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Archived speeches available on the right, click on the name of the Principal for access 2014 2014/12/11 SADC Electoral Observation Mission to the Republic of Mauritius, Statement by the Hon. Maite Nkoana-Mashabane (MP) Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa and Head of the SADC Electoral Observation Mission to the 2014 National Assembly Elections in the Republic of Mauritius, delivered on 11 December 2014, Moka, Republic of Mauritius 2014/12/09 Media Statement by International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane on President Zuma's recent State Visit to the People's Republic of China, OR Tambo Building, Pretoria, 09 December 2014 2014/12/05 Lecture by President Zuma at Tsinghua University on the occasion of the State Visit to the People’s Republic of China, Beijing 2014/12/05 Address by President Zuma during the China-South Africa Business Forum Meeting, on the occasion of the State Visit to the People's Republic of China, Beijing 2014/12/01 Statement on the Official Launch of the SADC Electoral Observation Mission (SEOM) to the 2014 National Assembly Elections in the Republic of Mauritius by Honourable Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Minister for International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa and Head of the SADC Electoral Observation Mission (SEOM), Moka, 01 December 2014 2014/11/30 SADC Electoral Observation Mission (SEOM) to the Republic of Namibia, draft Preliminary Statement by Honourable Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa and Head of the SADC Electoral Observation Mission to the Republic of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia, 30 November 2014 2014/11/27 Statement by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation on President Zuma’s outgoing visit to the People’s Republic of China, 27 November 2014 2014/11/26 Media Statement by President Jacob Zuma at media briefing following official talks with President Mahmoud Abbas of The State of Palestine on the occasion of the state visit to South Africa by President Abbas, 26 November 2014 2014/11/25 Speech by Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane on the NDP Chapter Seven Tuesday, 25 November 2014, DIRCO Conference Centre 2014/11/21 Opening Remarks by Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, on the occasion of the 8th South Africa-Germany Bi-National Commission, Pretoria, 21 November 2014 2014/11/19 Opening Remarks by Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Republic of South Africa, on the occasion of the 2nd Bi-National Commission between the Republic of South Africa and the Republic of Botswana, Gaborone, 19 November 2014 2014/11/12 Speech by the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Nomaindiya Mfeketo, on the occasion of a Public Participation Programme on the theme: “South Africa’s Economic Diplomacy with Asia and the Middle East Region”, Centre for Conflict Management, Cape Town, 12 November 2014 2014/11/11 Speech by the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Nomaindiya Mfeketo, on the occasion of a Public Participation Programme, theme: “The importance of South Africa’s foreign Policy in meeting the country’s domestic priorities”, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Western Cape, 11 November 2014 2014/11/07 Media Remarks by Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, on the occasion of the 12th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee on Trade and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) with the Russian Federation, Pretoria, 07 November 2014 2014/11/04 Media remarks by President Zuma at the conclusion of Official Talks with President Pierre Nkurunziza of the Republic of Burundi during the State Visit by President Nkurunziza to South Africa, 04 November 2014 2014/10/31 Address by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, to the Special Joint Sitting of Parliament debating Agenda 2063, Cape Town, 31 October 2014 2014/10/28 Speech by the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, H E Mr L. Landers, on the occasion of a Public Participation Programme titled: “Celebrating 20 years of South Africa’s Democracy and freedom with Cuba”, Havana, Cuba, 28 October 2014 2014/10/26 SADC Electoral Observation Mission to the Republic of Botswana Statement by Honourable Maite Nkoana-Mashabane (MP) Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa and Head of the SADC Electoral Observation Mission to the 2014 General Elections in the Republic of Botswana, delivered on 26 October 2014, Gaborone, Republic of Botswana 2014/10/23 Statement by SADC Facilitator, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa on the Signing of the Masuru Security Accord - Maseru 23 October 2014 2014/10/17 Media Remarks by Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, on occasion of the 2nd South Africa-Mexico Bi-National Commission (BNC), Pretoria – 17 October 2014 2014/10/17 SADC Electoral Observer Mission (SEOM) to the Republic of Mozambique - Statement by Hon. Maite Nkoana–Mashabane, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa and Head of SADC Electoral Observer Mission to the Republic of Mozambique, 17 October 2014 2014/10/17 Missão de Observação Eleitoral da SADC (SEOM) À República de Moçambique Declaração - Feita pela S.E. Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Ministra das Relações Internacionais e Cooperação da República da África do Sul Chefe da Missão de Observação Eleitoral da SADC a República de Moçambique, 17 de Outubro De 2014 2014/10/12 Speech by H.E. Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, during the International Donors Conference on Palestine: Reconstructing Gaza, 12 October, Cairo 2014/10/10 Remarks by the Hon Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa and Head of the SADC Electoral Observer Mission to the 2014 General Elections in the Republic of Botswana, 10 October 2014, Fairground, Gaborone, Botswana 2014/10/09 Keynote Address by Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, at the Civil Society National Consultative Forum on the African Union Agenda 2063, DIRCO, Pretoria, Thursday, 09 October 2014 2014/10/09 Address by Deputy Minister Mfeketo on the occasion of a Public Participation Programme (PPP) visit to South Africans leaving in Australia as part of IORA Conference Engagements Thursday, 9 October 2014 2014/10/09 Opening Statement by Ms Nomaindiya Mfeketo, Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, at the 14th Meeting of the Council of Ministers of IORA, Perth, Australia, 09 October 2014 2014.09/25 Statement by the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Luwellyn Landers, on international developments, 25 September 2014, DIRCO, Pretoria 2014/09/24 Acceptance Remarks by President Jacob Zuma, on being Co-Chair of the Open Government Partnership, at the OGP Heads of State and Government Level Side Event, at the 69th United Nations General Assembly, New York, 24 September 2014 2014/09/24 Statement delivered on the occasion of the 69th Session of the United Nations General Assembly General Debate by President Jacob Zuma, New York, USA, 24 September 2014 2014/09/22 Opening Statement by Ambassador Tebogo Seokolo, Permanent Representative and Governor of South Africa to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the occasion of the 58th Session of the General Conference of the IAEA, 22 September 2014, Vienna, Republic of Austria 2014/09/17 Statement by International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane on developments relating to South African citizens at the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, Nigeria, 17 September 2014, Imbizo Media Centre, Parliament, Cape Town 2014/09/12 Statement by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, on the occasion of the Joint Press Conference with His Excellency Mr Vladimir Makei, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Pretoria, 12 September 2014 2014/09/11 Statement by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, on the occasion of the Joint Press Conference with the Honourable Minister Julie Bishop, MP Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia, Pretoria, 11 September 2014 2014/09/09 Statement by the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Nomaindiya Mfeketo, on the occasion of the joint media briefing with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic State of Iran, Dr Hossein Amir Abdollahian, Pretoria, 09 September 2014 2014/08/31 Remarks by President Jacob Zuma, to South African Ambassadors and High Commissioners stationed abroad, on the occasion of the 2014 Heads of Mission Conference, OR Tambo Building, Pretoria, 31 August 2014 2014/08/09 Address by President Jacob Zuma on the occasion of the celebration of National Women’s Day, King Zwelithini Stadium, Umlazi, Durban, 09 August 2014 2014/08/08 Media statement by President Jacob Zuma at the conclusion of official talks with President Michelle Bachelet of Chile, Union Buildings, Pretoria, 08 August 2014 2014/08/04 Address by President Jacob Zuma to the National Press Club, Washington DC, United States of America, 4 August 2014 2014/08/01 Speech by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, on the occasion of a Public Lecture on: ”South Africa’s Chairpersonship of BRICS – from Durban to Fortaleza”, Institute for Global Dialogue (IGD), Friday, 01 August 2014 2014/08/01 Statement by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, on international developments, 01 August 2014, OR Tambo Building 2014/07/31 Media statement on the visit of the Presidential Envoys to the Middle East, Imbizo Media Centre, Cape Town, 31 July 2014 2014/07/22 Budget Vote Speech by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, H.E. Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, National Assembly, Cape Town, 22 July 2014 2014/07/22 Budget Vote Speech by the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, H.E. Ms N.C. Mfeketo, National Assembly, Cape Town, 22 July 2014 2014/07/22 Budget Vote Speech by the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Luwellyn Landers MP, National Assembly, Cape Town, 22 July 2014 2014/07/22 Media Remarks by H.E. Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Imbizo Media Centre, Parliament, 22 July 2014 2014/07/16 Address by President JG Zuma to retreat between Heads of State of BRICS and South American States, 16 July 2014, Brasilia 2014/07/16 Speaking Notes by His Excellency President Jacob Zuma during the Second Closed Session of the VI (Sixth) BRICS Summit, 16 July 2014, Brasilia 2014/07/15 Address by President Jacob Zuma to the Sixth BRICS Summit Plenary Session, Fortaleza, Brazil, 15 July 2014 2014/07/11 Keynote Address by H. E. Luwellyn Landers, Deputy Minister of  International Relations and Cooperation to the South African Youth Consultative Conference on AU AGENDA 2063 2014/07/07 Remarks by Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa on the occasion of the Re-interment Ceremony, France 2014/06/20 Address by President Jacob Zuma in response to the Debate on the State of the Nation Address National Assembly, Cape Town, 20 June 2014 2014/06/17 State of the Nation Address by His Excellency Jacob G Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa on the occasion of the Joint Sitting of Parliament, Cape Town, 17 June 2014 2014/06/16 Keynote Address by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, H. E. Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane on the occasion of the 20 Years Anniversary of Freedom and Celebration of 20 Years of Diplomatic Relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Iran, 16th June 2014 2014/06/15 Statement by Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa, Mr Luwellyn Landers at the General Debate of the G77 and China Extraordinary Summit in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on Sunday, 15 June 2014 2014/05/29 Statement by H E Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa, to the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Ministerial Conference, Algiers, Algeria, 29 May 2014 2014/05/25 President Jacob Zuma announces Members of the National Executive, Pretoria, 25 May 2014 2014/05/24 Address by His Excellency President Jacob Zuma on the occasion of his Inauguration as Fifth President of the Republic of South Africa, Union Buildings, Pretoria, 24 May 2014 2014/04/27 Address by President Jacob Zuma, on the occasion of the 2014 Freedom Day Celebrations, Union Buildings, Pretoria, 27 April 2014 2014/04/14 Remarks by International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane at the conclusion of the Joint Commission for Cooperation (JCC) between the Republic of Guinea, OR Tambo Building, Pretoria, 14 April 2014 2014/04/10 Speech by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane,  on the occasion of a Public Lecture on : “Celebrating 20 years of South Africa’s Democracy: Reflections on Foreign Policy, Highlights and Challenges”, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Thursday, 10 April 2014 2014/03/21 Address by President Jacob Zuma on the occasion of National Human Rights Day Commemoration, Sharpeville, 21 March 2014 2014/03/19 Address by  Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim entitled “20 Years of South Africa and Multilateralism: Returning to the fold,” University of KwaZulu Natal, 19 March 2014 2014/03/14 Message of Solidarity delivered by Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim on behalf of H E Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane at the 4th Session of the 3rd Parliament of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) in Midrand, South Africa – 18 March 2014 2014/03/11 Address by President Jacob Zuma on the occasion of the release of the 20 Year Review: South Africa 1994 to 2014, Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guest House, Pretoria, 11 March 2014 2014/03/04 Statement by H. E Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa, delivered at The High-Level Segment of the 25th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Tuesday, 04 March 2014 2014/03/03 Tribute by the Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, Kgalema Motlanthe, at the Thanksgiving Service to Celebrate the Life and Work of Former President Nelson Mandela, London, United Kingdom, 03 March 2014 2014/03/01 Remarks by Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa, at the Opening Session of the 2nd Conference on Cooperation Amongst East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development (CEAPAD II), Jakarta, Indonesia, 1 March 2014 2014/02/26 2014 Budget Speech by Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan, 26 February 2014 (.pdf) 2014/02/24 Public Lecture by Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim, “Twenty Years of South African Involvement in Conflict Resolution: Lessons Learned and the Case of Syria”, University of Pretoria, 24 February 2014 2014/02/21 Remarks by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, on the occasion of the join press briefing with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan 2014/02/20 Address by President Jacob Zuma in Response to the Debate on the State of the Nation Address, National Assembly, Cape Town, 20 February 2014 2014/02/18 Statement by Honourable Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Minister of International Relations & Cooperation, during the National Assembly Debate on President’s State of the Nation Address, 18 February 2014 2014/02/13 State of the Nation Address By His Excellency Jacob G Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa on the occasion of the Joint Sitting Of Parliament, Cape Town, 13 February 2014 2014/02/11 Address by His Excellency, President Jacob Zuma, on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the signing of the Brazzaville Accord on Peace in Southern Africa 2014/02/06 Address by Mr Marius Fransman, Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, on the occasion of the International Solidarity Conference on Cuba, Western Sahara and Palestine, hosted by the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, Good Hope Chamber, 6 February 2014 2014/01/23 Statement by the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ebrahim Ebrahim, on his Working Visit to the Yemeni Republic, 23 January 2014, OR Tambo Building, Pretoria