Ambassador KST Matthews hosted Heritage Day in Kazakhstan on 11 December 2023. The Mission took a conscious decision to celebrate the 10 years of passing of Nelson Mandela on 5 December 2013 at the age of 95. This year he would have been 105 years. This was a learning experience to those in the audience who were less informed about South African history.

When Ambassador KST Matthews met President  President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Mr Kasym-Jomart Tokayev at the briefing of the Diplomatic Corp on 4th November 2022.

Ambassador KST Matthews hosted the Nelson Mandela International Day in Astana, Kazakhstan on 18 July 2023. The event was to honouring the person who uses the power in his hands to improve health of children without expecting rewards in return. Dr Latif Parpiyev, is a 35-year-old medical practitioner dedicated to children’s rehabilitation, is a bright example of the legacy of President Mandela

Ambassador KST Matthews hosted National Day in Kazakhstan on 28th April 2023. The National Day celebration is the highlight of the calendar year for the South African Embassy in Kazakhstan. The celebration was held at Sheraton hotel, it was contrary to the past three years where National day was celebrated on a virtual platform due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s celebration of the National Day was under the theme “Consolidating and Safeguarding Democratic Gains”to honour those unsung heroes and heroines who fought for our freedom and paved the way for an equal, representative, non-racial, non-sexist nation.

Mr Peace Kennedy wished the Kazakhstan Hockey  National Team well on their way to Hockey World Cup in Pretoria in February 2023.

In line with the theme “Do what you can, with what you have, wherever you are”, for this year, the South African Mission in Kazakhstan celebrated Nelson Mandela International Day with the staff, children and mothers at the Korgau – Astana Foundation Chance Centre for Women and Children, jointly with the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Republic of Kazakhstan to mark the special day in the calendar year when everyone honour the appeal of Tata Nelson Mandela to all people when he left the care of the world to us with these poignant words: “It is in your hands now.”

The Ambassadors of South Africa, Egypt, Morocco and Chargé de Affairs of Libya in the Republic of Kazakhstan celebrated Africa Day in Nur-Sultan at the Nazarbayev University on Friday 24th of June 2022. The officials of the South Africa Embassy prepared and contributed to make a success of the day.