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DECEMBER 2006
2006/12/30 South African Government statement on execution of former Iraqi President, Saddam Hussein
2006/12/27President Thabo Mbeki offers condolences on the death of President Gerald Ford
2006/12/21South African Government expresses concern at the situation in Gaza
2006/12/21South African Government offers condolences on the death of Chief Negotiator for the Tamil Tigers
2006/12/18IBSA meeting to focus on public administration partnerships
2006/12/15Address by Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma at the Departmental Year End Function on 15 December 2006.
2006/12/13South African Government calls on Israeli Government to grant permission to UN Mission to Beit Hanoun
2006/12/13Toast Remarks of The President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, in honour of his Excellency, The President of the Czech Republic, Václav Klaus, on the occasion of the State Banquet - Presidential Guest House, Tshwane, 12 December 2006
2006/12/13Remarks delivered by the Deputy President, Ms Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, on the occasion of Czech Republic - South Africa State Visit, Business Forum Meeting - Sheraton Hotel, Tshwane, 12 December 2006
2006/12/13Advisory: South African President Thabo Mbeki to receive Credentials from the Heads of Mission accredited to South Africa on 14 December 2006
2005/12/13Minister Dlamini Zuma returns from Mali
2006/12/13Address By South African Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms Sue Van der Merwe on the occasion of the International Seminar on "Informal Institutions And Development: What Do We Know And What Can We Do?" OECD Development Center, Paris, 11 December 2006
2006/12/12Media Programme for State Visit to South Africa by President of the Czech Republic Václav Klaus, Tuesday 12 - Thursday 13 December 2006
2006/12/11President Mbeki to host President of Czech Republic in Pretoria
2006/12/11Media Programme for State Visit to South Africa by President of the Czech Republic Václav Klaus, Tuesday 12 - Thursday 13 December 2006
2006/12/11Minister Dlamini Zuma arrives in Mali
2006/12/11President Mbeki to host President of Czech Republic in Pretoria
2006/12/11Media Programme for State Visit to South Africa by President of the Czech Republic Václav Klaus, Tuesday 12 - Thursday 13 December 2006
2006/12/08Minister Dlamini Zuma to Co-Chair Second Session of SA-Mali Joint Commission of Co-operation
2006/12/08Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka pays a Working Visit to the United Kingdom (Scotland, Edinburgh and London)
2006/12/07Statement of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) by South African Reserve Bank Governor, Mr TT Mboweni (outside link)
2006/12/07Notes following Briefing by Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad, First Floor East Wing Union Buildings, Pretoria, Thursday 7 December 2006
2006/12/07Minister Dlamini Zuma arrives in Washington ahead of Presidents Mbeki and Bush Discussions
2006/12/07Statement on the Cabinet meeting of 6 December 2006
2006/12/07South Africa's Minister of Foreign Affairs arrives in Washington, D.C, ahead of President Mbeki's Visit
2006/12/06Minister Dlamini Zuma concludes Visit to Japan
2006/12/06Advisory: Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad to brief the Media on Current International Issues
2006/12/06Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka to pay Working Visit to London
2006/12/06Toast Remarks of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, in honour of the Governor General of Canada, the Right Honourable, Michaelle Jean, on the occasion of the State Banquet: Presidential Guesthouse, Tshwane, 5 December 2006
2006/12/06South African Government responds to the Military Coup in the Republic of the Fiji Islands
2006/12/06Statement on the Announcement by the UK regarding the Development of a new class of Submarines
2006/12/05President Thabo Mbeki to attend Inauguration of President Kabila
2006/12/04Media Programme for State Visit to South Africa by Canadian Governor-General Michaëlle Jean, Tuesday 5 December - Friday 8 December 2006
2006/12/04President Mbeki to host Canadian Governor-General Michaelle Jean
2006/12/04Media Programme for State Visit to South Africa by Canadian Governor-General Michaëlle Jean, Tuesday 5 December - Friday 8 December 2006
2006/12/04Minister Dlamini Zuma to hold Political Discussions with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso
2006/12/04Vacancies in the Department of Foreign Affairs
2006/12/03President Mbeki to host Canadian Governor-General Michaelle Jean
2006/12/03Media Programme for State Visit to South Africa by Canadian Governor-General Michaëlle Jean, Tuesday 5 December - Friday 8 December 2006
2006/12/03President Mbeki to hold Discussions with President Bush in Washington
2006/12/03Minister Dlamini Zuma to Visit Japan
2006/12/01Minister Dlamini Zuma to hold Discussions in Japan
2006/12/01Media Programme for Working Visit to South Africa by French Prime Minister Dominique De Villepin
2006/12/01President Mbeki to hold Discussions with French Prime Minister Dominique De Villepin in Pretoria
 
NOVEMBER 2006
2006/11/30Media Programme for State Visit to South Africa by Canadian Governor-General Michaëlle Jean, Tuesday 5 December - Friday 8 December 2006
2006/11/30President Mbeki to hold Discussions with French Prime Minister Dominique De Villepin in Pretoria
2006/11/30Media Programme for Working Visit to South Africa by French Prime Minister Dominique De Villepin
2006/11/29Media Programme for Working Visit to South Africa by Sudanese Vice President and President of the Government of South Sudan Salva Kiir
2006/11/28President Thabo Mbeki to depart for Africa-South America Summit
2006/11/28President Thabo Mbeki congratulates President Josepha Kabila on his election as President of DRC
2006/11/27Congratulatory Remarks by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms Sue van der Merwe, on the occasion of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania's National Day on 27 November 2006
2006/11/27President Mbeki to host Sudanese Vice President Salva Kiir Mayardit for discussions in Pretoria
2006/11/27Media Programme for Working Visit to South Africa by Sudanese Vice President and President of Southern Sudan Salva Kirr Mayardit
2006/11/27Media Advisory: International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
2006/11/27EU Initiative calling for an International Conference on Palestine
2006/11/27South Africa extends condolences to Iraq following bomb attacks on Thursday, 23 November 2006
2006/11/27South African government welcomes UN investigation into the assassination of Lebanese Cabinet Minister, Pierre Gemayel
2006/11/24Joint Communiqué on the Inaugural Session of the South Africa - Guinea Conakry Joint Commission of Co-opreation held in Pretoria from 23 - 24 November 2006
2006/11/24Notes following Joint Media Briefing by Minsiters Dlamini Zuma & Mamady Conde, Presidential Guesthouse, Bryntirion Estate, Pretoria, Friday, 24 November 2006
2006/11/24Notes following Joint Media Briefing by Deputy Minister Pahad and Bolivar, Media Centre, Union Buildings, Pretoria, Thursday, 23 November 2006
2006/11/24Statement by Ambassador Abdul Samad Minty Governor of the Republic of South Africa at the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 23 November 2006
2006/11/23Department of Foreign Affairs Programme for 24 November 2006
2006/11/23Speaking Notes for IRPS Cluster Media Briefing, Media Centre Union Buildings, Pretoria, Thursday 23 November 2006
2006/11/23Notes following Briefing by Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad, Media Centre Union Buildings, Pretoria, Tuesday, 21 November 2006
2006/11/23Department of Foreign Affairs Programme for 23 - 24 November 2006
2006/11/23Statement on Cabinet Meeting, 22 November 2006
2006/11/22President Mbeki to host Sudanese Vice President Salva Kiir Mayardit, for Discussions in Pretoria
2006/11/22Deputy Minister Pahad to hold Discussions with Venezuelan Counterpart
2006/11/22Media Programme for Working Visit to South Africa by Venezuelan Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Professor Reinaldo Bolivar
2006/11/22Minister Dlamini Zuma to Co-Chair Inaugural SA-Guinea Conakry Joint Commission
2006/11/22Media Programme for Inaugural Session of the South Africa - Guinea Conakry Joint Bilateral Commission (SA-Guinea Conakry JBC)
2006/11/22President Mbeki to attend Africa-South America Summit
2006/11/22President Mbeki to host Canadian Governor-General Michaelle Jean
2006/11/22Department of Foreign Affairs Programme for 23 - 24 November 2006
2006/11/21South African Observer Mission (SAOM), Statement by the Leader of the Mission, Mr Mluleki George, Deputy Minister of Defence, on the Democratic Republic of Congo's 29 October 2006 2nd Round Presidential Elections and Provincial Elections, Pretoria, 21 November 2006
2006/11/21Statement by Ambassador Abdul Samad Minty, Governor of the Republic of South Africa, at the Meeting of the IAEA Technical Assistance and Co-operation Committee, Vienna, 20 November 2006
2006/11/21President Mbeki to Co-Chair SA-Namibia Head of State Economic Bilateral Forum
2006/11/20Advisory: Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad to Brief the Media on Current International Issues, 21 November 2006
2006/11/20Vacancies in the Department of Foreign Affairs
2006/11/19Minister Dlamini Zuma expected in Kenya for Bilateral Discussions on Sunday
2006/11/17Preliminary Response of President Thabo Mbeki to the Announcement of Provisional Election Results in the DRC
2006/11/17Deputy President Mlambo-Ngcuka Concludes Portugal Ireland Visit (outside link)
2006/11/17Minister Dlamini Zuma to hold Political Consultations in Kenya
2006/11/16South African Foreign Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, arrives in Addis Ababa
2006/11/15Seventh Meeting of the EU-South Africa Cooperation Council, Brussels, 14 November 2006
2006/11/15Deputy President's Programme for Ireland (outside link)
2006/11/14Foreign Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma to attend AU Foreign Ministers Meeting
2006/11/14Address of The President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the 21st Plenary Assembly of SADC Parliamentary Forum - Usambara Lodge, Mogale City, 14 November 2006
2006/11/14Opening Remarks by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms Sue van der Merwe on the occasion of the France-South Africa Forum, Sandton, Monday, 13 November 2006
2006/11/14Welcome Address by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms Sue van der Merwe on the occasion of the Ninth International Fair at the Union Buildings, City of Tshwane, 11 November 2006
2006/11/13Communiqué on the Joint Commission between South Africa and Belgium, Brussels, 10 November 2006
2006/11/13Vacancies in the Department of Foreign Affairs
2006/11/13Minister Dlamini Zuma arrives in Brussels ahead of SA-EU Meeting
2006/11/13Deputy President Mlambo-Ngcuka depart for Portugal
2006/11/10Minister Dlamini Zuma to hold talks with EU partners
2006/11/10Welcoming Remarks by Minister Dlamini Zuma a the launch of the UNDP 2006 Human Development Report, Cape Town, Thursday, 09 November 2006
2006/11/09Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the launch of the UNDP 2006 Human Development Report, Cape Town, 09 November 2006
2006/11/09Deputy President Mlambo-Ngcuka to Visit Ireland and Portugal
2006/11/09Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 8 November 2006
2006/11/09Advisory: The Department of Foreign Affairs together with the City of Tshwane to host the 9th International Fair on 11 November 2006
2006/11/09Notes following Briefing by Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad, Media Centre, Union Buildings, Pretoria, Wednesday, 8 November 2006
2006/11/09Advisory: Launch of UNDP Report
2006/11/08Advisory: Launch of UNDP Report
2006/11/07Advisory: Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad to brief the Media on Current International Issues
2006/11/06Address of the President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr Thabo Mbeki, at the Forum on China-Africa Co-operation (FOCAC) Summit, Great Hall of The People, Beijing, China, 5 November 2006
2006/11/05President Mbeki to hold Bilateral Discussions with Chinese President Hu Jintao
2006/11/05Statement in response to Mail & Guardian Article on Ambassador Mbulelo Rakwena
2006/11/05Statement on the Death of a South African in Iraq
2006/11/02President Mbeki departs for China ahead China-Africa Co-operation Summit
2006/11/02Minister Dlamini Zuma to hold Bilateral Political and Economic Discussions with Chinese Counterpart Li Zhaoxing
2006/11/02Vacancies in the Department of Foreign Affairs
2006/11/02Advisory on behalf of the Africa Forum for the Media
2006/11/02Vacancies in the Department of Foreign Affairs
2006/11/01Minister Dlamini Zuma arrives in China ahead of the China-Africa Co-operation Summit
2006/11/01South Africa Government welcomes decision of North Korea to rejoin the six party talks
 
OCTOBER 2006
2006/10/31President Thabo Mbeki congratulates President Lula da Silva on his re-elections as President of Brazil
2006/10/31South African Observer Mission (SAOM) - Statement by the Leader of the Mission, Mr. Mluleki George, Deputy Minister of Defense, on the Democratic Republic of Congo's 29 October 2006 2nd Round Presidential and Provincial Elections, Kinshasa, 31 October 2006
2006/10/31Attempted use of Official SA Government Envelope to Courier Drugs in Pakistan
2006/10/31President Thabo Mbeki to deliver Opening Remarks at the Second General Assembly of the Africa Forum, 31 October 2006, 10H00, Westcliff Hotel, Johannesburg
2006/10/31Media Briefing 2006 Human Development Report (HDR) Launch
2006/10/31Congolese Leaders recommit themselves to peaceful Elections and respecting Outcome of Sunday Elections, 29 October 2006
2006/10/31Address of The President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the ceremony to rename the JIA as the O.R. Tambo International Airport - O.R. Tambo Interantional Airport, Ekurhuleni, 27 October 2006 (outside link)
2006/10/30Advisory: Leader of the South African Observer Mission (SAOM) to the DRC Elections, Deputy Defense Minister Mluleki George to Release a Preliminary Report on the 29 October 2006 Presidential and Provincial Elections
2006/10/30President Mbeki Extends Condolences to Nigeria following a Plane Crash on Sunday, 29 October 2006
2006/10/30President Mbeki to lead South African Delegation to China-Africa Co-operation Summit
2006/10/26Notes following Briefing by Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad, Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Cape Town, Thursday 26 October 2006
2006/10/26Statement on Cabinet Meeting, 26 October 2006
2006/10/26Advisory: President Thabo Mbeki to receive Letters of Credence from the Heads of Mission on Friday, 27 October 2006
2006/10/26Final Communiqué of the SADC Extraordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government to consider the Regional, Economic and Political Integration
2006/10/26"The United Nations in the 21st Century - London School of Economics and Political Science, 25 October 2006, Speech by Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of South Africa
2006/10/26Minister Dlamini Zuma to address London School of Economics on the United Nations and deliver Inaugural Lecture on Oliver Tambo in Scotland
2006/10/26Advisory: South African Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad to Brief the Media on Current International issues
2006/10/25Address to the National Assembly on the tabling of the 2006 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) and the 2006 Adjustments Appropriation Bill by Trevor A Manuel, MP, Minister of Finance (outside link)
2006/10/25Address to the National Assembly on the Tabling of the 2006 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement and the 2006 Adjustments Appropriation Bill, Minister of Finance, Mr Trevor A Manuel, 25 October 2006
2006/10/25UN System and South African Government sign UN Development Assistance Framework 2007 - 2010
2006/10/24President Mbeki expresses Condolences to Lebo Mathosa's Family
2006/10/24Minister Dlamini Zuma to address London School of Economics and Political Science
2006/10/24Address by Deputy Minister Sue van der Merwe on the occasion of United Nations Day, 24 October 2006, Diplomatic Guest House, Pretoria
2006/10/24Joint Communiqué on the Fifth Session of the German - South African Binational Commission, Berlin, October 23 - 24, 2006
2006/10/24Welcoming Remarks of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Kick-Off Workshops - Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town, 24 October 2006
2006/10/24Advisory: Deputy Foreign Minister Sue van der Merwe to present a Keynote Address at a Luncheon celebrating United Nations Day, 24 October 2006
2006/10/23President Mbeki to attend International Investment Council Meeting - Pezula, George (outside link)
2006/10/23Congolese Presidential Candidates assure South African Government of their readiness to accept 29 October 2006 Election Results
2006/10/23108-Member South African Observer Mission will on Saturday, 21 October 2006 depart for the Democratic Republic of Congo ahead of the 29 October 2006 Presidential and Provincial Elections
2006/10/22President Mbeki to attend Extraordinary SADC Summit
2006/10/22Minister Dlamini Zuma to Co-Chair 5th SA - Germany Binational Commission
2006/10/21Media invitation to a Photo Opportunity on Commencement of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)'s Ministerial Meeting
2006/10/20Minister Dalmini Zuma to Co-Chair 5th SA - Germany Binational Commission
2006/10/19Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the Death of Samora Machel, Mbuzini, Mpumalanga, 19 October 2006
2006/10/19Deputy President wraps up her Working Visit in Australia
2006/10/19Media Advisory and Schedule for the Extra Ordinary Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government, October 19 - 23, 2006, Gallagher Estate, Midrand, Gauteng, Republic of South Africa
2006/10/18South Africa to host Extraordinary SADC Summit
2006/10/18Minister Dlamini Zuma to host counterpart from Republic of Guinea-Bissau
2006/10/18Media Programme for Official Visit to South Africa by Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Co-operation and Community of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, Minister Antonio Isaac Montereiro
2006/10/18Deputy President starts her Australian Working Visit
2006/10/18Communiqué of the 64th African Union Peace and Security Council Meeting
2006/10/17Address of Deputy Minister van der Merwe at the Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) Cocktail Reception
2006/10/17Statement by Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma on South Africa's election to the United Nations Security Council (Non-Permanent Seat)
2006/10/17Statement by Ambassador Abdul Samad Minty, South Africa's Governor on the IAEA Board of Governors, at the Symposium on International Safeguards: Addressing Verification Challenges.
2006/10/16President Mbeki to attend AU Peace and Security Council Meeting
2006/10/16Deputy President to consolidate relations in Australasia
2006/10/16President Mbeki congratulates new United Nations Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon
2006/10/14Foreign Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma supports call for Government to set up an Umsobomvu type Funding Mechanism for Women
2006/10/13Advisory: South African Foreign Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma to participate in a Conference on Women in Agriculture and Rural Development on 15 October 2006
2006/10/13Notes following Briefing by Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad, Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Cape Town, Thursday 12 October 2006
2006/10/13Statement of the Monetary Policy Committee, 12 October 2006
2006/10/13South Africa elected Chairperson of the Nuclear Suppliers Group
2006/10/13President Mbeki meets with Women's Working Group
2006/10/12Deputy President to consolidate relations in Australasia
2006/10/12Statement on Cabinet Meeting, 11 October 2006
2006/10/11Media Statement: No lie detector tests for SA diplomats in London
2006/10/11Advisory: South African Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad to Brief the Media on Current International Issues, 12 October 2006
2006/10/10SA Statement on the Transfer of a Senior Diplomat from the United Kingdom
2006/10/09South Africa joins International Community in condemning the Under Ground Nuclear Test in North Korea
2006/10/03President Thabo Mbeki extends congratulations to Zambia's President Elect Levy Mwanawasa
2006/10/03Toast Remarks of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, in honour of the Prime Minister of the Republic of India, Manmohan Singh, on the occasion of the Official Dinner, Presidential Guest House, Pretoria, 2 October 2006
2006/10/03Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's Satyagraha, Durban
2006/10/02The Tshwane Declaration on Reaffirming the Strategic Partnership between South Africa and India, 02 October 2006
2006/10/02Minister Dlamini Zuma to host Dominican Foreign Minister
2006/10/02Media Programme for Official Visit to South Africa by Secretary of External Relations of the Dominican Republic, Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso
2006/10/02Vacancies in the Department of Foreign Affairs
 
SEPTEMBER 2006
2006/09/29Indian Prime Minister expected in South Africa on Saturday 30 September 2006
2006/09/29Address by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms Sue van der Merwe on the occasion of the South African Chamber of Business Luncheon, Johannesburg Country Club, 28 September 2006
2006/09/28Media Programme for Official Visit to South Africa by Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, 30 September - 3 October 2006
2006/09/28Minister Dlamini Zuma concludes Visit to UN General Assembly
2006/09/27National Orders Ceremony
2006/09/26Media Programme for Official Visit to South Africa by Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, 30 September - 3 October 2006
2006/09/26Vacancies in the Department of Foreign Affairs
2006/09/26Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the occasion of Heritage Day, Cape Town
2006/09/26Minister Dlamini Zuma to hold Bilateral Discussion, in New York
2006/09/22Notes following Briefing by Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad, Media Centre Union Buildings, Pretoria, Thursday 21 September 2006
2006/09/22Statement on Cabinet Meeting, 20 September 2006
2006/09/22President Mbeki returns to South Africa
2006/09/22President Mbeki to host Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh
2006/09/22Presidential good Wishes and Support over Ramadan
2006/09/22National Orders Ceremony
2006/09/21Vacancies in the Department of Foreign Affairs
2006/09/21Advisory: South African Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad to brief the Media on Current International Issues
2006/09/20AU to discuss Situation in Darfur New York, Wednesday 20 September
2006/09/20South African Government statement on the situation in Thailand
2006/09/20Speech of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Africa-America Institute Gala, New York, 19 September 2006
2006/09/201st IBSA Summit Meeting, September 13, 2006, Brasilia, Joint Press Communique
2006/09/201st IBSA Meeting Joint Declaration, 13 September 2006
2006/09/20Address of the President of South Africa and the current Chairperson of the G77 and China, Thabo Mbeki at the 61st Session of United Nations General Assembly 19 September 2006, New York
2006/09/19President Thabo Mbeki to attend the AU Peace and Security Council Meeting, New York, Wednesday 20 September 2006
2006/09/19Statement by Minister Buyelwa Sonjica, to the IAEA General Conference, Vienna, 18 September 2006
2006/09/19AU Peace and Security Council Meeting on Sudan to be held later in the Week
2006/09/18Notes for the Address to the outgoing Heads of Mission, Monday, 18 September 2006, Foreign Service Institute
2006/09/18President Thabo Mbeki to address UNGA, Tuesday 19 September, in New York
2006/09/18Minister Dlamini Zuma to hold bilateral discussions on the margins of the UN General Assembly, New York
2006/09/18AU Peace and Security Council to discuss Situation Darfur, Monday 18 September, New York
2006/09/18Minister Nqakula to Visit Burundi and Tanzania
2006/09/18Ambassador Abdul Samad Minty to Chair the General Conference of the IAEA on 18 - 20 September 2006
2006/09/18Minister Dlamini Zuma attends African Union Peace and Security Council Meeting on Sudan
2006/09/18President Mbeki expected to arrive in New York
2006/09/16Address by the Chairperson of the Group of 77 and China, President Thabo Mbeki at the XIV Summit Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), Havana, Cuba 14 September 2006
2006/09/16Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki at the XIV Summit Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement, Havana, Cuba 14 September 2006
2006/09/15President Mbeki to Address NAM Opening Session
2006/09/14President Mbeki expected in Havanna for NAM Summit
2006/09/13Remarks by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, during the India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Meeting of Heads of State and Government with CEO's, Brasilia, Brazil
2006/09/13Statement by Ambassador Abdul Samad Minty, Governor of the Republic of South Africa, Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency, 13 September 2006
2006/09/13Vacancies in the Department of Foreign Affairs
2006/09/13President Mbeki arrives in Brazil ahead of IBSA Summit
2006/09/12President Thabo Mbeki to depart for Brazil ahead of India-Brazil-South Africa Summit
2006/09/12Address by Ms Sue van der Merwe, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the occasion of the Ethical Leadership through Women and Men, University of Cape Town, 12 September 2006
2006/09/11India-Brazil-South Africa Foreign Ministers Meet ahead of IBSA Summit
2006/09/11President Thabo Mbeki visits the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday, 11 September 2006
2006/09/11President Thabo Mbeki to lead South African delegation to the Inaugural IBSA Summit, Brazil
2006/09/11President Thabo Mbeki to attend NAM Summit, Havana, Cuba
2006/09/11President Thabo Mbeki to lead South African Delegation to 61st Session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)
2006/09/11India is a Key Trading and Strategic Partner
2006/09/09Media Briefing by Deputy Minister Pahad on current international issues
2006/09/09Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka to depart for India
2006/09/07Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka to pay Official Visit to India
2006/09/07Statement on Cabinet Meeting, 7 September 2006
2006/09/07Statement by the Leader of the South African Observer Mission, Mr Mluleki George, Deputy Minister of Defence, releasing the final report of the South African Observer Mission on the Democratic Republic of Congo’s 30 July 2006 Presidential and Legislative Elections, Cape Town, 7 September 2006
2006/09/07President Mbeki to Witness signing of Burundi Ceasefire Agreement in Tanzania
2006/09/07Address delivered by the Deputy President, Ms Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, at the Third Annual Julius Nyerere Memorial Lecture, at the University of the Western Cape, Library Auditorium
2006/09/06Media Briefing on recent DRC Elections by South African Deputy Defence Minster Mluleki George
2006/09/06Minister Dlamini Zuma to lead SA Delegation to Côte d'Ivoire
2006/09/06Media Programme for State Visit to South Africa by Russian President, Vladimir Putin, 5 - 6 September 2006
2006/09/06Toast Remarks of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, in honour of His Excellency, the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, on the occasion of the State Banquet, Tuynhuys, Cape Town, 5 September 2006
2006/09/05Minister Charles Nqakula expresses confidence that a Burundi Comprehensive Ceasefire Agreement will be signed in Dar Es Salaam on 7 September 2006
2006/09/05Media Programme for State Visit to South Africa by Russian President, Vladimir Putin, 5 - 6 September 2006
2006/09/04President Thabo Mbeki extends condolences to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
2006/09/01Opening Remarks by Minister ZST Skweyiya, acting on behalf of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, at the New Asian-African Strategic Partnership (NAASP) Senior Officials Meeting (SOM), Internal Convention Centre, Durban
2006/09/01Speech by Dr Ayanda Ntsaluba, Director-General of the Department of Foreign Affairs New Asian African Strategic Partnership (NAASP) Senior Officials Meeting (SOM), International Convention Centre, Durban
2006/09/01Acting Foreign Zola Skweyiya to address the New Africa-Asia Strategic Partnership (NAASP) Meeting
2006/09/01Asia - Afro Partnership Meeting in Durban
2006/09/01The Director-General of Foreign Affairs, Dr Ayanda Ntsaluba, to brief on deliberations at the Second Session of the New Asian African Strategic Partnership (NAASP)
2006/09/01Department of Foreign Affairs to co-host the Sixth Latin American Soccer Tournament at University of Pretoria
 
AUGUST 2006
2006/08/31Minister Dlamini Zuma concludes Visit to Rwanda
2006/08/30Media Programme and Accreditation for State Visit to South Africa by Russian President Vladimir Putin, 5 - 6 September 2006
2006/08/30Notes following Briefing by Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad, Media Centre Union Buildings, Pretoria, Tuesday 29 August 2006
2006/08/29Russian President Vladimir Putin to pay Historic State Visit to South Africa
2006/08/29Media Programme for State Visit to South Africa by Russian President Vladimir Puti, Tuesday, 5 - Wednesday, 6 September 2006
2006/08/28Advisory: South African Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad to Brief the Media on Current International Issues
2006/08/28Advisory: Minister Dlamini Zuma to host Belarussian Counterpart Foreign Minister Sergey Martynov
2006/08/28Media Programme for Official Visit to South Africa by Foreign Minister of Belarus Sergey Martynov
2006/08/27Minister Dlamini Zuma to host Belarussian Counterpart Foreign Minister Sergey Martynov
2006/08/27Media Programme for Official Visit to South Africa by Foreign Minister of Belarus Sergey Martynov
2006/08/27Minister Dlamini Zuma to Co-chair 4th South Africa - Rwanda Joint Commission of Co-operation
2006/08/25Advisory: Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma to present a Keynote Address at the Kwa-Zulu Natal Branch of NEHAWU's Women's Day Celebrations
2006/08/25SADC Communiqué 2006 Ordinary SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government [pdf]
2006/08/25Statement on Cabinet Meeting, 23 August 2006
2006/08/24Notes following briefing by Deputy Minister Aziz Pahd, Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Cape Town Thursday 24 August 2006
2006/08/24Minister Dlamini Zuma to Co-Chair 4th South Africa - Rwanda Joint Commission of Co-operation
2006/08/24Minister Dlamini Zuma to host Belarussian Counterpart Foreign Minister Sergey Martynov
2006/08/24Media Programme for Official Visit to South Africa by Foreign Minister of Belarus Sergey Martynov
2006/08/24President Mbeki extends Condolences to Russian Counterpart President Vladimir Putin
2006/08/24President Thabo Mbeki extends Condolences to Egyptian Government
2006/08/23Advisory: South African Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad to Brief the Media on Current International issues
2006/08/23Joint Communiqué of the 9th Joint Bilateral Commission between the Republic of South Africa and the Islamic Republic of Iran held in Pretoria on 21 and 22 August 2006 (corresponding to 30 and 31 Mordad 1385)
2006/08/23Iranian Women Delegation pay Courtesy Call on Deputy Minister Sue van der Merwe
2006/08/21South African Government Statement on Israeli Violations of the UNSC Resolution 1701
2006/08/21Advisory: Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad to hold Discussions with several South African Aid Agencies regarding the situation in Lebanon, 22 August 2006
2006/08/21South Africa condemns the Arrest of the Palestinian Deputy Prime Minister
2006/08/21Opening Address by Iranian Foreign Minister Manoucher Motakki at South Africa - Iran Joint Bilateral Commission
2006/08/21Advisory: Deputy Minister Sue van der Merwe to receive two Women Members of an Iranian Delegation to South Africa, Union Buildings, 21 August 2006
2006/08/21Advisory: Minister Dlamini Zuma to Address a Gala Dinner for the presentation of the Association of SADC Chambers of Commercial Industry's (ASCCI) Presidential Award to Former President Nelson Mandela
2006/08/21Opening Remarks by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma at the 9th Joint Bilateral Commission between South Africa and Iran, Pretoria, 21 August 2006
2006/08/21Media Programme for 9th Session of South Africa - Iran Joint Bilateral Commission (SA-Iran JBC)
2006/08/20Minister Dlamini Zuma to co-host South Africa - Iran Joint Bilateral Commission
2006/08/20President Thabo Mbeki concludes visit to Lesotho for the SADC Summit
2006/08/17Address by the President of the Republic of South Africa, T Mbeki, at the opening of the Giriyondo access facility, the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, South Africa and Mozambique, 16 August 2006
2006/08/17Speech by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Aziz Pahad to the Parliamentary Debate on the Middle East Crisis on Thursday 17 August 2006, Cape Town
2006/08/17Vacancies in the Department of Foreign Affairs
2006/08/17President Thabo Mbeki arrives in Lesotho for SADC Summit
2006/08/17The First New Asian African Strategic Partnership (NAASP) Senior Officials Meeting (SOM), the first step of the NAASP
2006/08/17Notes following Briefing by Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad, 15 August 2006
2006/08/17The South African Observer Mission to the DRC Elections satisfied with Progress on Vote Counting
2006/08/15President Thabo Mbeki to open Giriyondo Border Post in Limpopo
2006/08/15President Thabo Mbeki to lead South African Delegation to SADC Heads of State and Government Summit
2006/08/15President Mbeki to receive Credentials of incoming Heads of Missions
2006/08/14South African Government welcomes UN Resolution calling for Israeli - Lebanese Ceasefire
2006/08/14Advisory: Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad to Brief the Media on Current International Issues
2006/08/14Minister Dlamini Zuma to lead South African Delegation to SADC Ministerial Meeting
2006/08/11Deputy Minister van der Merwe hands over Cheque to Tanzanian Government
2006/08/11Remarks by Deputy Minister Sue van der Merwe, on the occasion of the Farewell Lunch for His Excellency Mykhailo Skuratovskyi, Ambassador of Ukraine, 11 August 2006, Union Buildings, Pretoria
2006/08/10Advisory: Deputy Foreign Minister Sue van der Merwe to hand over a Cheque to the Tanzanian High Commissioner Emmanuel Mwambulukutu
2006/08/10Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of 1956 Women's March: Union Buildings, Tshwane, 9 August 2006
2006/08/10Speech by Ms Sue van der Merwe, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the occasion of the Farewell for outgoing High Commissioner of Malawi, Mr. Kamphambe-Nkhoma, 10 August 2006
2006/08/08Notes following Briefing by Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad, Media Centre Amphitheatre, Union Buildings, Tshwane, South Africa, Tuesday, 8 August 2006
2006/08/07Advisory: Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad to Brief the Media on Current International Issues
2006/08/07The Leader of the South African Observer Mission to the DRC bids farewell to 94 Election Observers on their return to South Africa
2006/08/06Welcome Address by Honourable Dr Dlamini Zuma to the Launch of the Progressive Women's Movement, 6 August 2006
2006/08/05Address by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, at the Launching Conference of the Progressive Women's Movement, Bloemfontein, 5 August 2006
2006/08/04Update 1 - Rescue Mission in Lesotho for trapped South African and Lesotho Citizens at Thabaseka
2006/08/04Advisory: Deputy Minister Sue van der Merwe to Receive a Sri Lankan Women Delegation of Ministers and MP's, on a Mission to share Experiences in Decision Making
2006/08/04Minister Dlamini Zuma to lead South African Delegation to the SADC Ministerial Committee of the Organ (MCO) on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation
2006/08/04South African Observer Mission to the 2006 Presidential and Legislative Elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Kinshasa, 3 August 2006
2006/08/04Statement of the Monetary Policy Committee, 3 August 2006
2006/08/03South African Government to Sponsor Aid to Lebanon
2006/08/03Vacancies in the Department of Foreign Affairs
2006/08/02Congratulatory Remarks by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms Sue van der Merwe on the occasion of 46th Anniversary of Republic of Benin's Independence Celebrations, Pretoria, 02 August 2006
2006/08/01Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka speaks at the Inaugural Conference of the Economic Empowerment of Women, Durban 03 August 2006
2006/08/01President Thabo Mbeki congratulates the Congolese People for holding successful Elections on 30 July 2006
 
JULY 2006
2006/07/31Briefing to AU and ACP Ambassadors on the European Commission's proposal to elevate South Africa-European Union relations to a strategic partnership
2006/07/31Media briefing by President Thabo Mbeki on the Cabinet Lekgotla
2006/07/31South African government condemns latest Israeli attacks in Lebanon
2006/07/31Nelson Mandela Memorial Lecture by President Thabo Mbeki: University of Witwatersrand, July 29, 2006
2006/07/31Advisory: Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad to Brief African and ACP Ambassadors on the European Commission's proposed Strategic Partnership with South Africa
2006/07/28Media Statement: The Leader of the South African Observer Mission to the DRC confident about the 30 July Elections in the DRC
2006/07/28The Leader of the South African Observer Mission to the DRC welcomes Declaration by Congolese Religious Leaders in support of the 30 July Elections
2006/07/28Statement on Cabinet Meeting, 27 July 2006
2006/07/27Statement: The Issue of 128 IEC Personnel from South Africa and the Role of Ms Gugulethu Matlaopane
2006/07/27South Africans Recruited to prepare Electoral Fraud in the DRC
2006/07/27Media Advisory: President Thabo Mbeki to Address the Media on the Outcomes of the Three Days Mid-year Cabinet Lekgotla
2006/07/26Media Advisory: The Leader of the South African Observer Mission to visit Goma and Bhunju Mayi in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
2006/07/25The Leader the South African Observer Mission to the DRC acts decisively against deviant member of his delegation
2006/07/25Congratulatory Remarks on the Occasion of the National Day of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Pretoria, 24 July 2006
2006/07/25Statement of the South African Observer Mission Leader, Defence Minister Mluleki George on preparations for the DRC’s 30 July Presidential and Parliamentary Elections.
2006/07/24Media Advisory: Media Programme for Working Visit to South Africa by Minister Yuri Petrovich Trutnev of the Russian Federation to Co-Chair the Joint ITEC Inter-Sessional Meeting between South Africa and the Russian Federation, 24 July, Diplomatic Guesthouse, Pretoria, Monday, 24 July 2006
2006/07/23Minister Dlamini Zuma to host Russian Counterpart, Minister Yuri Petrovich Trutnev
2006/07/21Update on the Evacuation of South Africans from Lebanon : 11 South Africans arrive safely in Cyprus this morning, Friday, 21 July 2006
2006/07/21The DRC Independent Electoral Commission confirms its readiness for the Presidential and Parliamentary Elections on 30 July 2006
2006/07/21President Thabo Mbeki to receive feedback from the APRM Country Review Mission
2006/07/20South Africa to hand over R 1 Million to Indonesian Government following the recent Tsunami and May 2006 Earthquake
2006/07/20Minister N Dlamini Zuma concludes Visit to Cote d'Ivoire
2006/07/19Statement on evacuation plan for South African nationals in distress in Lebanon
2006/07/19Minister Dlamini Zuma arrives in Cote d' Ivoire ahead of International Working Group Meeting
2006/07/18Notes following Briefing by Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad, Media Centre Amphitheatre, Union Buildings, Tshwane, South Africa, Tuesday, 18 July 2006
2006/07/18A 118-Member South African Observer Mission departs for the Democratic Republic of Congo ahead of the 30 July 2006 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections
2006/07/18Advisory: Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad will Bid Farewell to the 128 Member South African Observer Mission ahead of the DRC's Elections, 18 July 2006
2006/07/18Minister Dlamini Zuma to attend International Working Group Meeting on Côte d'Ivoire
2006/07/18President Thabo Mbeki offers Condolences to Indonesian President
2006/07/18Advisory: Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad to brief the Media on Current International Issues, 18 July 2006
2006/07/18Vacancies in the Department of Foreign Affairs
2006/07/17President Thabo Mbeki's Happy Birthday Message to Former President Nelson Mandela
2006/07/17President Thabo Mbeki concludes Visit to G8 in Russia
2006/07/17Advisory: Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad to hold Discussions with Palestinian Activist Leila Khaled, 17 July 2006
2006/07/17Minister Essop Pahad leads South African Delegation to Bolivia
2006/07/16Statement on South Africans in Lebanon
2006/07/15President Thabo Mbeki expected in Russia on Sunday
2006/07/14Minister of Foreign Affairs arrives in St Petersburg ahead of the Group of Eight Meeting
2006/07/14Speech by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms Sue van der Merwe, at the Graduation Ceremony of the Foreign Service Institute on Friday 14 July 2006
2006/07/14Briefing by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms Sue van der Merwe to the Heads of Mission accredited to South Africa on the Outcomes of the 7th African Union Summit, CSIR International Convention Centre, 14 July 2006
2006/07/14Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Launch of the African Leadership Initiative, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, 13 July 2006
2006/07/13Israel/Lebanon/Palestine: Escalating Cross Border Confrontation
2006/07/13Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad to Visit DRC as part of SADC Delegation, 14 - 15 July 2006
2006/07/13Media Advisory on Launch of African Leadership Development Initiative, 13 July 2006
2006/07/13South African Government Reiterates Condemnation of Mumbai Blasts
2006/07/13Farewell Remarks by Deputy Minister Sue van der Merwe on the occasion of the Farewell Lunch in honour of Ambassador Pierre Labouverie of the Kingdom of Belgium, 13 July 2006
2006/07/12Media Advisory on Busa Working Group Meeting and Handing Over of APRM Country Self-Assessment Report, 12 July 2006
2006/07/12Notes following Briefing by Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad, Media Centre Amphitheatre, Union Buildings, Tshwane, South Africa, 12 July 2006
2006/07/12Vacancies in the Department of Foreign Affairs
2006/07/12President Mbeki to participate in the Group of Eight Meeting in St Petersburg
2006/07/12President Mbeki condemns Mumbai Blasts
2006/07/11Media Advisory on President Mbeki's Meeting with Bill Gates: July 11
2006/07/11Farewell Remarks by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms Sue van der Merwe, on the occasion of the Farewell Lunch in honour of High Commissioner Maduwegedera of Sri Lanka, Diplomatic Guest House, 11 July 2006
2006/07/11Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad to brief the Media on the International Relations, Peace and Security Cluster (IRPS)
2006/07/10Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad to Host North Korean Counterpart Vice Minister Kim Hyong Jun for Discussions, 11 July 2006
2006/07/10Media Programme for Official Visit to South Africa by Vice Minister Kim Hyong Jun of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK), 11 July 2006
2006/07/10President Thabo Mbeki to Witness World Cup Final and Handing Over Ceremony, Berlin, Germany
2006/07/08Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the occasion of the unveiling of the FIFA Soccer World Cup South Africa 2010 emblem, Tempodrom, Berlin
2006/07/07President Thabo Mbeki expected to Unveil 2010 World Cup Logo in Germany
2006/07/07Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad to brief the Media on the Eighth Session of the South Africa - Japan Partnership Forum
2006/07/06Minister Dlamini Zuma to pay Courtesy Call on President of Niger Mamadou Tandja ahead of Visit ot Germany
2006/07/06Joint Communiqué: Annual Political Consultations between South Africa and Spain, Tshwane, 5 July 2006
2006/07/06Opening Remarks by Ms Sue van der Merwe, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the occasion of the Briefing of the South African Observer Mission to the DRC Elections, 6 - 7 July 2006, Police College, Pretoria West
2006/07/06Negotiation for a Ceasefire leading towards lasting Peace in Burundi
2006/07/06Vacancies in the Southern African Development Community (SADC)
2006/07/05Reply by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the toast remarks by his Excellency, the President of the Republic of Niger, Mamadou Tandja, on the occasion of the State Banquet, Niamey, Republic of Niger
2006/07/05South Africa - Japan Partnership Media Programme, 6 - 7 July
2006/07/05Joint Communique Issued following the Working Visit to Guinea by His Excellency Mr Thabo Mbeki, President of the Republic of South Africa, 3 - 4 July 2006
2006/07/05South African Government supports Global Fund (outside link)
2006/07/04Notes following Briefing by Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad, Media Centre Amphitheatre, Union Buildings, Tshwane, South Africa, Tuesday, 4 July 2006
2006/07/04Advisory: Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad to hold Discussions with his Spanish Counterpart Dr Bernardino Leon Gross, Diplomatic Guesthouse, Pretoria on 5 July 2006
2006/07/04Media Programme for Official Visit to South Africa by Vice Minister Kim Hyong Jun of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK)
2006/07/04Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad to host North Korean Counterpart Vice Minister Kim Hyong Jun for Discussions
2006/07/04Media Programme for Official Visit to South Africa by Japanese Senior Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Yasuhisa Shiozaki
2006/07/04Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad to Co-Chair 8th Session of the South Africa - Japan Partnership Forum
2006/07/04Media Programme for Official Visit to South Africa by Spanish Secretary of State Dr Bernadino Leon Gross
2006/07/04Deputy Minister Pahad to hold Bilateral Discussions with Spanish Counterpart Dr Bernadino Leon Gross
2006/07/04President Thabo Mbeki to Launch Logo for 2010 World Cup in Germany
2006/07/03Advisory: Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad to brief the Media on Current International Issues
2006/07/03President Thabo Mbeki to consolidate Relations in West Africa
2006/07/03South African Government welcomes the Release of Levin Woods and Michael Smith
2006/07/01Remarks by Deputy Minister Sue van der Merwe on the occasion of Canada Day and Farewell to the Canadian High Commissioner, HE Ms Sandelle Scrimshaw, Marimba Restaurant, International Convention Centre, Cape Town, 01 July 2006
 
JUNE 2006
2006/06/30Israeli Military Incursion into Gaza on 28 June 2006
2006/06/30Statement on Cabinet Meeting, 29 June 2006
2006/06/30Vacancies in the Department of Foreign Affairs
2006/06/29President Thabo Mbeki to Lead South African Delegation to the 7th Summit of African Union Heads of State and Government, 1-2 July 2006
2006/06/28President Thabo Mbeki to Co-Chair South Africa - Mozambique Economic Bilateral Commission
2006/06/28Media Statement for the Post ICM Media Briefing by SADC Executive Secretary Dr Tomaz Augusto Salomáo, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa, June 23, 2006
2006/06/28Minister Dlamini Zuma to Chair African Union's Peace and Security Council
2006/06/28Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister Ms Sue van der Merwe encouraged by Levels of Service Delivery in the Central Karoo District Municipality after Meeting with its Leadership - Beaufort West 26 - 27 June 2006
2006/06/27Notes following Briefing by Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad, Media Centre Amphitheatre, Union Buildings, Tshwane, South Africa. Tuesday, 27 June 2006
2006/06/27Minister Dlamini Zuma arrives in Gambia ahead of AU Executive Council Meeting
2006/06/26Advisory: Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad to Brief the Media on Current International Issues, 27 June 2006
2006/06/26Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister Ms Sue van der Merwe to Hold Discussions on Service Delivery with the Leadership of Central Karoo District Municiplaity, Beaufort West, 26-27 June 2006
2006/06/26Advisory: Facilitator of the Burundi Peace Process, Minister for Safety and Security Charles Nqakula to Brief Media on Burundi Peace Process
2006/06/25Minister Dlamini Zuma to Depart for African Union Ministerial Meeting Ahead of the AU Summit, 25 June 2006
2006/06/25Minister Dlamini Zuma to Attend African Union Executive Council Meeting, Gambia, 25 June 2006
2006/06/24Address by Prof. Alpha Oumar Konare, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, at the University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria, 24 June 2006
2006/06/23Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister Ms Sue van der Merwe to Hold Discussions on Service Delivery with the Leadership of Central Karoo District Municipality, Beaufort West, 26 - 27 June 2006
2006/06/23Minister Lekota Attends International Working Group Meeting on Côte d'Ivoire, 23 June 2006
2006/06/23Advisory: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Professor Alpha Omar Konare to Present a Keynote Address Titled "Confronting the Challenges Facing Africa", 24 June 2006
2006/06/23Funeral Service for the Late Kingsley Sithole
2006/06/23Joint Communique: South Africa-Ireland Partnership Forum, Tshwane, 22 - 23 June 2006
2006/06/22Remarks Delivered by the Deputy President, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka on the Occasion of the China-South Africa Business Co-operation Forum, Cape Town International Convention Centre, 22 June 2006
2006/06/22Mandisi Mpahlwa on the Occasion of the China-South Africa Business Co-operation Forum, Cape Town International Convention Centre, 22 June 2006
2006/06/22Opening Remarks for the ICM by Mr Trevor Manuel Minister for Finance South Africa, 22 June 2006
2006/06/22Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad to Host Mozambican Counterpart, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Co-operation Dr Eduardo Koloma
2006/06/22Memorial Service for Slain South African Diplomat, Kingsley Sithole
2006/06/22Advisory: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Professor Alpha Omar Konare to Present a Keynote Address Titled "Confronting the Challenges Facing Africa", 24 June 2006
2006/06/21Toast Remarks by President Thabo Mbeki on the Occasion of the Official Dinner in Honour of His Excellency, Wen Jiabao, Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, Tuynhuys, Cape Town, 21 June 2006
2006/06/21South Africa to Host SADC Integrated Committee of Ministers Meeting
2006/06/21Media Programme for the SADC Integrated Committee of Ministers Meeting, 22 - 23 June 2006
2006/06/21Weekly Briefing by Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad Scheduled for Wednesday 21 June 2006 has been Postponed
2006/06/21Memorial Service for slain South African Diplomat, Kingsley Sithole
2006/06/20Statement by Dr ZST Skweyiya, Minister of Social Development, to the First Session of the UN Human Rights Council, Geneva, 20 June 2006
2006/06/19President Thabo Mbeki Congratulates Peru's President Elect, Alan Garcia
2006/06/19Address by Ms Sue van der Merwe, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, to the South African Institute of International Affairs, Western Cape Branch, Centre of the Book, Cape Town 14 June 2006
2006/06/19President Thabo Mbeki to Visit Sudan for Talks with Sudanese President and Vice-President
2006/06/19Advisory: Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms Sue van der Merwe, to Meeting with Human Rights Activist of the Western Sahara, Ms Aminatou Haidar, of the Polisario Front, Tshwane, 19 June 2006
2006/06/18Minister Dlamini Zuma to Host Colombian Counterpart, Foreign Minister Carolina Barco
2006/06/18Media Programme for Official Visit to South Africa by Colombian Foreign Minister Carolina Barco
2006/06/17President Thabo Mbeki Arrives in Tanzania for Burundi Peace Talks
2006/06/16Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the Occasion of the Commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of the 1976 Youth Uprisings, FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, 16 June 2006
2006/06/16President Thabo Mbeki to Witness Signing between Burundi Parties in Tanzania
2006/06/15Statement on Comments by President George W. Bush on South Africa Assisting Iraq
2006/06/15South African Government Condemns Escalation of Violence in the Middle East
2006/06/14Statement on Cabinet Meeting, 14 June 2006
2006/06/14Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad to Lead SA Delegation to SADC Meeting of the Inter-State Politics and Diplomacy Committee
2006/06/14Notes following Briefing by Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad, Media Centre Amphitheatre, Union Buildings, Tshwane, South Africa, Tuesday, 13 June 2006
2006/06/14Media Programme for Official Visit to South Africa by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, 21 - 22 June 2006
2006/06/14Death of South African Diplomat in Olifantsfontein
2006/06/14Clarification on Statements by Deputy Minister Pahad on the Rashid Khalid Deportation Matter
2006/06/14The The International Labour Organisation (ILO) Nominates Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana as Governing Body's Chairperson (outside link)
2006/06/13President Thabo Mbeki to visit Sudan for Talks with Sudanese President and Vice-President
2006/06/13President Thabo Mbeki to host Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao
2006/06/13Vacancies in the Department of Foreign Affairs
2006/06/12Advisory: Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad to Brief the Media on Current International Issues, 13 June 2006
2006/06/12Opening Address, Ms Sue van der Merwe, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs on the occasion of the Sixth ICRC/Department of Foreign Affairs Regional Seminar on the Implementation of International Humanitarian Law, Sheraton Hotel, Tshwane, 12 June 2006
2006/06/12Foreign Minister Dlamini Zuma to visit Mali
2006/06/12Address by Ms Sue van der Merwe, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the occasion of the Ambassador's Night, Sandton Inter-Continental Hotel, 10 June 2006
2006/06/09Foreign Minister Dlamini Zuma to visit Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, and Mali on 9 - 14 June 2006
2006/06/09Response of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Debate on the Budget Vote of the Presidency: National Assembly, Cape Town, 8 June 2006
2006/06/09Statement of the Monetary Policy Committee, 8 June 2006 (outside link)
2006/06/07Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the occasion of the Budget Vote of the Presidency: National Assembly, Cape Town, June 7, 2006
2006/06/05Equatorial Guinea releases South African prisoner on humanitarian grounds
2006/06/04Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad concludes Official Visit to Peoples Republic of China
2006/06/01President Thabo Mbeki in Interviews in the UK
2006/06/01Statement on Cabinet Meeting, 31 May 2006
 
MAY 2006
2006/05/31Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad Arrives in China Ahead of Official Visit
2006/05/30Vacancies in the Department of Foreign Affairs
2006/05/30Deputy Foreign Minister Azia Pahad Concludes Visit to Malaysia
2006/05/30Statement Adopted by the Special Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 and China, Putrajaya, Malaysia, 29 May 2006
2006/05/29Address by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Africa, Ms Sue van der Merwe on the Occasion of the Budget Vote of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Cape Town, 29 May 2006
2006/05/29Address by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma on the Occasion of the Budget Vote of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Cape Town, 29 May 2006
2006/05/29Minister Charles Nqakula Addresses the Plenary Session of the Burundi Peace Process in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, 29 May 2006
2006/05/29Statement by H.E. Mr. Aziz Pahad, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Africa on behalf of Group of 77 and China to the Opening Ceremony of the Ministerial Meeting of the Coordinating Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement, Putrajaya, Malaysia, 29 May 2006
2005/05/29Vacancies in the Department of Foreign Affairs
2006/05/28Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka to Visit Scotland and London
2006/05/28Minister Charles Nqakula to Visit Tanzania as Mediator of Burundi Peace Process
2006/05/28Deputy Foreign Minister to attend NAM Committee on Palestine
2006/05/26Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad arrives in Malaysia ahead of Non Aligned Movement Ministerial Meeting
2006/05/25Joint Communiqué of the Seventh Meeting of the South Africa - United Kingdom Bilateral Forum, 23 - 24 May 2006
2006/05/25Africa Day Celebrations
2006/05/25Message of His Excellency Denis Sassou-N'Guesso, President of the Republic of Congo, Chairperson of the African Union, on the occasion of the Celebration of Africa Day
2006/05/24Statement on the Arrest of 19 South Africans in DRC
2006/05/23Notes following Briefing by Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad, Media Centre Amphitheatre, Union Buildings, Tshwane, South Africa, Tuesday, 23 May 2006
2006/05/23Advisory: Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad to brief the Media on President Mbeki's visit to London, Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka's visit to Germany and the United Kingdom, and the Non Aligned Movement (NAM) Co-ordinating Bureau Ministerial Meeting in Putrajaya, Malaysia
2006/05/23Media Statement: President Mbeki's Statement on the Death of the Director General of the World Health Organisation, May 22, 2006
2006/05/23President Thabo Mbeki announces Cabinet Appointments
2006/05/23Address delivered by the Deputy President, Mrs Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, at the Candlelight Memorial, Mangaung
2006/05/22Remarks by Ms Sue van der Merwe, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the occasion of the DFA HIV and AIDS Candlelight Memorial, Monday, 22 May 2006
2006/05/22President Thabo Mbeki departs for London, UK for Bilateral Talks with Prime Minister Tony Blair
2006/05/21Acting Foreign Minister Jeff Radebe signs agreement with the Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
2006/05/21Media Programme for signing of an agreement establishing the World Food Programme Regional Bureau for Southern Africa in South Africa
2006/05/21Media Advisory: Deputy Minister Sue van der Merwe to address Department's Candlelight Memorial in memory of loved ones who have died of AIDS.
2006/05/19Deputy Foreign Minsiter Aziz Pahad to attend International Ministerial Working Group Meeting on Côte d'Ivoire
2006/05/19Deputy Minister Sue van der Merwe concludes Discussions with her Iranian Counterpart Alireza Sheikhattar
2006/05/18Speech by Deputy Minister Sue van der Merwe during the Opening Session of the First IOR-ARC Ambassadorial Working Group Meeting, Diplomatic Guesthouse, Pretoria, South Africa, 18 May 2006
2006/05/18Statement on Cabinet Meeting, 17 May 2006
2006/05/17Speaking Notes for IRPS Cluster Media Briefing, Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Cape Town
2006/05/17Deputy Foreign Minister Sue van der Merwe to hold Discussions with Iranian Counterpart Alireza Sheykhattar
2006/05/17Media Programme for Incoming Visit of Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Alireza Sheykhattar
2006/05/17President Thabo Mbeki to hold Political and Economic Discussions with Prime Minister Tony Blair
2006/05/17Minister Dlamini Zuma to lead SA Delegation to the SA-UK Bilateral Forum in London, UK
2006/05/16Oration of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Official Funeral of Stella Nomzamo Sigcau, Qaukeni, Eastern Cape, May 16, 2006
2006/05/1510th Meeting of the International Investment Council
2006/05/15Address by the Deputy President, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, at the Memorial Service of the late Minister of Public Works, Stella Nomzamo Sigcau, Pretoria, 12 May 2006
2006/05/12Media Statement on the Appointment of Judges
2006/05/12Media Advisory: President Mbeki's International Investment Council Meeting, 14 May 2006
2006/05/12Official Funeral for the Late Minister Stella Sigcau
2006/05/10President Thabo Mbeki to Attend Inauguration of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni
2006/05/10Minister Nqakula Departs for East Africa as Facilitator of Peace in Burundi
2006/05/10Advisory: Foreign Affairs Director-General will Interact with the Media Following the Presentation of the Department's Strategic Plan to the Foreign Affairs Portfolio Committee
2006/05/08Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at a Joint Sitting of the Houses of Parliament on the Occasion of the 10th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Cape Town, 8 May 2006
2006/05/08Statement by President Thabo Mbeki on the Death of Minister Stella Sigcau
2006/05/08Minister Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi to Attend United Nations Workshop on Governance in Kigali, 8 May 2006
2006/05/08Vacancies in the Department of Foreign Affairs
2006/05/08President Thabo Mbeki Appoints Minister Charles Nqakula as Facilitator for Burundi Peace Process, 7 May 2006
2006/05/08The Kopanong Declaration: 365 Days of Action to end Violence against Women and Children
2006/05/06Address delivered by the Deputy President, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, at the Tourism Indaba, Durban International Convention Centre, 6 May 2006
2006/05/05Address by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, at the International Women's Conference, "Women and the Economic Recovery of Africa", Cape Town, 4 May 2006
2006/05/05Speech to the Second African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Consultative Conference by the Minister for the Public Service and Administration, Kliptown, 4 May 2006
2006/05/05Mozambique, Swaziland and South Africa to Launch New Lubombo Cross-Border Tourism Route at 2006 Tourism Indaba, Durban, 6 May 2006 (outside link)
2006/05/05Statement on Cabinet Meeting, 3 May 2006
2006/05/04President Mbeki congratulates new Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert
2006/05/03Address Delivered by the Deputy President, Ms Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, at the "365 Days of Action to End Violence against Women and Children" event at the Kopanong Hotel, Johannesburg, 3 May 2006
2006/05/03International Women's Conference, 4 May 2006
2006/05/03Advisory: Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad to interact with the Heads of Diplomatic Missions and International Organisations resident in South Africa, 4 May 2006
2006/05/03Address by President Thabo Mbeki on the Occasion of the Celebration of Workers Day, Swellendam, Western Cape, 1 May 2006
2006/05/03Speech by Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka at the Launch Workshop of the African Monitor, Cape Town, 02 May 2006
2006/05/03Government together with Stakeholders embark on a National Effort to end Violence against Women and Children (outside link)
2006/05/03Media Advisory: Deputy President to Officially Open the 365 Days of Action to End Gender Violence Conference, 3 May 2006
2006/05/02Notes Following the Briefing by Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad, Media Centre Amphitheatre, Union Buildings, Tshwane, South Africa, 2 May 2006
 
APRIL 2006
2006/04/29Joint Communiqué on the occasion of the Working Visit to South Africa by His Excellency Francois Bozizi, President of the Central African Republic
2006/04/28Advisory: Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad to brief the Media on the outcomes of Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka's Visit to Japan and Indonesia, 2 May 2006
2006/04/28Advisory: South African President Thabo Mbeki to hold Bilateral Political and Economic Discussions with President Francois Bozize from the Central African Republic, Presidential Guesthouse, 28 April 2006
2006/04/28Media Programme for the Working Visit of the President of the Central African Republic HE Mr Francois Bozize, 28 April 2006
2006/04/28Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the National Freedom Celebrations: Galeshewe Stadium, Kimberley, April 27, 2006
2006/04/28Oration of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Funeral of Ellen Motlalepule Kuzwayo, Soweto
2006/04/28The Completion of the Visit by Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka to Asia
2006/04/28Toast Remarks by the Deputy President, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, on the occasion of the Official Visit to Indonesia
2004/04/28Speech delivered by the Deputy President, Mrs Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, on the occasion of the Official Visit to Indonesia addressing Members of the Indonesian Council on World Affairs (ICWA)
2006/04/28President Thabo Mbeki to address the Second APRM National Consultative Conference, South Africa (outside link)
2006/04/28Health Minister to participate in global preparation for UN Special Session on AIDS (outside link)
2006/04/26Fifth Session of the Pan African Parliament, collection of accreditation cards (outside link)
2006/04/26President Thabo Mbeki to address National Freedom Day (outside link)
2006/04/26Vacancies in the Department of Foreign Affairs
2006/04/26President Thabo Mbeki to Host President Francois Bozize of the Central African Republic (CAR) at the Presidential Guest House, Tswane, 28 April 2006
2006/04/26Advisory: Accreditation for Fifth Session of the Pan African Parliament (outside link)
2006/04/26South Africa to Support the International Financing Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm) to Prevent Millions of Child Deaths (outside link)
2006/04/25President Thabo Mbeki to attend Funeral Service of the late Dr Ellen Khuzwayo
2006/04/25President Thabo Mbeki Congratulates Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány on the Election Victory of his Ruling Centre - Left Socialist Party and its Coalition Partner, The Free Democrats
2006/04/21Closing Address by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms Sue van der Merwe, at the South African Naitonal NEPAD Strategy Workshop, Johannesburg, 21 April 2006
2006/04/21President Mbeki Speaks at the National Freedom Day Celebrations, 27 April 2006 (outside link)
2006/04/21President Mbeki Sends Condolences to Ellen Khuzwayo's Family
2006/04/21Address Delivered by the Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka at the Keidanren Roundtable in Tokyo, 19 April 2006
2006/04/21Address by Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka at the Breakfast Meeting with Presidents of Japanese Universities to Discuss Opportunities for Co-operation Between Japanese and South African Universities, New Otani Hotel, Tokyo, Japan, 19 April 2006
2006/04/21Welcome Remarks by the Honourable Lindiwe Sisulu, Minister of Housing, at South Africa’s National NEPAD Strategy Workshop, Sandton, Johannesburg, 19 April 2006 (outside link)
2006/04/21Former President of Ghana Jerry Rawlings Involved in Car Accident in South Africa, 20 April 2006
2006/04/20President Thabo Mbeki Congratulates Newly-Elected President of Benin, Mr Yayi Thomas Boni
2006/04/19Statement on the participation of South Africa in the 10th Venice Architecture Biennale
2006/04/19Address by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Honourable Ms Sue van der Merwe, on the occasion of the Opening of the UNIDO Sub-Regional Office in Pretoria, 19 April 2006
2006/04/19President Thabo Mbeki to honour Extraordinary Men and Women
2006/04/19Statement on the Suicide Bombing at a restaurant in the Neve Shaanan Neighbourhood in Tel Aviv on 17 April 2006
2006/04/19Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka arrives in Japan
2006/04/19Deputy Minister Sue van der Merwe to address the Launch of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) Regional Office
2006/04/18Minister Lindiwe Sisulu to deliver an Opening Address at the National Workshop on NEPAD
2006/04/18Statement of the Monetary Policy Committee, 13 April 2006
2006/04/17Deputy President Mlambo-Ngcuka to visit Japan and Indonesia
2006/04/13Address by President T Mbeki at Press Conference following Meeting with President Kikwete of Tanzania, held on 7 April 2006, at Presidential Guesthouse
2006/04/12Media Advisory: President Thabo Mbeki to bestow National Orders, Union Buildings, Tshwane, 20 April 2006
2006/04/11Vacancies in the Department of Foreign Affairs
2006/04/11Notes following Briefing by Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad, Media Centre Amphitheatre, Union Buildings, Tshwane, South Africa, 11 April 2006
2006/04/10Advisory: Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad to brief the Media on the Visit by Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka to Japan and Indonesia from 19 - 25 April 2006
2006/04/10Statement on Cabinet Meeting, 5 April 2006
2006/04/07Hospitalisation of Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma on Thursday, 06 April 2006
2006/04/06Media Programme for Working Visit to South Africa by Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, 7 April 2006
2006/04/05President Thabo Mbeki to host Tanzanian Counterpart President Jakaya Kikwete
2004/04/05Notes following Briefing by Deputy Minsiter Aziz Pahad, Media Centre Amphithreatre, Union Buildings, Tshwane, South Africa, 3 April 2006
2006/04/05Inaugural Lecture of the Parliamentary Millennium Project, by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, Gallagher Estate, 1 April 2006
2006/04/04Notes following Briefing by Minister Dlamini Zuma and French Deputy Foreign Minister Bridgette Giradin, East Wing, Union Buildings, Tshwane, South Africa, 3 April 2006
2006/04/04Minister Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi Elected Vice President of United Nations (UN) Committee of Experts, 2 April 2006
2006/04/04Toast Remarks of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, in Honour of his Excellency, the President of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, at Tuynhuys, Cape Town, 31 March 2006
2006/04/03Media Advisory: Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad to Brief the Media on the Visit to South Africa by Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete and the Outcomes of the State Visit to South Africa by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, 4 April 2006
2006/04/03Statement on the Death of South-Africans in the Bahrain Ferry Accident
2006/04/03Vacancies in the Department of Foreign Affairs: Diplomatic Trainee/Cadet
2006/04/03Vacancies in the Department of Foreign Affairs
2006/04/03Media Advisory: Minister Dlamini Zuma to Hold Discussions with French Deputy Foreign Minister Bridgette Giradin, 3 April 2006
 
MARCH 2006
2006/03/31Address of President Mahmoud Abbas, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the PLO President of the Palestinian National Authority, before Joint Sitting of the South African Parliament, 31st March 2006, Cape Town
2006/03/31Rio de Janeiro Ministerial Communiqué, India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Dialogue Forum, 30 March 2006
2006/03/31Statement on the Suicide Bombing at Kedumim Settlement in the Occupied West Bank
2006/03/31Minister Dlamini Zuma´s Address during the Opening Session of the 3rd IBSA Ministerial Trilateral Commission, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 30 March 2006
2006/03/30Statement on Cabinet Meeting: Appointment of Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, 29 March 2006
2006/03/29President Thabo Mbeki to host Palestinian Counterpart President Mahmoud Abbas
2006/03/29Media Programme for State Visit to South Africa by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, 30 - 31 March 2006
2006/03/29Media Statement on the First Meeting of the Panel of Economic Advisors to the Presidency
2006/03/28Media Advisory: Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad to brief the media on the IBSA Ministerial Trilateral Commission and on the State Visit by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
2006/03/26IBSA Foreign Ministers to Meet in Brazil to prepare for IBSA Summit
2006/03/23Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad to host Indian Counterpart, Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma
2006/03/23President Thabo Mbeki to pay Working Visit to Algeria following the conclusion of his State Visit to Italy
2006/03/23Statement on Cabinet Meeting, 22 March 2006
2006/03/23The Toast Remarks for his Excellency, the President of Italian Republic, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, at the Palazzo Del Quirinale, Rome, Italy
2006/03/22Press Statement by South African President Mr Thabo Mbeki on the Conclusion of the Meeting with Italian Republic President Carlo Ciampi, Rome, Italy
2006/03/22President Thabo Mbeki to Hold Discussion with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi
2006/03/22President Thabo Mbeki Arrives in Rome for State Visit
2006/03/20President Thabo Mbeki expected in Italy on Tuesday for a State Visit
2006/03/20President Thabo Mbeki Appoints Two Foreign Affairs Deputy Directors-General as Ambassadors to China and the EU
2006/03/20Statement on the Raid of the Palestinian Prison in Jericho and the Serious Excalation of Violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
2006/03/19President Thabo Mbeki to Pay State Visit to Italy
2006/03/17Minister Dlamini Zuma to consolidate relations in Niger
2006/03/17Media Advisory on President Mbeki's interaction with Cast of Tsotsi
2006/03/17Congratulatory Remarks by Ms Sue van der Merwe, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the Occasion of the Celebration of St. Patrick's Day, Waterkloof, 16 March 2006
2006/03/17Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister, Ms Sue van der Merwe, to Hold Bilateral Discussions with Romanian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Teodor Bacaonschi, Union Buildings, Pretoria
2006/03/16Joint Communiqué, RSA / DRC Bi-national Commission (BNC), Kinshasa, 15 - 16 March 2006
2006/03/16Media Advisory: President Thabo Mbeki Receives a Courtesy Call from Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilda of Belgium, 17 March 2006
2006/03/16Minister Dlamini Zuma to Attend International Working Group Meeting on Côte d'Ivoire
2006/03/16Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka to Host Irish Counterpart Deputy Prime Minister Mary Harney
2006/03/15President Thabo Mbeki arrives in Kinshasa, DRC, for Binational Commission Meeting
2006/03/15Toast Remarks of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Official Dinner in Honour of HE Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations, Tuynhuys, Cape Town, 14 March 2006
2006/03/15The UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan Address to a Joint Sitting of the South African Parliament, Cape Town, 14 March 2006
2006/03/14Minister Dlamini Zuma to Visit DRC Ahead of President Thabo Mbeki
2006/03/14Minutes of the Second Session of the South African-Saudi Joint Commission, Riyadh, 8-12 March 2006 (outside link)
2006/03/13Minister Sue van der Merwe to receive Courtesy Call from Vietnamese Minister of Government Mr Doan Manh Giao
2006/03/13Closing Remarks by Minister of Minerals and Energy, L Hendricks, at the African Ministerial Conference on Hydropower and Sustainable Development, Sandton Convention Centre, South Africa (outside link)
2006/03/12Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka to Host Prince and Princess from Belgium on Economic Mission
2006/03/12Media Programme for Incoming Visit by Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilda of Belgium, 12 - 17 March 2006
2006/03/12President Thabo Mbeki to Host United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan
2006/03/12Media Programme for Incoming Visit United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, 13 - 15 March 2006
2006/03/09President Thabo Mbeki to depart Portugal for Chile to attend Inauguration of Chilean President Dr Michelle Bachelet
2006/03/09Minister Dlamini Zuma arrives in Ethiopia for the African Union's Peace and Security Council Meeting
2006/03/09Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad to Visit Saudi Arabia for the SA - Saudi Arabia Joint Commission
2006/03/09President Mbeki to hold Bilateral Meetings in Portugal
2006/03/09Statement on Cabinet Meeting, 8 March 2006
2006/03/09Statement by Mr Abdul Samad Minty, Governor of the Republic of South Africa, at the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Agenda Item 5: Nuclear Verification (B): Report by the Director General on the Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Vienna, 8 March 2006
2006/03/08Minister Dlamini Zuma to lead South African Delegation to the African Union's Peace and Security Council Meeting, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 10 March 2006
2006/03/08President Thabo Mbeki to join UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the Inauguration of Portuguese President-elect Professor Anibal Cavaco Silva
2006/03/06Advisory: President Thabo Mbeki to receive a Courtesy Call from a Delegation of Iraqi Parliamentarians visiting South Africa, 6 - 11 March 2006
2006/03/02Deputy Miniser Aziz Pahad confirms proposed meeting between South Africa and Hamas
2006/03/02Media Advisory: Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma to brief Media on the outcomes of the Innovative Financing For Development Conference
2006/03/02South Africa to consider the utilisation of Pension Funds for Global Solidarity Funds for Development
2006/03/02Minister Dlamini Zuma announces South Africa's participation in the Global Solidarity Fund for Development
 
FEBRUARY 2006
2006/02/28President Thabo Mbeki extends Congratulations to Uganda's President-elect Yoweri Museveni
2006/02/28Paris Connsensus, Adopted by the Thirty-Ninth Meeting of the Chairpersons/Coordinators of the Group of 77, Paris, 27-28 February 2006
2006/02/28Statement by the Chairmen/Coordinators of the Group of 77, Chapters on UN Reform, Paris, 28 February 2006
2006/02/27Minister Dlamini Zuma to depart for France ahead of the "Innovative Financing for Development and Combating Pandemics" Conference
2006/02/27Minister Dlamini Zuma to attend "Innovative Financing for Development and Combating Pandemics" Conference
2006/02/26Media Advisory: EU Commissioner Louis Michel to pay courtesy call on President Mbeki on Sunday 26 February 2006
2006/02/23Minister Dlamini Zuma arrives in Botswana ahead of SADC Council of Ministers Meeting
2006/02/21Minister Dlamini Zuma to lead South African Delegation to the SADC Council of Ministers Meeting, Gaborone, Botswana, 23 - 24 February 2006
2006/02/21Statement delivered by South African Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms Sue van der Merwe at the General Debate (Agenda Item 5) during the Sixth Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC), Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, 21 February 2006
2006/02/20Deputy Foreign Minsiter Aziz Pahad to hold Bilateral Political and Economic Discussions with his Hungarian Counterpart
2006/02/20Deputy Minister Pahad to hold discussions with Hungarian Counterpart Andras Barsony
2006/02/19Statement by President Mbeki on the Outcome of the Elections in Haiti
2006/02/17President Thabo Mbeki to witness the Promulgation of DRC Constitution
2006/02/17South African Foreign Minister Dlamini Zuma Pays a Courtesy Call on President Laurent Gbagbo
2006/02/17Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister Sue van der Merwe Addresses the Tokyo International Conference on Africa's Development (TICAD) Conference, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 16 February 2006
2006/02/16Minister Dlamini Zuma Arrives in Côte D'Ivoire ahead of the International Working Group Meeting on Côte D'Ivoire
2006/02/15Budget Speech 2006, Minister of Finance, Trevor A Manuel, 15 February 2006
2006/02/15Budget Speech 2006, Minister of Finance, Trevor A Manuel, 15 February 2006
2006/02/13Minister Dlamini Zuma to lead SA Delegation to the International Working Group Meeting on Côte D'Ivoire
2006/02/13Vacancies in the Department of Foreign Affairs
2006/02/11Media Statement on G8 Finance Ministers Meeting Attended by Mr Jabu Moleketi, Deputy Minister of Finance
2006/02/11Media Advisory on Media Opportunities for Progressive Governance Summit, 11-12 February 2006, Hammanskraal, South Africa
2006/02/11Statement on the appointment of a Commission of Inquiry into the alleged illicit activities of certain South African companies or individuals relating to the UN OIL For Food Programme
2006/02/10Address by Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad on the occasion of the Graduation Ceremony, 10 February 2006
2006/02/09Response of the President of South Afirca, Thabo Mbeki, to the State of the Nation Debate: National Assembly, 9 February 2006
2006/02/09Media Programme for Progressive Governance Summit, Tshwane, Hammanskraal, 10-12 February 2006
2006/02/09Media Programme for Incoming Visit by Prime Minster of New Zealand Helen Clark, Tshwane, South Africa Friday, 10 February 2006
2006/02/09Notes Following International Relations Peace and Security (IRPS) Cluster Media Briefing, Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Cape Town, Thursday, 9 February 2006.
2006/02/09Television Interview by President Thabo Mbeki with SABC 2, Broadcast on Sunday, 5 February 2006
2006/02/09Statement on Cabinet Meeting, 8 February 2006
2006/02/09Media Advisory: Accreditation for the Progressive Governance Summit 2006
2006/02/08Address by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, at the State of the Nation Debate, The National Assembly, Parliament, Cape Town, 8 February 2006
2006/02/07Address Delivered by the Deputy President, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, at the Department of Home Affairs Conference on Foreign Offices Operations, at the Birchwood Hotel Conference Centre, 6 February 2006
2006/02/07Parliamentary Media Briefing by Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, (Outside link)
2006/02/06Minister Dlamini Zuma to Lead South African Delegation to the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security
2006/02/06Statement by Mr Abdul Samad Minty, Governor of the Republic of South Africa at the Special Meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors on the Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in the Islamic Republic of Iran and Related Board Resolutions
2006/02/06Vacancies in the Department of Foreign Affairs
2006/02/06Media Advisory: Deputy President to address Department of Home Affairs Conference
2006/02/03President Mbeki offers condolences to Governments of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Syria.
2006/02/03State of the Nation Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, Joint Sitting of Parliament, Cape Town, 3 February 2006
2006/02/03Update on the "Deputy President to Address Home Affairs Conference" Media Advisory
2006/02/03Media Advisory: Deputy President to address Department of Home Affairs Conference
2006/02/03Statement of the Monetary Policy Committee, issued by Mr T T Mboweni, Governor of the South African Reserve Bank, 2 February 2006
2006/02/03Advisory: Parliamentary Media Briefing Week, (Outside link)
2006/02/01Statement by President Thabo Mbeki on the Death of Mrs. Coretta Scott-King
 
JANUARY 2006
2006/01/31Address by Minister of Finance, Trevor Manuel at the 2006 Africa Symposium on Statistics Development, Cape Town, 30 January 2006 (Outside link)
2006/01/30Media Advisory: The 2006 Progressive Governance Summit takes place in South Africa, 11 and 12 February 2006
2006/01/30Media Advisory: President Mbeki to Meet with Newly Appointed Members of the National Orders Advisory Council, 31 January 2006
2006/01/30Joint Statement on the Outcome of the IV Session of the Joint Consultative Mechanism between the Republic of South Africa and the Republic of Cuba
2006/01/28SA - Cuba Consultative Forum: Opening Remarks by Ministers Dr. Dlamini Zuma and Felipe Roque, Saturday, 28 January 2006, Hermanus, Western Cape
2006/01/28Media Advisory: South African Foreign Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma will together with her Cuban Counterpart Foreign Minister Perez Roque Brief the Media on Conclusion of the South Africa - Cuban Consultative Forum
2006/01/28Joint Statement on the Meeting between the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Troika of the Non-aligned Movement and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hemanus, Republic of South Africa, 27 January 2006
2006/01/27Media Statement on the Outcome of the Palestinian Elections on 25 January 2006
2006/01/27Media Advisory: South African President Thabo Mbeki to host Ivorian Prime Minister Charles Konan Banny for discussions in Tshwane on 28 January 2006
2006/01/27Comments from Press Conference on conclusion of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) SA, Cuba, Malaysia Troika Ministerial Meeting, Hermanus, Western Cape, Friday, 27 January 2006
2006/01/27Media Advisory: Foreign Ministers of South Africa, Malaysia and Cuba to Brief the Media
2006/01/26Minister Dlamini Zuma to host 4th Joint Consultative Mechanism between South Africa and Cuba, Hermanus, Western Cape, 28 - 29 January 2006
2006/01/26Media Programme for 4th South Africa - Cuba Consultative Forum, Hermanus, South Africa, 28 - 29 January 2006
2006/01/26Media Advisory: South African Foreign Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma will host a Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Foreign Ministers, 26 - 27 January 2006
2006/01/26Deputy Minister Pahad to pay Official Visit to Greece, 27 January - 1 February 2006
2006/01/26President Thabo Mbeki Congratulates Newly-elected President of Portugal, Cavaco Silva
2006/01/25Vacancies in the Department of Foreign Affairs
2006/01/24Foreign Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma to host Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Ministerial Troika Meeting
2006/01/24Media Programme for Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Ministerial Troika Meeting, Hermanus, South Africa, 26 - 27 January 2006
2006/01/23Media Statement on President Mbeki's Arrival in Sudan for the AU Summit
2006/01/23President Thabo Mbeki to Depart for African Union Summit, Khartoum, Sudan
2006/01/21South African Observer Team to depart for Palestine ahead of Legislative Elections
2006/01/21Prof Kader Asmal to represent South Africa and President Thabo Mbeki at the inauguration of Bolivian President-elect Evo Morales
2006/01/19The President and the Deputy President Host a Meeting with an International Panel of Experts, 19 January 2006
2006/01/19Foreign Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma to pay Courtesy Call on Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir
2006/01/19President Mbeki's Message of Condolences to Dr Anton Rupert's family
2006/01/19Statement Following SA-Iran Meeting, 18 January 2006
2006/01/18Foreign Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma Arrives in Sudan Ahead of AU Ministerial Meeting
2006/01/18Address by the Deputy President, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka at the Youth Sector Consultative Workshop on Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative of South Africa, 17 January 2006
2006/01/17Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad to hold Discussions with Iranian Acting Foreign Minister Mehdi Mostafavi
2006/01/17Media Programme for Incoming Visit of Iranian Acting Foreign Minister Mehdi Mostafavi, Tshwane, South Africa, Wednesday, 18 January 2006
2006/01/17President Thabo Mbeki to receive Credentials of incoming Heads of Missions on Wednesday, 18 January 2006
2006/01/16President Mbeki Congratulates Chile's First Female President-Designate
2006/01/16Foreign Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma departs for Khartoum ahead of President Thabo Mbeki for the African Union Summit
2006/01/16President Thabo Mbeki arrives in Liberia ahead of Inauguration of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
2006/01/16Speech of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Funeral of King Xolilizwe Sigcawu: Nqadu Great Place, 14 January 2006
2006/01/16President Thabo Mbeki Offers Condolences to Government and People of Kuwait
2006/01/16President Thabo Mbeki to Attend Inauguration of Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
2006/01/16Foreign Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma Arrives in Côte d'Ivoire Ahead of the Third Ministerial International Working Group Meeting
2006/01/16President Thabo Mbeki Receives a Courtesy Call from Latvian President
2006/01/13Foreign Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma Concludes Visit to the USA Ahead of Visit to Côte d'Ivoire
2006/01/13Statement by H.E. Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Africa, at the Handing-over Ceremony of the Group of 77 and China, New York, 12 January 2006
2006/01/13President Thabo Mbeki Offers Condolences to Government and People of Saudi Arabia
2006/01/13Statement by the Presidency on Further Media Queries with regard to the Visit of the Deputy President to Abu Dhabi
2006/01/12Media Advisory on the Funeral of King Xolilizwe Sigcau
2006/01/12Transcript of South Africa's Foreign Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma's Remarks after Meeting with the Secretary of State, Dr Condoleezza Rice at the US State Department, Washington DC, 11 January 2006
2006/01/12Remarks by Minister Dlamini Zuma in Howard University, Washington DC, 11 January 2006
2006/01/11South Africa to Assume Chairpersonship of G-77
2006/01/11South African President Thabo Mbeki Receives a Courtesy Call from the President-elect of Bolivia, Evo Morales
2006/01/10Statement on Media Reports re Deputy President's Visit to Abu Dabi
2006/01/10Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad to Attend 5th Nordic-Africa Ministerial Consultations, Cotonou, Benin
2006/01/09Minister Dlamini Zuma Arrives in Washington, 9 January 2006
2006/01/09South Africa to Donate Funds to Victims of Hurricane Katrina
2006/01/09WEF: New Class of Young Global Leaders Announced
2006/01/06President Thabo Mbeki Wishes Prime Minister Arial Sharon a Speedy Recovery
2006/01/04President Thabo Mbeki Extends Condolences on the Death of the Prime Minister and Vice-President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid al-Maktoum, 4 January 2006
 

 

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