Deputy President Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile will on 27 – 28 September 2024, undertake a working go to to Eire. The go to is aimed toward reinforcing South Africa’s historic and heat bilateral relations with Eire.
Upon arrival in Eire, the Deputy President will meet his Irish counterpart, Prime Minister Simon Harris, to reaffirm the robust political and diplomatic ties between the 2 nations.
South Africa and Eire established diplomatic relations over 30 years in the past. Political and financial relations between South Africa and Eire embody a broad spectrum of cooperation, resembling commerce and funding, training, science and innovation and gender equality. Eire’s developmental programmes have tremendously assisted many initiatives in South Africa since 1994, and the partnership continues to at the present time.
In the course of the go to, the Deputy President will take part within the South Africa-Eire Commerce and Funding Spherical Desk with Irish firms which might be already invested in or intend to spend money on South Africa, he’s anticipated to ship remarks on the Irish Tech Problem South Africa, established to assist innovation and entrepreneurship by fostering connections between the South Africa and Irish tech ecosystems.
The Deputy President might be accompanied to Eire by the Deputy Minister of Commerce, Trade and Competitors, Mr Andrew Whitfield.
The Deputy President will then proceed to the UK of Nice Britain (UK) from 29 September – 04 October 2024. The go to will deal with showcasing South Africa as an funding vacation spot of selection and try to determine and create new commerce alternatives for South African companies, particularly small and medium enterprises.
The UK is certainly one of South Africa’s most vital bilateral companions within the Northern Hemisphere, significantly in commerce, funding, abilities improvement, science, innovation, the Simply Power Transition and tourism, amongst others.
The Deputy President will have interaction chosen buyers and commerce companions invited in cooperation with financial companions within the UK, and ship a lecture at College of Oriental and African Research (SOAS) College in London, specializing in South Africa’s forthcoming Presidency of the G20.
The Deputy President may also pay a courtesy name on the Duke of Edinburgh, and meet the Deputy Prime Minister of the UK, Ms Angela Rayner.
The Deputy President might be accompanied to the UK by the Minister of Worldwide Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ronald Lamola; the Minister within the Presidency Accountable for Planning, Monitoring and Analysis, Ms Maropene Ramokgopa; the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Mr Dean Macpherson; the Minister of Small Enterprise Growth, Ms Stella Ndabeni Abrahams; the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Ms Rosemary Capa; the Deputy Minister Finance, Mr David Masondo; the Deputy Minister within the Presidency, Mr Kenneth Morolong and the Deputy Minister Commerce Trade and Competitors, Mr Andrew Whitfield.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa.