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11. July 2013
South Africa’s Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka appointed chief of UN women’s agency
10 July 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, a former deputy president of South Africa and women’s advocate, as the new head of the United Nations body tasked...
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03. July 2013
South Africa’s second term as member of the Security Council (2011 – 2012) - An overview
In October 2010, South Africa was elected to serve a second term on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Our candidacy was endorsed by the African Union (AU) and we received 182 votes during...
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01. July 2013
Zuma hails Obama’s visit to South Africa
1 July 2013. US President Barack Obama's visit will go down in history as a turning point in relations between the United States and South Africa, President Jacob Zuma said on Saturday evening....
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03. June 2013
Budget Vote Speech by Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, H.E. Ms Maite Nkoana Mashabane, at the National Assembly, Cape Town, 30 May 2013.
A few days ago, President Jacob Zuma was in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the 50th anniversary celebrations of the OAU/AU – our Pan-African organization founded in 1963 for promoting our unity in...
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03. June 2013
Budget Vote Speech by the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Marius Fransman, to the National Assembly, Cape Town, 30 May 2013.
As our foreign policy approaches its 20th Anniversary next year, it is critical that we fully assess the progress made in respect of our international relations agenda. It is appropriate that...
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03. June 2013
Budget Vote Speech by the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ebrahim I Ebrahim, to the National Assembly, Cape Town, 30 May 2013
Our foreign policy of Ubuntu expresses the desire for others to also have what we want for ourselves. South Africa’s foreign policy, like that of any other state, is a projection of our domestic...
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13. November 2012
South Africa elected to UN body (sapa)
South Africa has been elected to the UN Economic and Social Council, the International Relations Department said yesterday.
"South Africa finishes its two-year non-renewable,...