Media Statements

President Ramaphosa to attend Geneva Launch of Future of Work Report

18 January 2019   President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Tuesday, 22 January 2019, attend the launch in Geneva, Switzerland, of the Report on the Future of Work produced by the International Labour...

President Ramaphosa congratulates Felix Tshisekedi as president elect of the Democratic Republic of Congo

20 January 2019   His Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa has on behalf of the Government and the people of South Africa congratulated Mr Felix Tshisekedi Tshilombo as President Elect of the...

Media Statement by Minister Sisulu on the four South Africans who drowned in Mozambique, Mr Andre Hanekom, and protests in Zimbabwe

20 January 2019   The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Lindiwe Sisulu has received a briefing this morning on the developments in Zimbabwe, South Africans who drowned in...

Voter registration for SA citizens living abroad in February 2019

21 January 2019   Voter registration for South African citizens is continuous, including for those based abroad. Registration abroad takes place at South Africa’s 120 foreign missions, including...

Media Statement: President Ramaphosa pays Tribute to the late Ambassador Dumisani Khumalo

21 January 2019   President Cyril Ramaphosa has paid tribute to longstanding diplomat and activist Ambassador Dumisani Khumalo who has passed away at the age of 71.   The President has...

Media Statement: President Ramaphosa arrives in Geneva to launch Future of Work Report

22 January 2019   President Cyril Ramaphosa has this morning, 22 January 2019, arrived in Geneva, Switzerland to launch the International Labour Organization’s Global Commission on the Future of...

Media Statement: President Ramaphosa arrives in Davos-Klosters for the World Economic Forum

22 January 2019 President Cyril Ramaphosa has today, 22 January 2019, arrived in Davis-Klosters, Switzerland, where he will lead Team South Africa’s participation in the annual meetings of the World...

Acting President Mabuza declares special official funeral for Ambassador Dumisani Khumalo

23 January 2019   Acting President David Mabuza has declared a Special Official Funeral Category 2, for the late Ambassador Dumisani Kumalo who passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday...

Media Statement: South Africa is on a Path of Renewal and Growth

25 January 2019   President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured the international community and potential investors that South Africa is on a path of renewal and growth as the country strengthens...

Statement by Ambassador Jerry Matjila, Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations during the UN Security Council Meeting on Venezuela

26 January 2019   Mr President,   In any country, political parties choose the provisions on which to conduct elections.   Venezuela is no different and it held its Presidential...

India-South Africa Joint Statement/Joint Communiqué of the State Visit of President Cyril Ramaphosa to India

25 – 26 January 2019   At the invitation of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the President of the Republic of South Africa His Excellency Mr. Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, accompanied by...

President Ramaphosa sends condolences to the Federative Republic of Brazil

28 January 2019   President Ramaphosa sends condolences to the Federative Republic of Brazil   President Cyril Ramaphosa has conveyed his deepest condolences to the President of the...