Deputy Minister Nomaindiya Mfeketo hosts the South Africa - Iran Deputy Ministerial Working Group (DMWG) with the Deputy Foreign Minister of Iran, Mr Hossein Jaber Ansari, Pretoria, South Africa, 29 September 2016.

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Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane delivers her keynote address at the Memorial Lecture of Charlotte Maxeke, Nirvana Community Hall, Polokwane, South Africa, 27 September 2016.

Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane thanks Ms Mmakgoro Mannya, a family member of Charlotte Maxeke, Nirvana Community Hall, Polokwane, South Africa, 27 September 2016.

Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane delivers a keynote address at the Memorial Lecture of Charlotte Maxeke. Seated next to the Minister, is the MEC for CoGHSTA, Ms Makoma Makhurupetje, Nirvana Community Hall, Polokwane, South Africa, 27 September 2016.

Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane with the Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs, Ms Barbara Thomson, before the commencement of the plenary of the CITES COP17, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa, 24 September 2016.

Dance and drumming performance for the opening of the CITES COP17, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa, 24 September 2016.

Minister of Environmental Affairs, Ms Edna Molewa, during the opening of the CITES COP17, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa, 24 September 2016.

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Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane and the BRICS Sherpa of South Africa, Ambassador Anil Sooklal, at the Tenth BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs Meeting, New York, USA, September 20, 2016.

Group photograph: (left to right) The Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Mr Sergey Lavrov, the Foreign Minister of India, Mr MJ Akbar, the Foreign Minister of China, Mr Wang Yi, the Minister International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, and the Foreign Minister of Brazil, Mr Jose Serra, at the Tenth BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs Meeting, New York, USA, September 20, 2016.

Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane is welcomed by the Foreign Minister of China, Mr Wang Yi, at the Tenth BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs Meeting, New York, USA, September 20, 2016.

Pictures: Jacoline Schoonees

The United Nations Secretary General, Mr Ban Ki Moon, opens the United Nations (UN) Summit for Refugees and Migrants, New York, USA, 19 September 2016.

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Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane briefs the media on international developments. The Minister discussed the SADC Summit held in Swaziland, the G20 Summit in China and upcoming events namely NAM, UNGA and BRICS, Pretoria, South Africa, 13 September 2016.

Pictures: Jacoline Schoonees

The Acting Group CEO of Prasa, Mr Collins Letsoalo, and the Vice President of CCC, Mr Zhen Shaohua, sign the MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) between Prasa and the China Communications Construction (CCC) on the Moloto Rail Corridor, The Second Investing in Africa Forum, Gungzhou, People's Republic of China, 7 September 2016.

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South Africa and the United Nations (UN) co-host the 2016 United Nations International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East, Pretoria, South Africa, 31 August - 2 September 2016.

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Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane leads the South African delegation at the SADC Council of Ministers Meeting, Mbabane, Kingdom of Swaziland, 26 August 2016.

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Deputy Minister Luwellyn Landers opens the Sixteenth Annual Regional Seminar on International Humanitarian Law. Seated next to him is the Head of Regional Delegation, Pretoria - International Committee of the Red Cross, Mr Vincent Cassard, OR Tambo Building, Pretoria, South Africa, 23 August 2016.

Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane delivers the Keynote Address at the Thirteenth Annual Top Woman Awards Ceremony, Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa, 18 August 2016.

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Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane during the Annual Dialogue Forum on Conflict Resolution and Peace-Making themed: “Women in Conflict Resolution and Peace Building”, Pretoria, South Africa, 11 August 2016.

Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane holdis hands with Gertrude Shope during the Annual Dialogue Forum on Conflict Resolution and Peace-Making themed: “Women in Conflict Resolution and Peace Building”, Pretoria, South Africa, 11 August 2016.

Ms Gertrude Shope attends the Annual Dialogue Forum on Conflict Resolution and Peace-Making hosted by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation. Greeting Ambassador Lena Sundh from Sweden, Pretoria, South Africa, 11 August 2016.

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Group photo of the Eighteenth Meeting of the SADC Ministerial Committee of the Organ (MCO) on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation. President Filipe Nyusi of Mozambique stands in the front to the right with the SADC Foreign Ministers behind him, Maputo, Mozambique, 5 August 2016.

Deputy Minister Luwellyn Landers with the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Ms Nosiviwe Noluthando Mapisa-Nqakula, and the Minister of Home Affairs, Mr Malusi Gigaba, during the opening of the Eighteenth Meeting of the SADC Ministerial Committee of the Organ (MCO) on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation, Maputo, Mozambique, 5 August 2016.

Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane participates in, and also co-chairs, the Co-ordinators Meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), Beijing, People’s Republic of China, 29 July 2016.

Bilateral Meeting between Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane and the Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China, Mr Wang Yi, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, 29 July 2016.

Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane delivers a public lecture at the North-West University under the theme: “Reflections on the Value of Patriotism in Diplomacy”, Potchefstroom, South Africa, 22 July 2016.

Pictures: Jacoline Schoonees

Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane during a Nelson Mandela Day charity event in Klerksdorp, Emmanuel Disability and Old Age Centre, Jouberton, Matlosana, South Africa, 21 Juy 2016.

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Nepad Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee (HSGOC) Meeting, Kigali, Rwanda, 16 July 2016.

Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane with Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo of Rwanda, on their way to attend the Nepad Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee (HSGOC) Meeting, Kigali, Rwanda, 16 July 2016.

Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane being interviewed by SABC on issues relating to the African Union (AU) Summit and the terrorist attacks in France, Kigali, Rwanda, 15 July 2016.

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, opens the Executive Council of the 27th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU Summit), Kigali, Rwanda, 10-18 July 2016.

Pictures: Jacoline Schoonees