Chairperson of the C20 South Africa, Mr Thulani Tshefuta, C20 Sherpa, Mr Mabalane Mfundisi, Head Delegate of South Africa’s Foreign Service, Ms Salomi Baloyi, Distinguished Members of Civil Society, Representatives of the G20 Engagement Groups, Estee ...
Remarks of the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Alvin Botes at the Think-20 (T20) Summit, Sandton, Johannesburg, 13 November 2025
Programme Director, Head Delegate of SA Foreign Service, SA G20 Sous Sherpa, Ambassador Xolisa Mabhongo, Joint Convenors of the T20, Dr Philane Mthembu, Institute of Global Dialogue, associated with the University of SA, Ms Elizabeth Sidropoulos, SA I ...
Keynote Address by Deputy Minister Alvin Botes, Deepening the China-South Africa Partnership: “Shared Blueprint, Common Development”, hosted by the University of Johannesburg and the Chinese Media Group, 27 October 2025
Shen Haixiong, Vice Minister of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, Dr Blade Nzimande, Minister of Science and Technology, HE Mr Wu Peng, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to South Africa, Professor Phaswana Mafuya, Deputy ...
Address by the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Alvin Botes, to the Indonesia-South Africa Business Forum, Jakarta, Indonesia, 21 October 2025
Programme Director, Mr Yunus Hoosen, Invest South Africa, South African Ambassador to Indonesia, Ambassador Lekgoro, Ambassador Daniel Tumpal S. Simanjuntak, Director General of Economic Relations and Development Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...
Statement by Mr Alvin Botes, Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa on the occasion of the General Debate of the NAM Mid-Term Ministerial Conference, themed: “Deepening Cooperation for Shared Global Affluence”, 15 to 16 October 2025
I thank Uganda for convening this Ministerial meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement under the theme, Deepening Cooperation for Shared Global Affluence. This meeting is taking place at a time when the world is faced with geopolitical tensions, rising into ...
Statement by Mr Alvin Botes, Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa, on the occasion of the Ministerial Meeting of the Committee of the Non-Aligned Movement on Palestine, Kampala, Uganda, 15 October 2025
Excellencies, We meet today on a day of deep historical resonance. Thirty-eight years ago, on 15 October 1987, the revolutionary leader of Burkina Faso, Thomas Sankara, was assassinated for daring to imagine a sovereign, self-reliant, and united Africa ...
Statement by Deputy Minister Alvin Botes on “Collective State Action in Defence of International Law”, at the Kuala Lumpur Conference on a New Just and Humane International Order, The Hague Group, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 14 October 2025
His Excellency Anwar Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Malaysia, Honourable Mohamed Hasan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia, Honourable Azalina Othman Said, Minister of Law and Institutional Reform Malaysia; Honourable Jeremy Corbyn, Member of Parliamen ...
Remarks by Deputy Minister Alvin Botes on the occasion of the Third G20 Food Security Task Force Meeting, Cairo, Egypt, 1 September 2025
Your Excellency, Ahmed Kouchouk, Minister of Finance of the Arab Republic of Egypt, South Africa’s G20 Sous-Sherpa, Ambassador Xolisa Mabhongo, The Director-General of the Department of Agriculture of South Africa, and Chairperson of the G20 Food Securi ...
The UN’s 80-year Struggle with Nuclear Weapons Hypocrisy, Independent Online (IOL), by Alvin Botes, 22 August 2025
The United Nations (UN) was born 80 years ago this month. Its main purpose was to ensure peace through cooperation. The UN’s very first General Assembly resolution —Resolution 1(1) of 1946 — called for the elimination of nuclear weapons. Eighty years l ...
DIRCO and ICRC call for stronger political commitment to uphold IHL across Africa
On World Humanitarian Day, the Deputy Minister of South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), Alvin Botes, alongside the Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Pretoria Regional Delegation, Jules A ...
Keynote Address by Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Alvin Botes, to the African Ambassadors Corp, Theme “Global Initiative to Galvanise Political Support and Commitments to International Humanitarian Law”, Tuesday, 19 August 2025, Pretoria
SALUTATIONS HE Ambassador Salih Omar Abdu Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in South Africa and Ambassador of Eritrea to South Africa, HE Ambassadors Fonseco Filho, WU, Martinon, Ayyad and Akhinzhanov, Members of the Core Group, Mr Jules Amoti, Head of th ...
Deputy Minister Botes to host High-Level Event on the Global Initiative to Galvanise Political Commitment for International Humanitarian Law
The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Alvin Botes, will host the High-Level Event on the Global Initiative to Galvanise Political Commitment for International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in Pretoria. The event is scheduled for Tues ...
Deputy Minister Botes undertakes Official Visit to Cuba
The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Alvin Botes, is on an Official Visit to Havana, Republic of Cuba, on 29 July 2025 to co-chair the 18th South Africa-Cuba Joint Consultative Mechanism (JCM) with his Cuban counterpart, Firs ...
Deputy Minister Botes to deliver public lecture on solidarity with Palestine
The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Alvin Botes, will deliver a public lecture under the theme: Solidarity with Palestine and Reflections on the Geopolitical Landscape in the Middle East. The event will take place tonight, 2 ...
Budget Vote Speech of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), by Deputy Alvin Botes, in Parliament, Cape Town, South Africa, 3 July 2025
Honourable House Chairperson, Honourable Minister Lamola and Deputy Minister Moraka, Chair of the Portfolio Committee on International Relations, Hon. Mahumapelo, Honourable Members, Director-General Zane Dangor and Members of the South African Foreig ...
Minister Lamola to deliver DIRCO Budget Vote Speech, which is to be preceded by a media briefing
The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ronald Lamoma, will deliver the Budget Vote Speech of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) on Thursday, 3 July 2025, in Parliament, Cape Town. Minister Lamola will ...
Remarks by the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Alvin Botes (MP), on the occasion of the G20 Symposium under the theme: “Advancing Youth Inclusion in the G20 Presidency Agenda”, Stable Theatre, eThekwini, 9 June 2025
We meet on the 9th of June, a month that anchors us in three powerful moments of South African history. Firstly, on this day, 09 June 2002, our country lost Peter Mokaba at the young age of 43. He was our fiery first president of the South African Yout ...
Deputy Minister Botes to lead a G20 Symposium in Durban
The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Alvin Botes, will host a G20 Symposium on Monday, 9 June 2025, at the Stable Theatre, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. The event is organised in partnership with the eThekwini Municipality. The even ...
Deputy Minister Botes to participate in a G20 Multi-stakeholder Dialogue on Illicit Financial Flows, Domestic Resource Mobilisation and Financing for Development
The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Alvin Botes, will deliver remarks during a G20 Multi-stakeholder Dialogue on Illicit Financial Flows, Domestic Resource Mobilisation and Financing for Development on Friday, 30 May 2025, a ...
Government of South Africa engages United States on resettlement concerns
The Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation confirms that Deputy Minister Alvin Botes held a cordial discussion with the United States Deputy Secretary of State, Christopher Landau, on 9 May 2025. The discussion follows engagements via the ...
Speaker’s Notes by Deputy Minister Alvin Botes at the Group of Twenty (G20) High Level African Dialogue of the Think 20 (T20), in Pretoria, South Africa, 29 April 2025
Programme Directors, Mr El Karaksy and Ms Gopaul, AUDA-NEPAD, Your Excellency, Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, Honourable Paul Mashatile, Heads of Diplomatic Missions, Ambassadors and High Commissioners, The Director of the Institute ...
Freedom Month: Building a Non-Racial Democracy Remains Unfinished Business, IOL, by Alvin Botes, 8 April 2025
It is a poignant time to reflect deeply on how far we have progressed as a democracy vis-à-vis the sacrifices of those whose lives were tragically cut short in their unwavering pursuit of freedom and justice. We honour Solomon Mahlangu, executed by the ...
Deputy Minister Botes to host his Portuguese counterpart for Bilateral Consultations
The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Alvin Botes, will host the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Portugal, Professor Nuno Sampaio, on Thursday, 27 March 2025, in Pretoria. The Working Visit will se ...
Deputy Minister Botes to lead symposium on South Africa’s foreign policy approach amid geopolitical uncertainties
The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Alvin Botes, will host a symposium on South Africa’s foreign policy approach on Monday, 24 March 2025, in Sandton. The event will be held in partnership with the South African Institute of ...
Deputy Minister Botes to co-chair Political Consultations with his Slovak Republic counterpart
The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Alvin Botes, will co-chair the South Africa-Slovak Republic Political Consultations with his counterpart, Mr Marek Eštok, State Secretary for Foreign and European Affairs, on Monday, 3 Mar ...
Remarks by Deputy Minister Alvin Botes, High-Level Summit of Foreign Ministers convened by Progressive International, “A United Foreign Policy Response to Israel’s Violations of International Law,” The Hague, 31 January 2025
Her Excellency Minister of Justice Yvonne Dausuab, Excellencies, Representatives of Progressive International, I would like to thank the organisers of this event, which marks a major step by States from the Global South to work collectively towards j ...