Nominations are now open for South Africans who continue to represent the country in an extraordinary fashion internationally.
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Science, innovation vital to economic recovery: President
“We are, therefore, prioritising investment in science, technology and innovation to revitalise and modernise existing industries, as well as to create new sources of growth and stimulate industrialisation. There is huge potential in agriculture, mining, energy and manufacturing, among others,” he said.
Continue readingPresident opens NantSA vaccine production campus
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday, 19 January 2022, joined Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong, founder of the multinational conglomerate NantWorks, LLC, in launching the NantSA vaccine manufacturing campus at Brackengate, Cape Town.
Continue readingMinister Pandor on Africa’s debt burden
The African Union will continue calling for the debt burden on African economies to be reduced, says Dr Naledi Pandor.
Continue readingStatement by Minister Pandor on the occasion of end-of-year Media Briefing
This briefing is being held to provide you with an overview of work done in implementing South Africa’s foreign policy in 2021. We have been and continue to engage all countries that have imposed unscientific and discriminatory travel bans on our country and region. We are pleased that diplomacy is bearing fruits.
Continue readingSouth African envoy calls on Canada to support waiver
The vaccine patent waiver request was one of many items that fell by the wayside when the WTO cancelled this week’s long-awaited in-person meeting of trade ministers set for Geneva. Her Excellency Dlamini-Mntambo said she hoped to see it back on the WTO’s agenda soon.
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