Ubuntu Radio in conversation with Professor Bhekie Mamba, Executive Dean of the College of Science, Engineering and Technology.

Professor Bongiwe Mphahlele chats to Ubuntu Radio about the significance of the G20 Community Engagements

This initiative is designed to showcase the power of culture in fostering international exchanges between partners. It serves as a platform to highlight the province’s rich cultural heritage, deepen international cooperation, and advance the G20’s vision of inclusivity and collaboration.

More than 20 heads of commissions are in the city, including China, Mali, Lesotho, Nigeria, and Bangladesh, to take part in the tours around the city and to foster international relationships with the premier and her executive council.

The roadshow positions the Free State as a global cultural destination while advancing the G20 Presidency’s theme of “Solidarity, Equality & Sustainability” and the sub-theme “Advancing Cultural Diplomacy to Build Sustainable Communities”.

Ms Nthabiseng Malefane, Dep of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO). Setting the Scene and State of Readiness for the G20

Welcome address by

Professor Bhekie Mamba, Executive Dean of the College of Science, Engineering and Technology. On behalf of Principal and VC of Unisa, Prof Puleng LenkaBula

Welcome remarks by the Mayor of Mbombela, Councilor Sibongile Makushe-Mazibuko ahead of the G20 Community Engagement

This initiative is designed to showcase the power of culture in fostering international exchanges between partners. It serves as a platform to highlight the province’s rich cultural heritage, deepen international cooperation, and advance the G20’s vision of inclusivity and collaboration.

More than 20 heads of commissions are in the city, including China, Mali, Lesotho, Nigeria, and Bangladesh, to take part in the tours around the city and to foster international relationships with the premier and her executive council.

The roadshow positions the Free State as a global cultural destination while advancing the G20 Presidency’s theme of “Solidarity, Equality & Sustainability” and the sub-theme “Advancing Cultural Diplomacy to Build Sustainable Communities”.

DIRCO Deputy Minister Thandi Moraka's remarks during the G20 Cultural Public Participation Programme in Bloemfontein. by Ubuntu Radio

Friedrich Naumann Foundation Africa - In the Eye of the Storm: South Africa’s G20 Moment and the New Geopolitics with Minister Ronald Lamola

Media Advisory

05 August 2025

*DIRCO and Unisa to host a seminar on “The UN at 80: The post-World War II peace architecture and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty”*

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) and the University of South Africa (UNISA) will host a public seminar on Wednesday, 06 August 2025, under the theme: “The United Nations (UN) at 80: The post-World War II peace architecture and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty”.

The year 2025 marks 80 years since the establishment of the UN. In 1945, the world witnessed in horror as atomic bombs were detonated on civilians in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan on 06 and 09 August, respectively. The seminar aims to commemorate these historical events.

The event will provide an opportunity for the panelists to review the effectiveness of the Post-World War II peace architecture, considering the current armed conflicts taking place in Africa, Europe and the Middle East.

Deputy Minister Alvin Botes will deliver the keynote address as follows:

Date: Wednesday, 6 August 2026

Time: 09:30 for 10:00

Venue: Senate Hall, 2nd Floor, Winnie Madikizela Mandela Building, Unisa Muckleneuk Campus, Tshwane.

Media RSVPs: Mpho Rakgakole, [email protected]

ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COOPERATION

OR Tambo Building

460 Soutpansberg Road

Rietondale

0084