#IBSA [ #INTERVIEW ] Today, Ambassador @XolisaMabhongo , South Africa’s #IBSA Sherpa, chaired an interdepartmental meeting of South African Government departments to coordinate priorities and programmes for South Africa’s ongoing #IBSA Chairship. Departments presented their respective work plans and outlined key initiatives to be advanced over the year ahead. Guided by the theme “Peace, Prosperity and Development”, South Africa’s Chairship will be advanced through the three pillars of IBSA: political engagement on global and regional issues; technical cooperation through Working Groups and people-to-people exchanges; and the implementation of tangible, transformative development projects through the IBSA Facility for Hunger and Poverty Alleviation #IBSAFund Through its Chairship, South Africa seeks to strengthen South-South cooperation, advance a shared development agenda, and promote inclusive social and economic upliftment within IBSA countries ( India 🇮🇳 , Brazil 🇧🇷 & South Africa 🇿🇦 ) and across the Global South. The IBSA Fund, which has allocated more than US$53 million and supported 49 projects across 37 countries, exemplifies the value of practical, demand-driven South-South cooperation—delivering tangible benefits through initiatives shaped by the needs and priorities of the communities they serve. @DIRCO_ZA @IndianDiplomacy @IndiaMFA @govbrazil

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|ARRIVAL| The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr @RonaldLamola , is today co-chairing the 3rd session of the South Africa 🇿🇦 - Uganda 🇺🇬 Joint Commission for Cooperation (JCC ) with Uganda's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Adonia Ayebare, in Pretoria. The session serves as a platform for the two countries to consolidate bilateral cooperation across a broad range of sectors, including political and diplomatic relations, defence and security, trade and investment, agriculture, science and technology, education, health, tourism, transport, infrastructure development and social development. The session further provides an opportunity for both countries to exchange views on regional, continental and international developments of mutual concern, including peace and security in Africa, the implementation of Agenda 2063 and the AfCFTA, African Union institutional reform processes and cooperation within multilateral organisations. #SAUgandaRelations #BetterAfricaBetterWorld @DIRCO_ZA @UgEmbassySA @GovUganda @ubctvuganda @UgandaMFA @GovUganda

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SA 🇿🇦 Uganda 🇺🇬 Relations The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr @RonaldLamola will today co-chair the 3rd session of the South Africa-Uganda Joint Commission for Cooperation (JCC ) with Uganda's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador @adoniaayebare , in Pretoria. The session will serve as a platform for the two countries to consolidate bilateral cooperation across a broad range of sectors, including political and diplomatic relations, defence and security, trade and investment, agriculture, science and technology, education, health, tourism, transport, infrastructure development and social development. @DIRCO_ZA @UgEmbassySA @GovUganda @ubctvuganda @NAM_Uganda @StateHouseUg @SAgovnews @GovernmentZA – at Pretoria, South Africa

|| HIGHLIGHT || #EconomicDiplomacy Deputy Minister Alvin Botes met this week with Consuls General based in Cape Town to advance South Africa's Bilateral Cooperation and Economic Relations. The meeting provided an opportunity to exchange views and explore areas of mutual interest and cooperation, particularly in relation to some of the priority programmes for the South African government, including support for local economic development projects, the fight against Gender-Based Violence #GBV, as well as opportunities for skills development and study exchange programmes. #SAForeignPolicy #BetterAfricaBetterWorld @AlvinBotes74959 @DIRCO_ZA @GovernmentZA @SAgovnews @KhayaJames @Sophie_Mokoena @SAIIA_info @TheCapeArgus @FranceCapeTown @TC_CapeTownBK – at Cape Town, South Africa

🇿🇦 🇩🇿| Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ronald Lamola, met with the Algerian Minister of State, Minister of Hydrocarbons and Mines, Mr Mohamed Arkab, Algiers, People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria 15/10/2026

🇿🇦🇩🇿 | Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ronald Lamola paid a courtesy visit to the President of People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria HE Abdelmadjid Tebboune, following the conclusion of the South Africa–Algeria Senior Officials Meeting and Ministerial Midterm Review in Algiers, Algeria. #SouthAfricaInAlgeria #BilateralRelations #EconomicCooperation

PICTURES 🇿🇦 🇩🇿 | Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ronald Lamola, co-chairs the Ministerial Meeting of the South Africa–Algeria Midterm Review with his counterpart, Mr Ahmed Attaf, Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, National Community Abroad and African Affairs, Algiers, People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria

🇿🇦 🇩🇿 | Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ronald Lamola, co-chairs the Ministerial Meeting of the South Africa–Algeria Midterm Review with his counterpart, Mr Ahmed Attaf, Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, National Community Abroad and African Affairs, Algiers, People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria

🇿🇦🇺🇸~ Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr @AlvinBotes74959 , met with the Consul-General of the United States of America, Ms Allison Areais, on 14 October 2026, to engage on matters of mutual interest and strengthen bilateral relations. 📸Boitumelo Mangole #SAUSARelations #BilateralRelations #BetterAfricaBetterWorld

🇿🇦🇩🇿 | Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ronald Lamola has arrived in Algiers, People's Democratic Republic of Algeria on 14 October 2026, where he was received by South African Ambassador to Algeria, His Excellency Mr Ndumiso Ntshinga ahead of the South Africa–Algeria Ministerial Midterm Review Meeting. #SouthAfricaInAlgeria #BilateralRelations #EconomicCooperation

Germany 🇩🇪 and South Africa 🇿🇦 maintain a close Strategic Partnership focused on trade, investment, the green energy transition, & multilateral cooperation. Today @DIRCO_ZA Deputy Minister @AlvinBotes74959 met with the Consul-General of the Federal Republic of Germany, Ms Sarah Bernady. 14/10/2026. Germany is South Africa’s second-largest bilateral trading partner and its most important economic partner in Sub-Saharan Africa, with annual trade exceeding €20 billion. Over 600 German companies (such as Volkswagen, BMW, Siemens, and BASF) operate in South Africa, directly employing nearly 100,000 workers.