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May 27, 2021 7 tweets 2 min read
His Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa will tomorrow, 28 May 2021, host His Excellency President Emmanuel Macron of the Republic of France on a State Visit at the Union Buildings. The two Heads of State will also pay a visit to the Vaccine Production Support Initiative for Africa at the University of Pretoria.

President Macron’s first visit to South Africa is at the invitation of President Ramaphosa.
May 26, 2021 6 tweets 1 min read
President Cyril Ramaphosa will  tomorrow, 27 May 2021, lead South Africa's delegation at the  Extraordinary Double Troika Summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in Maputo, Mozambique. The SADC Extraordinary Double Troika will discuss insecurity and violence in the region, including insecurity in the Cabo Delgado province in the Republic of Mozambique.
May 25, 2021 4 tweets 2 min read
The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Candith Mashego-Dlamini, will participate in a hybrid panel discussion focusing on Africa Month at the University of Limpopo, Turfloop Campus, on Wednesday, 26 May 2021.

@UbuntuRadioZA @SAgovnews @ULvarsity Image Participants in the panel discussion will be students from the faculties of International Relations, Political Science and Law. The Deputy Minister will reflect on the importance of academia or education in the formulation and implementation of foreign policy.
May 25, 2021 5 tweets 4 min read
DIRCO Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor is in Zimbabwe, today - Africa Day, 25 May 2021, to officially hand over, on behalf of South Africa, the first consignment of aid that SA is providing to the people of Zimbabwe who were affected by severe flooding in 2019 (Cyclone Idal). ImageImageImage The consignment is being received by His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, on behalf of the people of Zimbabwe at the State House in Harare, Zimbabwe. ImageImageImageImage
May 8, 2021 10 tweets 2 min read
The South African Government expresses its deep concern at the continued clashes at Al-Aqsa Mosque wherein Israeli soldiers attacked Palestinian worshipers while praying at the holy site. The South African Government strongly condemns the attacks and the planned evictions of Palestinians from annexed East Jerusalem to make way for Israeli settlements.
May 6, 2021 4 tweets 2 min read
The United States of America will support a proposal to waive intellectual-property protections for Covid-19 vaccines. #TRIPSwaiver Image South Africa and India, first proposed the #TRIPSwaiver in October 2020, urging WTO members to temporarily suspend rules on intellectual property rights, as this would be the most efficient and equitable way to address vaccine shortages in poor countries.
Aug 6, 2020 4 tweets 1 min read
1/4 The Government of the Republic of South Africa has noted with concern the reports related to human rights violations in the Republic of #Zimbabwe. 2/4 The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr. Naledi Pandor is in contact with her Zimbabwean counterpart, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Mr. Sibusiso Moyo.