Speeches
SA: Paul Mashatile: Address by Deputy President, during the roundtable with Citi Bank, CitiGroup Centre, Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London (03/10/2024)
4th October 2024 In a discussion with Citi Bank, my office agreed that we meet this way to converse about where we are as a country in the global context. The last... →
SA: Dion George: Address by Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment, at the first session of G20 Environment and Climate Sustainability Ministers Meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (03/10/24)
4th October 2024 South Africa wishes to express its support for the initiatives taken during Brazil’s Presidency of the G20 on key global issues such as action for... →
SA: Paul Mashatile: Address by South Africa's Deputy President, during the engagement with the South African Chamber of Commerce, London (03/10/24)
4th October 2024 The team that I call 'Sale Persons' consists of Ministers and Deputy Ministers, as well as senior officials who are responsible for critical areas... →
SA: Dion George: Address by Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment, at the closing session of G20 Environment and Climate Sustainability Ministers Meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (03/10/24)
4th October 2024 We are ready to build on these significant outcomes as South Africa takes on the G20 Presidency later this year. →
SA: Cyril Ramaphosa: Address by South Africa's President, Return of the remains of freedom fighters from exile, Pretoria (27/09/2024)
27th September 2024 Through the act of repatriation, we reinstate their citizenship. We return them to the land of their birth. We restore them to their families and... →
SA: Cyril Ramaphosa: Address by South Africa's President, at the Global Leaders Network event on maternal and child health, New York (24/09/2024)
25th September 2024 This 79th Session of the UN General Assembly is an opportunity to accelerate the actions needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals... →
SA: Cyril Ramaphosa: Address by South Africa's President, at the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, New York (24/09/2024)
25th September 2024 Our first democratic elections brought the tyranny of apartheid to an end, a system that this General Assembly declared to be a crime against... →
SA: Paul Mashatile: Address by Acting President, on the occasion of the commemoration of Heritage Day, Meqheleng Stadium, Ficksburg, Free State Province (24/09/2024)
25th September 2024 In celebrating our heritage, we must be alive to the impact of climate change on not only our wellbeing, but also on our culture. Extreme weather... →
SA: Cyril Ramaphosa: Address by South Africa's President, at the AU Heads of State virtual meeting on Mpox (22/09/2024)
23rd September 2024 The outbreak of Mpox is a reminder of the fragility of our health systems and the urgent need for a multi-faceted approach to disease control in... →
SA: Cyril Ramaphosa: Address by Soiuth Africa's President, at the Summit of the future plenary session (22/09/2024)
23rd September 2024 Climate change is an existential threat. It is reversing economic growth and development gains in the Global North and Global South alike. →