Media Invite

07 October 2025

*DIRCO and Unisa to host a G20 Townhall Engagement in Durban*

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), in collaboration with the University of South Africa (Unisa) and the University of KwaZulu-Natal, will host a G20 Townhall Outreach on 08 October 2025 in Durban.

The event will take place under the theme: “_Financial Inclusion for Economic Development: Creating Access to Benefit Grassroots Economies_.”

The inaugural DIRCO-UNISA G20 Town Hall Outreach took place on 14 May 2025 in Pretoria, Gauteng Province. The second instalment took place on 08 August 2025 in Mbombela, Mpumalanga Province, with the third taking place on 16 September 2025 in Cape Town.

South Africa’s G20 Presidency stands as a vital moment to shape global dialogues and promote economic development. It represents a strategic opportunity to advance change in global governance while working towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

Financial inclusion is increasingly recognized as a critical element of the global economic system, particularly in relation to poverty eradication, equitable growth and social stability. In a globalized economy, financial inclusion has the potential to reduce inequality, foster resilience and promote sustainable development.

Deputy Minister Alvin Botes addresses the G20 Pan-African Trade and Investment Conference 6.10.2025

Deputy Minister key note address 6 10 2025 by Ubuntu Radio

DIRCO Minister Hon Ronald Lamola is attending and participating in the 22nd Nordic-Africa Foreign Ministers (NAFM), in Victoria Falls, Republic of Zimbabwe.

The meeting is being held under the theme “Leveraging Technology and Collaboration for Future-Ready Societies.” The programme will include a Business Forum and a Young Innovators Forum.

The engagement between Nordic and African countries was initiated in 2001 and is hosted on a rotational basis between the Nordic and African countries. The last Ministerial Meeting was hosted by Denmark, from 01 to 04 May 2024.

The initiative aims to support closer relations between African and Nordic countries. Nordic countries have a record of providing support for the full operationalisation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and, amongst others, the theme of the 2025 event resonates with the African Union’s intentions to make greater strides in technology to support the development of the continent, especially in the context of the importance of technology to the development of young people on the African continent

Minister Lamola is attending and participating in the 22nd Nordic-Africa Foreign Ministers (NAFM), in Victoria Falls, Republic of Zimbabwe.

The meeting is being held under the theme “Leveraging Technology and Collaboration for Future-Ready Societies.” The programme will include a Business Forum and a Young Innovators Forum.

The engagement between Nordic and African countries was initiated in 2001 and is hosted on a rotational basis between the Nordic and African countries. The last Ministerial Meeting was hosted by Denmark, from 01 to 04 May 2024.

The initiative aims to support closer relations between African and Nordic countries. Nordic countries have a record of providing support for the full operationalisation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and, amongst others, the theme of the 2025 event resonates with the African Union’s intentions to make greater strides in technology to support the development of the continent, especially in the context of the importance of technology to the development of young people on the African continent

Minister Lamola is attending and participating in the 22nd Nordic-Africa Foreign Ministers (NAFM), in Victoria Falls, Republic of Zimbabwe.

The meeting is being held under the theme “Leveraging Technology and Collaboration for Future-Ready Societies.” The programme will include a Business Forum and a Young Innovators Forum.

The engagement between Nordic and African countries was initiated in 2001 and is hosted on a rotational basis between the Nordic and African countries. The last Ministerial Meeting was hosted by Denmark, from 01 to 04 May 2024.

The initiative aims to support closer relations between African and Nordic countries. Nordic countries have a record of providing support for the full operationalisation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and, amongst others, the theme of the 2025 event resonates with the African Union’s intentions to make greater strides in technology to support the development of the continent, especially in the context of the importance of technology to the development of young people on the African continent.

Solveign Tangen spoke to Ubuntu Radio on the sidelines of the 22nd Africa-Nordic Ministers of Foreign Affairs Meeting in Victoria Falls in the Republic of Zimbabwe 2-3 October 2025.

The meeting will be held under the theme “Leveraging Technology and Collaboration for Future-Ready Societies.” The programme will include a Business Forum and a Young Innovators Forum.

The engagement between Nordic and African countries was initiated in 2001 and is hosted on a rotational basis between the Nordic and African countries. The last Ministerial Meeting was hosted by Denmark, from 01 to 04 May 2024.

The initiative aims to support closer relations between African and Nordic countries. Nordic countries have a record of providing support for the full operationalisation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and, amongst others, the theme of the 2025 event resonates with the African Union’s intentions to make greater strides in technology to support the development of the continent, especially in the context of the importance of technology to the development of young people on the African continent.

Ubuntu Radio's interview with Ms Desiree Moodley - Chargé d'Affaires at the South African Embassy in Zimbabwe focusing on bilateral (incl Multilateral) relations between South Africa and Zimbabwe as well as an overview of the visit to Zimbabwe by the DIRCO Minister, Hon Ronald Lamola to participate in the 22nd Meeting of Africa-Nordic Ministers of Foreign Affairs, taking place between the 2-3 October 2025, Victoria Falls, in the Republic Zimbabwe.

International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Alvin Botes delivering remarks at the Annual Conference of Speakers of National and Regional Parliament at the Pan African Parliament in Midrand, South Africa. 29 September 2025.

#G20SouthAfrica Minister Ronald Lamola delivers opening remarks at the International Peace Institute’s (IPI) Annual Event on Africa and the Global Order Reform of the Global Financial Architecture: G20 Imperatives for Sustainable Debt and Inclusive Growth on the margins of #UNGA80 in New York, USA. 24/09/2025

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