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2010/08/31
S van der Merwe to meet Japanese State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr Osamu Fujiimura, 1 Sept
Mr Fjiimura arrives in South Africa today, 31 August 2010.
Mr Fjiimura will be accompanied by the Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Mr Chiaki Takahashi, and a business delegation comprising of business people plus other senior government officials. Currently there are about 86 Japanese companies operating in South Africa and Japan was the biggest export market for South Africa in 2005, 2006 and 2008.
However, due to the Global Economic Recession, Japan dropped to ... [highlighted result]
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2010/08/12
S van der Merwe to receive donation for Haiti Relief and Reconstruction programme, 13 Aug
The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Sue van der Merwe, will on Friday, 13 August 2010, receive a cheque of R40 000 from Cape Town's Fishhoek Primary School intended as part of the Relief and Reconstruction programme for Haiti which suffered a devastating earthquake earlier this year.
Deputy Minister van der Merwe leads the South African government effort in coordinating search and rescue, relief and reconstruction support programmes ... [highlighted result]
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2010/06/21
S van der Merwe: High Commission of New Zealand?s new chancery
It is indeed a great honour for me to be present here today to represent the government of the Republic of South Africa at the opening of this beautiful new chancery of New Zealand. We are particularly grateful for the contribution New Zealand is making toward the development of skills in South Africa and the region through the New Zealand Development Scholarship and Commonwealth Scholarship programmes. Prime Minister, It is in this spirit of friendship and sporting ... [highlighted result]
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2010/06/01
S van der Merwe meets Israeli Ambassador following attacks on aid ships to Gaza
South African Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Sue van der Merwe, in the absence of Minister Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, who is on an official visit to France, summoned the Israeli Ambassador in South Africa, Mr Segev-Steinberg.The reason for the meeting was to issue a D'marche, registering the governments strongest possible protest to the Israeli Government, for its unjustified military action and resultant loss of life inflicted by Israel on a ... [highlighted result]
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2010/05/25
S van der Merwe: Africa Day NCOP debate
It is important to remember this history and its importance and for the importance of what is now Africa Day within the context of African unity and its contribution to the liberation struggle of countries on the continent, particularly our own country, South Africa.Chairperson, honourable members,It is well documented how the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), the precursor of the African Union (AU), prioritised the decolonisation of Africa as its main objective. Through ... [highlighted result]
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2010/05/11
S van der Merwe to attend Africa-Nordic Foreign Minister meeting, 12 to 13 May
International Relations Deputy Minister Sue van der Merwe will on Tuesday, 11 May 2010 depart for Dakar, Senegal where she will attend the ninth informal Nordic-Africa Foreign Ministers meeting scheduled for 12 to 13 May 2010.Deputy Minister van der Merwe will participate in this session of the Nordic-Africa Informal Ministerial meeting within the context of South Africa's priority to promote the African developmental agenda through among others, strategic engagement with countries ... [highlighted result]
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2010/04/22
S van der Merwe: International Relations and Cooperation Dept Budget Vote 2010/11
It is with a sense of excitement that our country readies itself to welcome hundreds of thousands of fans from the length and breadth of our continent and from all over the world.The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be important to South Africa in many ways. It will showcase South Africa to the world as a tourism and investment destination, it will enable us to show that South Africa and Africa can successfully host an event of this magnitude and thus it will give us the opportunity to realise... [highlighted result]
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2010/04/19
S van der Merwe: Commonwealth Broadcasters Association gala dinner
President of the CBA, Mr Abubaker Jijiwa
And Deputy President Clarke
Chairman of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Board, Ambassador Ben Ngubane
Secretary General, Ms Elizabeth Smith
Members of Parliament
Distinguished guestsIt is a great honour for South Africa to host such a distinguished gathering of broadcasters from throughout the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth family comprises the world's largest and smallest, richest and poorest ...
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2010/03/31
S van der Merwe: International Donors? Conference Towards a New Future for Haiti
It is important that this United Nations sends a strong message of support to the government and the people of Haiti.Chairperson,This conference could not have been organised at a more appropriate time, just one week after the United Nations (UN) General Assembly commemorated the International Day of Remembrance of Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, in honour of Haiti.Haiti, the first black republic in the world, played a most significant role in the ... [highlighted result]
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2010/03/23
Gauteng Health and Social Development appoints Ian van der Merwe as Chief Financial Officer
In an effort to beef up financial efficiency, the Gauteng Department of Health and Social Development appointed Mr Ian van der Merwe as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO).The CFO will be responsible for improving the finances of one of the biggest departments in Gauteng. Mr Van der Merwe also touched on the issue of assets management and the administration of hospitals that need fixing for the department to meet its target of getting a clean audit. He has a Bachelor of Commerce (... [highlighted result]
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2010/03/17
S van der Merwe on Australian Trade and Investment Seminar
Deputy Minister Sue van der Merwe, supported by South Africa s High Commissioner to Australia, Mr Lenin Shope, participated in the third annual Trade and Investment Seminar held in Melbourne. The seminar, attended by officials of the Department of Trade and Industry (South Africa), Mpumalanga Economic Growth Agency (MEGA) and South African Airways provided a good forum for interaction with Australian businessmen and women on issues of trade and development between South Africa and ... [highlighted result]
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2010/03/17
S van der Merwe: Trade and Investment Seminar
Mr Brian Tee, Parliamentary Secretary for Public Transport
South African High Commissioner to Australia, Mr Lenin Shope
Distinguished guests
Ladies and gentlemenSouth Africa today is very different from the South Africa of twenty years ago when we were the pariah nation of the international world. We need to work to rebuild progress.Our investment relationship recorded the highest inflow into South Africa, Australian $1.1 billion in 2008 mainly in the coal, ...
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2010/02/23
S van der Merwe: Institute of Democracy in South Africa (IDASA) dinner
This charter represents a commitment to move from the symbolic commitment to principles of democracy, to taking the first steps to institutionalising a shared vision for a continent that, through effective democratic institutions underpinned by effective rights based governance, is able to fulfil its true potential.It does not only seek to promote universal values and principles of democracy and respect for human rights, but lays out explicit principles and objectives for the building ... [highlighted result]
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2010/01/14
S van der Merwe on South Africa's rescue package to Republic of Haiti
The South African government will coordinate the country s aid package through the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC). The South African government has decided that the country s aid assistance in Haiti will be approached in three phases; namely:The immediate search and rescue phase in which search teams will be deployed to the Republic of Haiti. In this regard, the South African government, through Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) and the ... [highlighted result]
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2009/12/08
S van der Merwe to attend memorial service of High Commissioner C Nkondo, 9 Dec
International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Sue van der Merwe will represent the department at the memorial service of the late High Commissioner Curtis Nkondo.Media is invited to attend the memorial service as follows:Date: 9 December 2009
Venue: Regina Mundi, Rockville, Soweto
Time: 13h00Media interested in covering the memorial service can contact:
Nthabiseng Ramatshela
Cell: 082 675 0893Issued by: Department of ...
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2009/11/09
S van der Merwe: World Travel Market
Speaking to an estimated 150 members of the media agencies from around Europe, Asia and the Americas at the World Travel Market London, Deputy Minister Sue van der Merwe cautioned that with 214 days left before the 2010 FIFA World Cup, South Africa is ready South Africans can t wait.The Deputy Minister gave an overview of South Africa s readiness, stressing that South Africa is on track to honour all 17 guarantees it had made to FIFA in its bid book in 2004; that South Africa has ... [highlighted result]
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2009/11/06
S van der Merwe to participate in World Travel Market, 9 to 10 Nov
London: The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Sue van der Merwe is in London to participate in the World Travel Market London, the United Kingdom as part of her extended portfolio as Alternate Director on the Local Organising Committee (LOC). With 213 days to go before the FIFA World Cup 2010 kick-off, the Deputy Minister is expected to speak to issues around South Africa's readiness to host the FIFA World Cup; government guarantees that relate to ... [highlighted result]
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2009/10/30
S van der Merwe to co-chair South Africa to Spain annual consultations, 2 Nov
International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Sue Van der Merwe will co-chair the sixth annual South Africa to Spain consultations with her Spanish counterpart, Mr Angel Lossada, Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, on 2 November 2009 in Madrid.Deputy Minister Van der Merwe will be accompanied by senior officials from the Department of International Relations and Cooperation as well as representatives from various other departments that have close cooperation ... [highlighted result]
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2009/10/23
S van der Merwe to commemorate United Nations (UN) Day, 26 Oct
International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Sue van Der Merwe will on Monday, 26 October 2009 host a reception to commemorate United Nations (UN) Day.The anniversary of the entry into force of the United Nations Charter on 24 October 1945 has been celebrated as UN Day since 1948. This is to make known the aims and achievements of the United Nations Organisation.UN Day is an opportunity for nations to reaffirm their faith in the principles and the purpose of the ... [highlighted result]
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2009/10/06
S van der Merwe: European Union parliamentary delegation for relations with South Africa
Chair of the delegation for relations with South Africa, Mr Cashman,
Members of the European Parliament delegation for relations with South Africa
ExcellenciesThank you for inviting me and for giving me an opportunity to make a statement at this first meeting of the newly constituted delegation for relations with South Africa. It is worth noting that the summits as well as the Ministerial Troika outcomes make reference to South Africa to European Union ...
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