On 12 November 2021, the South African High Commissioner to Canada, Ms Sibongiseni Dlamini-Mntambo met with the team, to brief her of their visit. The delegation would also be visiting Toronto and Montreal from 13 to 20 November 2021 to meet with local partners and institutions.
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Pres. declares mourning period for former D.P. de Klerk
President Ramaphosa has directed that the National Flag be flown at half mast from sunset tomorrow, Wednesday, 17 November, until the evening of Sunday, 21 November.
Continue readingAddress by Pres. Ramaphosa at the Intra-African Trade Fair
This year’s Intra-African Trade Fair is about building bridges. It brings together governments, buyers, investors, entrepreneurs and manufacturers from more than 55 countries to give life to the African Continental Free Trade Area. The countries of Africa are open for business.
Continue readingSA film ‘Barakat’ in the running for an Oscar
The touching film has won seven international awards so far, including Best International Feature at the 2021 Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema and Best Narrative Feature at both the Motion Pictures International Film Festival and The Reel Sisters Of The Diaspora Festival in 2020.
Continue readingCelebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week
The South African High Commissioner to Canada, Ms Sibongiseni Dlamini-Mntambo will be giving an address at the pre-launch for women in Tourism in Africa, organised by the Circle of Global Business Women to celebrate global entrepreneurship week through tourism value.
Continue readingPres. Cyril Ramaphosa: COP26 must ensure a just transition
S.A. is developing plans to enable a just move to net zero. Our electricity sector, which contributes 41% of our greenhouse-gas emissions, will be the first phase. We will also pursue green industrialisation opportunities such as electric vehicles and fuel cell production that stimulate job creation and economic growth.
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