President Cyril Ramaphosa, at the BRICS–Africa Outreach and BRICS Plus Dialogue, 24 August 2023   Your Excellency, Mr António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Your Excellency, President Azali ...

BRICS Chair President Cyril Ramaphosa's Media Briefing Remarks announcing the outcomes of the XV BRICS Summit, 24 August 2023   Excellencies, Members of the Media, Good Afternoon,   We successfully concluded the XV BRICS Summit ...

Welcome Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa on the occasion of the Cultural Performance and State Banquet of the XV BRICS Summit, 23 August 2023   Your Excellencies, Leaders of the BRICS nations, Your Excellencies, Leaders from across Afric ...

Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa on the occasion of the XV BRICS Summit Open Plenary, Sandton International Convention Centre, 23 August 2023   Your Excellency President Lula Da Silva, Your Excellency President Vladimir Putin Your Exc ...

Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the BRICS Business Forum Leaders' Dialogue, 22 August 2023   Your Excellency, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Your Excellency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Ministers and Officials, Business ...

Media Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa on the occasion of the State Visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping, Union Buildings, Tshwane, 22 August 2023   Your Excellency President Xi Jinping, Honourable Ministers, Ambassadors from China a ...

Opening Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Official Talks on the occasion of the State Visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping, Union Buildings, Tshwane, 22 August 2023   Your Excellency Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of ...

Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa on South Africa’s foreign policy, 20 August 2023   Fellow South Africans,   I would like to address you this evening on South Africa’s foreign policy in the light of our country being the host of ...

Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa during a Plenary Session in the Second Russia–Africa Summit in St. Petersburg in the Russian Federation, 28 July 2023   Your Excellency, President Vladimir Putin, Your Excellency, President Azali Assouman ...

Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa during the DRC-South Africa Business Forum, 12th Session of DRC-SA Binational Commission, Kinshasa, DRC, 6 July 2023   His Excellency Félix Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Minis ...

Opening Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on the occasion of the Eighth Summit of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), Ezulwini, Eswatini, 29 June 2023   Your Majesty King Mswati III, Heads of State and Government, Ministers of ...

Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa on the occasion of his participation in the Round Table Discussion on Green Growth Partnerships at the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact, 22 June 2023   President Emmanuel Macron, Your Excellencies, ...

Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa during the SA–Denmark–Netherlands Business Forum, 20 June 2023   Your Excellency, Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Denmark, Your Excellency, Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Minister ...

Opening Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa during Official Talks of the Denmark and Netherlands Joint Working Visit, Sefako M. Makgatho Presidential Guesthouse, Pretoria, 20 June 2023   Your Excellency Prime Minister Frederiksen, Your Exce ...

Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the World of Work Summit of the International Labour Organisation, Palais De Nations, Geneva, Switzerland   President of the International Labour Conference, Dr Al bin Samikh Al Marri, Director-General ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa's Media Briefing Remarks on the occasion of the State Visit by President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa of Portugal, Union Buildings, Pretoria, 6 June 2023   Your Excellency, President de Sousa, Honourable Ministers, Me ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Opening Remarks at Official Talks with President de Sousa during the Portugal State Visit, Union Buildings, Pretoria, 6 June 2023   Your Excellency, President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Chargé d’Affaires of the Port ...

Media Briefing Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa on the occasion of the Official Visit by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of the Republic of Singapore, Tuynhuys, Cape Town, 16 May 2023   Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Honourable Ministers ...

Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa during the closed session on Advancing Political Dialogue and Security Cooperation in the Region, 6 May 2023   11TH HIGH-LEVEL REGIONAL OVERSIGHT MECHANISM OF THE PEACE, SECURITY AND COOPERATION FRAMEWORK FO ...

Media Briefing Remarks by His Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa during the State Visit by His Excellency President Sauli Niinistö of the Republic of Finland, 25 April 2023   Your Excellency, President Sauli Niinistö, President of the Republi ...

Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa during the Official Talks on the occasion of the State Visit by President Sauli Niinisto of the Republic of Finland, Union Buildings, Pretoria, 25 April 2023   Your Excellency, President Sauli Niinistö, Pres ...

Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa during a media briefing on the occasion of the State Visit by President Hage Geingob of the Republic of Namibia, Union Buildings, 20 April 2023   Your Excellency Dr Hage Geingob, President of the Republic of ...

Opening Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa, during the Official Talks on the occasion of the Namibia State Visit, Union Buildings, Tshwane, 20 April 2023   Your Excellency and Dear Brother, President Dr Hage Geingob, Honourable Ministers, ...

Closing Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Fifth South Africa Investment Conference, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, 13 April 2023   Programme Director, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,   We have co ...

Opening Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Fifth South Africa Investment Conference, Sandton Convention Centre, 13 April 2023   Programme Director, Deputy President Paul Mashatile, Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Mr ...

Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa during the Business Forum on the occasion of the State Visit by Their Majesties the King and the Queen of the Belgians, CSIR Convention Centre, Tshwane, 23 March 2023   Your Majesty, King Philippe of the Bel ...

Opening Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa during Official Talks on the occasion of the State Visit by Your Majesties the King Philippe and Queen Mathilda of the Belgians, Union Buildings, 23 March 2023   Your Majesty, King Philippe of the Be ...

Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa during the South Africa – Tanzania Business Forum, CSIR Convention Centre, Tshwane, 16 March 2023   Your Excellency Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, High Commissioners of ...

Media Briefing Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa during the State Visit by Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan, Union Buildings, Tshwane, 16 March 2023   Your Excellency President Samia Suluhu Hassan, Ministers, Officials, Membe ...

Opening Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa during the Official Talks of the State Visit by Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan, Union Buildings, 16 March 2023   Your Excellency, My Dear Sister, President Samia Suluhu Hassan, Honourable ...

Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the South Africa – Uganda Business Forum during the State Visit by President Yoweri Museveni to South Africa, 28 February 2023   Your Excellency, President Yoweri Museveni, High Commissioners of South ...

Opening Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa during Official Talks on the occasion of the State Visit by President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, 28 February 2023   Your Excellency, my dear brother President Yoweri Museveni, High Commissioners o ...

Solidarity message by African Union Champion on COVID-19 Response, President Cyril Ramaphosa, at the High-Level Breakfast Meeting of Heads of State and Government on Africa Centres for Disease Control, Addis Ababa   Your Excellency, Sahle-Work ...

Opening Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the meeting of the AU PSC of Heads of State and Government on the consideration of the situation in eastern DRC   Your Excellency, Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, ...

Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa during Official Talks with President Pedro Sánchez on the occasion of the Official Visit by Spain, Union Buildings, Tshwane, 27 October 2022   Your Excellency President Pedro Sánchez, Ambassador Robredo Rai ...

Media Briefing Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa during an Official Visit by Spain, Union Buildings, Tshwane, 27 October 2022   Your Excellency President Pedro Sánchez, Ambassadors, Ministers, Officials, Members of the Media, ...

Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa during the South Africa – Spain Business Forum on the occasion of an Official Visit to South Africa by President Pedro Sánchez of the Government of Spain, 27 October 2022   Your Excellency President Pedro Sá ...

Opening Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa during Official Talks, Saharawi State Visit, Union Buildings, 18 October 2022   Your Excellency, President Brahim Ghali, Honourable Ministers, Your Excellencies, Ambassadors, Ladies and Gentlemen, ...

Media Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the State Visit by the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic, Union Buildings, Tshwane, 18 October 2022   Your Excellency, President Brahim Ghali, Honourable Ministers, Your Excellencies, Members of ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Remarks at the closing session of the Saudi Arabia-South Africa Investment Conference on the occasion of the State Visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 15 October 2022   Minister Khalid Al-Falih, Minister of Investm ...

Opening Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa during the Official Talks on the occasion of State Visit by Guinea-Bissau President Embaló, Union Buildings, Tshwane, 28 April 2022   Your Excellency, President Umaro Sissoco Embaló, Honourable Mini ...

Opening Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa during the Plenary Session of the South Africa – Botswana Bi-National Commission, 22 April 2022, Pretoria   Your Excellency, My Dear Brother, President Mokgweetsi Masisi, Honourable Ministers, ...

Closing Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa during the Plenary Session of the Fifth South Africa – Botswana Bi-National Commission, 22 April 2022   Your Excellency, My Dear Brother, President Masisi, Ministers, High Commissioners, Col ...

Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the South African Heads of Mission Conference, 7 April 2022   Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr Naledi Pandor, Deputy Ministers of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Cand ...

Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Joint Press Briefing with President Mohammadu Buhari of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1 December 2021   President Muhammadu Buhari, High Commissioners, Ministers, Members of the media,   ...

Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the South Africa – Kenya Business Forum during the State Visit by President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, CSIR Conference Centre, Tshwane, 23 November 2021   Your Excellency, President Uhuru Kenyatta, Honoura ...

Statement by HE Mr Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa, on the occasion of the General Debate of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, 23 September 2021   President of the 76th Session of the UN General ...

Statement by President Ramaphosa on the occasion of the High-Level Meeting on the 20th anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, 22 September 2021   President of the General Assembly, Mr Abdulla Shahid, Secretary-General o ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa remarks at the G7 Leaders’ Summit session on building back stronger-health, 13 June 2021   Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Your Excellencies,   South Africa commends the G7 and other countries present for t ...

Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on progress in the national effort to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, 11 January 2021   Fellow South Africans,   We are now 11 days into a new year.   Once again, I wish you all the ve ...

Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa, during UN Security Council High-Level Debate on the cooperation between the UN and Regional and Sub-Regional Organisations, 4 December 2020 Members of the Security Council, Secretary-General of the United Nation ...

Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on the occasion of the General Debate of the 31st UN General Assembly Special Session on COVID-19, UN Headquarters, New York, 3 December 2020 Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr António Guterres, Presiden ...

Opening Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Third South Africa Investment Conference, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, 18 November 2020 Programme Director, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure to welco ...

Recorded Statement by the African Union Chair and President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, on the occasion of the High-Level event on reinforcing Multilateralism, 10 November 2020 Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr António Guterres, Your E ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Remarks to the United Nations General Assembly: High-Level Meeting to commemorate and promote the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, 2 October 2020 Mr President, For as long as nuclear weapons ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Remarks to United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women, 1 October 2020 Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, As we mark the 25th anniversary of the Fou ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa's Address on the occasion of a virtual UNGA75 Summit on Biodiversity, 30 September 2020 Excellencies, Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen, The Ccoronavirus pandemic has had badly affected the ability of national ec ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Address to the virtual High-Level Meeting on Financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the era of COVID-19, 29 September 2020 Mr President, Excellencies, Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, As we ...

Statement by HE Mr Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa, during the Security Council Meeting on the Global Order post COVID-19, 24 September 2020 Mr President, Allow me to begin by congratulating the Republic of Niger on assumi ...

Remarks by His Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa, at the High Level virtual Panel G7 Partnership for African Women's Financial Inclusion, 23 September 2020 Your Excellencies, As South Africa and as Chair of the African Union we fully support the ...

Address by President of the Republic of South Africa and African Union Chair, President Cyril Ramaphosa, at the 75th United Nations General Assembly Debate, 22 September 2020 President of the General Assembly, Secretary-General, Excellencies, Ladies ...

Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the 75th Commemoration of the United Nations General Assembly, 21 September 2020 Mr President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, South Africa is honoured to participate in this virtual commemoration of t ...

Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the virtual High Level Meeting of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Moment, 18 September 2020 Mr Secretary-General, Mr President, Excellencies, Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, ...

Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on progress in the national effort to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, 15 August 2020 My fellow South Africans, It has been five months since we declared a national state of disaster to combat to the coronavirus ...

My fellow South Africans,   I wish to address you this evening on two matters that are of great interest and concern to South Africans as we struggle to overcome the Coronavirus pandemic.   The first issue is the re-opening of school ...

Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the launch of the 2020 Report of the UN Secretary-General’s Independent Accountability Panel for every Woman, Every Child, 13 July 2020   Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,   Thank you for th ...

Remarks by the President of the Republic of South Africa and African Union Chair, HE Cyril Ramaphosa, during the 73rd Session of the World Health Assembly, 18 May 2020   President of the 73rd World Health Assembly, Her Excellency Ms Keva Bain, ...

Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on South Africa’s response to the Coronavirus Pandemic, Union Buildings, Tshwane, 23 April 2020   My Fellow South Africans,   It has been exactly seven weeks since the first case of the Coronavi ...

Message by President Cyril Ramaphosa on COVID-19 Pandemic, Thursday, 9 April 2020   My Fellow South Africans,   At midnight tonight, it will be exactly two weeks since our country entered into an unprecedented nation-wide lockdown to ...

Message by President Cyril Ramaphosa on COVID-19 pandemic, 30 March 2020   My Fellow South Africans, Good evening,   It is now four days since our country went into a nation-wide lockdown for the first time in the history of our dem ...

Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Inaugural Meeting of the African Union Contact Group on Libya, Oyo, Republic of Congo, 12 March 2020   Your Excellency, President Denis Sassou N’Guesso, Chairperson of the AU High-level Committee on ...

Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Annual Ubuntu Awards 2020, Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town, 15 February 2020   Programme Directors, Ministers and Deputy Ministers, Your Excellencies, Ambassadors and High Commi ...

Acceptance Statement by South African President H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa on assuming the Chair of the African Union for 2020, 33rd Session of the African Union Assembly, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 09 February 2020   Excellencies, Your Excellency, Pr ...

Acceptance Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the APR Forum of Heads of State and Government, 8 February 2020   Your Excellency President Idriss Deby, President of the Republic of Chad, Your Excellency President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Pr ...

Keynote Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the South African Heads of Mission accredited to African Countries Conference, OR Tambo Conference Centre, Tshwane, 28 January 2020   Programme Director, Deputy Minister Alvin Botes, Minister of ...

Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the closing ceremony of the Multi-Stakeholder National Dialogue Plenary II, Kingdom of Lesotho, 27 November 2019   Your Majesty King Letsie III, Right Honourable Dr Motsoahae Thomas Thabane, Prime Minist ...

Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the SMME Programme of the Second South Africa Investment Conference, University of Johannesburg, Soweto, 7 November 2019   Programme Director, Business leaders, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlem ...

Closing Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Second Africa Investment Conference, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, 6 November 2019   Distinguished Guests,   Ladies and Gentlemen,   As the second South Africa ...

Opening Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Second South Africa Investment Conference, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, 6 November 2019   Programme Director,   Distinguished Guests,   Ladies and Gentlemen, ...

Statement by H.E. President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa to the United Nations Secretary-General’s Climate Summit, 23 September 2019   Mr Secretary-General, Excellencies   South Africa shares the sense of urgency expressed by you, ...

Address to the Nation by President Cyril Ramaphosa, 5 September 2019   My Fellow South Africans,   Our nation is in mourning and pain.   Over the past few days, our country has been deeply traumatised by acts of extreme vi ...

Keynote Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa during the Ease of Doing Business Seminar, World Economic Forum on Africa, Cape Town, 04 September 2019   Minister in the Presidency, Mr Jackson Mthembu Ministers and Deputy Ministers, Delegates to ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa Address at the Science and Technology in Society Forum at Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development, Yokohama, Japan, 28 August 2019   Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, Founder and Chairman of the STS Fou ...

Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the G7 and Africa Partnership, Biarritz, France, 25 August 2019   Your Excellency, President Emmanuel Macron, Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, Ladies and Gentlemen,   This Summit’ ...

Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa during his visit to SOMAFCO in Morogoro, State Visit to the United Republic of Tanzania, 16 August 2019   Prime Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania, The Right Honourable Kassim Majaliwa, Morogoro Re ...

Keynote Address by Dr Naledi Pandor, MP, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation at the Graduation Ceremony: South African Women’s Capacity Building Programme on Conflict Resolution, Mediation and Negotiation, Thursday, 8 August 2019, 10h30-12 ...

State of the Nation Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa, Parliament, Cape Town, 20 June 2019   Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Thandi Modise, Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Mr Amos Masondo, Deputy President David Mabu ...

Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa on the occasion of the Presidential Inauguration, Tshwane, 25 May 2019   Your Majesties, Kings and Queens, Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, Chairperson of SADC and President of Namibia, Dr ...

Welcome Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa on the occasion of the SADC Solidarity Conference with the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic, OR Tambo Building, Tshwane, 26 March 2019   Your Excellency Dr Hage Geingob, President of the Republic of ...

State of the Nation Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa, 7 February 2019, Parliament   Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Baleka Mbete, Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Ms Thandi Modise, Deputy Speaker of the National Asse ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa: Reply to debate on State of the Nation Address 2019   Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Baleka Mbete, Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Ms Thandi Modise, Deputy President David Mabuza in absentia, ...

Gandhi Mandela Freedom Lecture by His Excellency President Ramaphosa during his State Visit to the Republic of India   25 January 2019   Your Excellency Prime Minister Modi, Honourable Ministers and Deputy Ministers of the Indian ...

Media Remarks by His Excellency President Ramaphosa at the conclusion of Official Talks on the occasion of his State Visit to India   25 January 2019   Your Excellency Prime Minister Modi, Honourable Ministers and Deputy Ministers, ...