Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane handing over a house to Ms Evelina Nkosi in Mashishing, Lydenburg, Mpumalanga.

Picture byline:  Jacoline Prinsloo

Press Conference by President Jacob Zuma and President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, Pretoria, South Africa, 19 July 2011.

Courtesy call on President Kikwete by Deputy President Motlanthe at the Waterkloof Guest House. With him at the meeting is Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane (left in image).  In the background is South African High Commissioner to Tanzania H E Mr T H Chiliza, Pretoria, South Africa, 19 July 2011.

Courtesy Call on President Kikwete by Deputy President Motlanthe at the Waterkloof Guest House, Pretoria, South Africa, 19 July 2011.

President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete of Tanzania arrives in South Africa. He is received by Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Pretoria, South Africa, 19 July 2011.

Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane with Anandi Twenani (5 years from Rustenburg) welcomes President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete of Tanzania to South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa, 19 July 2011.

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President Jacob Zuma sitting down with President Omar Al-Bashir after the arrival ceremony.
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President Jacob Zuma with Sudan President Omar
Al-Bashir during a press conference.
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Minister of International Relations and Cooperation
South Africa, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane signing an agricultural agreement with Sudanese Minister Abdul-Halim Ismail Al-Mutaafi.  In the background is President Jacob Zuma and President Omar Al-Bashir.
Picture by: Jacoline Prinsloo

Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane meeting with Sudanase Foreign Minister Ahmen Ali Karti before the arrival of President Jacob Zuma to Khartoum, Sudan.
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Min Maite Nkoana-Mashabane and Min Guido Westerwelle shake hands at the conclusion of the bilateral discussions and press briefing.

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DIRCO Min Maite Nkoana-Mashabane gives opening remarks as the Co-Chair of the Petersberg Climate Dialogue II, in Berlin. German Minister of Environment Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Dr Rottgen is Co-Charing the dialogue with Minister Nkoana-Mashabane.

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Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane looks at  Chancello Angela Merkel and Dr Rottgen as she addresses the dialogue.

Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane addressing the dialogue after the speech by Chancello Angela Merkel.

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DIRCO Min Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Co-Chair of the Petersburg Climate Dialogue II, greets the German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel as she arrives at the venue of the dialogue.

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Minister Nkoana-Mashabane and Minister Rottgen share a light moment as they greet each other at the start of the Bilateral discussions.

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German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel addressing the Petersberg Climate Dialogue II in Berlin.

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From left to right: President Yayi Boni of Benin; President John Evans Atta Mills of Ghana; and President Jacob Zuma of South Africa at the 17th Ordinary Session of the Africa Union Assembly, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, 30 June 2011.

From left to right: the President of Benin, Mr Yayi Boni; the President of Ghana, Mr John Evans Atta Mills; and the President of South Africa, Mr Jacob Zuma, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, 30 June 2011.

From left to right: President John Evans Atta Mills from Ghana and President Jacob Zuma from South Africa, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, 30 June 2011.


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Minister Edna Molewa and Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane listening to President Jacob Zuma addresses the meeting of the Conference of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change on the sidelines of the 17th AU Ordinary Summit, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.

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President Jacob Zuma meets the President of Equatorial Guinea, Mr Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.

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President Jacob Zuma arrives at Malabo Airport in Equatorial Guinea for the 17th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly, 28 June 2011.

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Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane attends a side event on The Effects of Climate Change on Woman - Preparing for Durban and Beyond, at the AU Summit held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.  Chairing the meeting is Ms Biente Diop, Executive Director: Femme Afrique Solidarite (far left and in white).  With them is Minister Edna Molewa, 27 June 2011.

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African Union (AU) 19th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council being held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, 26 - 28 June 2011.

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Min of Environmental Affairs, Tiemoko Sangare greets Dirco Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane upon her arrival in Bamako as Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga looks on.

Picture: Unati Ngamntwini

Dirco Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane pays a courtesy call on President Toumani Toure during her visit to Mali.

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President Jacob Zuma arrives at Lubumbashi airport.
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President Jacob Zuma with President Joseph Kabila Kabanga addressing the 7th session of SA-DRC BI-National Commission.
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Wide view of the venue of the The Ministerial 7th session of SA-DRC BI-National Commission.

Minister of International Relations and Cooperation South Africa, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane addressing the opening session of the Ministerial 7th session of SA-DRC BI-National Commission.

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Uganda Foreign Minister Dr. Rubakana Rugunda, South Africa Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane and Hamady Ould Hamady (left), Head of the African Union’s High Level Ad Hoc Committee on Libya and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.

Press door stop after the UNSC meeting. Inside the UNSC chamber,  South Africa Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane talking with Uganda Foreign Minister Dr. Rubakana Rugunda.

Minister of International Relations and Cooperation South Africa, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane (left) meeting with Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro (right)
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Minister of International Relations and Cooperation South Africa, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane addressing UN media during a press conference on issues of Libya and climate change.

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Minister of International Relations and Cooperation (third from left), Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, convenes a briefing on the coming United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) conference know as COP17/CMP7 to take place in Durban, South Africa, from 28 November to 9 December 2011.  Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane will serve as President of the conference.  Seated next to her (right) is Ms Lyz Nelon from Mexico, Deputy Coordinator of UNFCCC.  Seen here is all panel members.

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Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane talks with Mr Hamady Ould Hamady, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Islamic Republic and Mauritania, Chairman of the African Union High-Level Ad hoc Committee on Libya and Mr Ramtane Lamamra, African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security, New York, USA.

Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane at the African Union High-Level Ad hoc Committee on Libya with her is Mr Ramtane Lamamra, African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security, New York, USA.

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Deputy Minister of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Marius Fransman with his South Korean counterpart, 1st Vice Minister Park-Suk-hwan to co-chair the Fith Policy Consultative Forum.

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Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe meets with the Secretary-General of the UN - Mr. Ban Ki -moon at the UN in New York, USA.

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Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane at the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) follow-up Ministerial meeting held in Tokyo, Japan.

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Minister of Interanational Relations and Coopertation, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane meeting with Mr. Naoto Kan, Prime Minister of Japan before the opening event of the MDG Follow-Up Meeting.

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Minister of International Relations and Cooperation South Africa, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane being interviewed by Japanese press before the start of the MDG Follow-up Meeting.

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Minister of International Relations and Cooperation South Africa, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane meeting with Indonesia's Foreign Minister Dr. R. M. Marty Natalegawa on the side lines of the NAM Ministerial meeting held in Bali, Indonesia.

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Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane addressing media after day 2 of the NAM Ministerial meeting held in Bali, Indonesia.

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Minister of International Relations and Cooperation South Africa, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane meeting with Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki on the sidelines of the XVI NAM Ministerial Conference and 50th Commemorative Meeting held in Bali, Indonesia.

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The Opening Session of the XVI NAM Ministerial Conference and 50th Commemorative Meeting, Bali, Indonesia.

Foreign Minister of Liberia, Mr Thomas Yaya Nimely 
talks to the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Bali, Indonesia.

Minister of International Relations and Cooperation South
Africa, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane talks to the President of Indonesia, Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Bali, Indonesia.

Minister of International Relations and Cooperation South Africa, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane has a Bilateral Meeting with the United Nations General Assembly President, Mr Joseph Deiss on the sidelines of the NAM Ministerial Meeting, Bali, Indio, Bali, Indonesia.

Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, the South African National Editor’s Forum (SANEF) Chairperson Mondli Makhaya, and the Austrian Ambassador Ditz, Pretoria, South Africa, 20 May 2011.

Pictures by: Unati Ngamntwini

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Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ebrahim Ebrahim walking with Dr Larijani, Head of the Supreme Council for Human Rights from the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ebrahim Ebrahim with Dr Larijani, Head of the Supreme Council for Human Rights from the Islamic Republic of Iran during their press conference.

Pictures by:  Jacoline Prinsloo

Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane briefs the Media on a variety of International Events: BRICS, the upcoming SADC Summit, Libya, Ivory Coast, Swaziland, etc, Pretoria, South Africa, 18 April 2011.

Pictures by: Jacoline Prinsloo (DIRCO)

President Jacob Zuma along with other BRICS Leaders addressed the Opening Ceremony of the forum.

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BRICS leader walking past signage in the Sheraton, the venue of the BRICS Leaders Meeting, taking place in Sanya, China
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DIRCO Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane briefs the media on current international developments including the recent SADC Organ Troika summit in Zambia, the upcoming BRICS Summit in China, the unrest in Libya and Ivory Coast and the unfortunate plane crash in the DRC.

Pres is seen seated at the begining of the SDAC Troika.

Dr Augusto Salamao, Executive Secretary of SADC briefs DIRCO Minister Nkoana-Mashabane, Zambia FM Pande and Mozambique FM Baloi before the start of the SADC Troika Summit.

Deputy President of South Africa, Mr Kgalema Motlanthe speaking at a CME Group lunch.

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President of CME Group Mr Phupinder Gill, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe and CME Executive Chairman Mr Terry Duffy.

Deputy President of South Africa Mr Kgalema Motlanthe meeting with Illinois Governor is Pat Quinn at the Peninsula Hotel, Chicago.  Members of the South African delegation seated on the left is, Deputy Minister of Interational Relations and Cooperation Mr Ebrahim Ebrahim (left) and South African Ambassador to the USA, Mr Ebrahim Rasool (right).  On the far right of the image is Mr Warren Ribley, Director of Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.

Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe at the CNN studios in Washington DC being interviewed live by Richard Quest from the CNN studios in the United Kingdom.

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Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe with the Vice President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, in Washington DC.

Deputy Minister of International Relations and Coopertion Mr Ebrahim Ebrahim, Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool, Deputuy President Kgalema Motlanthe with NYSE  Jeffrey Eubank as Vice President, Global Affairs.

Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool, Deputuy President Kgalema Motlanthe with NYSE  Jeffrey Eubank as Vice President, Global Affairs.
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Deputy President of South Africa, Mr Kgalema Motlanthe receiving a gift from NYSE CEO Duncan Niederauer.

Deputy President of South Africa, Mr Kgalema Motlanthe being interviewed by SABC (South African Broadcasting
Company) on the NYSE floor.

Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe visit the NYSE.  left to right:  Dermot Bermingham, Minister of Economic Affairs Mr Patel , Minister of Education Mr Blade Nzimande.

Deputy President of South Africa Kgalema Motlanthe at the New York Stock Exchange, speaking at a luncheon hosted in his honour.

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Deputy President of South Africa, Mr Kgalema Motlanthe arrives at JFK International Airport, New York.  He is received by Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool, South African Ambassador to USA.

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Executive Secretary of the UNFCC Mrs Chistiana Figures, DIRCO Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane and Ambassador Patricia Espinosa, Foreign Affairs engage in a dialogue at the start of the Informal Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change.
Picture by: Unati Ngamntwini

DIRCO Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane is greeted by Ambassador Patricia Espinosa, Foreign Affairs Minister of Mexico and President of COP 16 at the start  of their bi-lateral meeting in Mexico City.
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Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane briefs the Media on current International Issues, including the recent State Visit to France, South Africa-India Bilaterals, IBSA Ministerial Meeting, and the SADC Ministerial Meeting. Issues related to the Ivory Coast disputed elections and the current political climate in the Middle East / North Africa, in-particular Libya were also addressed.


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Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa, Mr Ebrahim Ebrahim greets Dr Hadi Solaimanpour, Deputy Foreign Minister for African Affairs of Iran, as he arrives for Bilateral Discussions in Pretoria, South Africa, 8 March 2011.

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South African High Commissioner Rev Harris Majeke, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation South Africa, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane and President of the Indian National Congress, Mrs Sonia Gandhi, New Delhi, India, 8 March 2011.

Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane; External Relations Minister of India, Mr SM Krishna; and Minister of External Relations of Brazil, Mr Antonio Patriota before the start of the 7th IBSA Trilateral Commission Meeting at the Taj Mahal Hotel in New Delhi, India, 8 March 2011.

Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane being interviewed by Indian Media. She speaks about the JMC between South Africa and India, the IBSA Ministerial Meeting, on global issues, and South Africa's membership to BRICS.

Pictures by: Jacoline Schoonees

Ms Bongi Ngema-Zuma visits the St Louis Hospital in Paris, walking wiith her is Director Emmanuel Raison of Saint-Louis Hospital.

Ms Bongi Ngema-Zuma visits the St Lois Hospital in Paris. With her is Director Emmanuel Raison and on the left is Francoise Durand, who works at the Museum of Saint-Louis Hospital.  They are standing in front of the Saint Louis statue at the Museum.

Pictures by: Unati Ngamntwini

President Jacob Zuma, Mrs Zuma, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe, Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Chair of the NCOP and Deputy Chair of the NCOP during the national anthem, fly over and salute, Cape Town, South Africa, 10 February 2011.

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Mr Marius Fransman with his Spanish counterpart, Mr Juan Antonio Yáñez-Barnuevo hold a meeting at the beginning of the Annual Bilateral consultation, Pretoria, South Africa, 2 February 2011.

Deputy Minister Marius Fransman and his Spanish counterpart, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Mr Juan Antonio Yáñez-Barnuevo address a Press Briefing, Pretoria, South Africa, 2 February 2011.

Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Mr Juan Antonio Yáñez-Barnuevo addresses a Press Briefing at the conclusion of the Annual Bilateral Concultation as DIRCO Deputy Minister Marius Fransman listens, Pretoria, South Africa, 2 February 2011.

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1 February 2011: Deputy Minister Ebrahim I Ebrahim meets with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants, Mr Jorge Bustamante

Deputy Minister Ebrahim I Ebrahim meets with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants, Mr Jorge Bustamante before the Press Conference, Pretoria, South Africa, 1 February 2011.

Deputy Minister Ebrahim I Ebrahim and the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants, Mr Jorge Bustamante during the Press Conference, Pretoria, South Africa, 1 February 2011.

Deputy Minister Ebrahim I Ebrahim answers a question during the Press Conference, Pretoria, South Africa, 1 February 2011.

United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants, Mr Jorge Bustamante reports back to the Media about his visit to South Africa, 1 February 2011.

Pictures: Jacoline Prinsloo

A Panel addresses the media during the Press Conference (from left to right: Mr Dyanand Naidoo (DIRCO Consular Service Chief Director), Vera Pelizzari (family member), Dale van der Merwe (family member) and Clayson Monyela (DIRCO Spokesperson), 31 January 2011, Pretoria, South Africa.

Children of the hostages (left to right) - Jason Cross, Samantha de Jesus, Jackie Cross and Kerri-Ann Cross.  They speak to the media to express their feelings and a message to their parents, 31 January 2011, Pretoria, South Africa.

Pictures: Jacoline Prinsloo

27 January 2011: Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe and the Prime Minister of Ivory Coast, Mr Guillame Soro, meets in Pretoria, South Africa

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Ugandan President; Yoweri Kaguta Museveni received by President of the IFP; Mangosotho Buthelezi at Isandlwana.

Pictures by:  Jacoline Prinsloo

President Yoweri Museveni and delegation arrive at Waterkloof Airforce Base, walking past the South African and Uganda flag held by SAAF (South African Air Force) silent guard standing on attention.
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President Yoweri Museveni and delegation arrive at Waterkloof Airforce Base, SAAF silent guard standing on attention.
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Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane addressing media on South Africa’s non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council.

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