South African High Commission, Gaborone

21/12/2022

Please be advised that the High Commission will be close on 23 December 2022 and will reopen on 4 January 2023.
We would like to wish our friends and followers a Merry Cheistmas and Happy New Year. Stay safe.

18/12/2022

Artist on Dialysis Creates Wildlife Christmas Baubles That Help Baby Rhino Orphan Be Adopted

Artist on Dialysis Creates Wildlife Christmas Baubles That Help Baby Rhino Orphan Be Adopted

Thanks to wildlife Christmas baubles, created by talented artist Diana Wilkinson, a little orphaned rhino calf has been adopted by the funds raised. The 6-week-old calf, Ukuthula, whose mother was ruthlessly poached, will now get another chance at life at the Zululand Rhino Orphanage. Diana is no or...

18/12/2022

Ex-Strictly Star Oti Mabuse Dances and Braais with SA Orphans in Early Christmas Surprise

Ex-Strictly Star Oti Mabuse Dances and Braais with SA Orphans in Early Christmas Surprise

Christmas arrived early at an orphanage in Johannesburg today, as the UK’s former Strictly Come Dancing star Oti Mabuse, and her sister Phemelom, popped in to have a dance lesson with the girls! Ilamula House was opened by The Winnie Mabaso Foundation in 2014, for vulnerable, abused and orphaned g...

14/12/2022

WATCH SA’s Matt Sates Becomes New WORLD Champion at World Aquatics in Melbourne

WATCH SA’s Matt Sates Becomes New WORLD Champion at World Aquatics in Melbourne

Matthew ‘Matt’ Sates has become World Champion, after his brilliant performance on Tuesday evening in the Men’s 200m Individual Medley (IM) Final at the FINA World Swimming Championships in Melbourne, Australia. Matt won in 1:50.15. Watch below. It’s a new African record, and puts Matt only ...

12/12/2022

Timeline photos

: Doing it

Congratulations to Jenny van Dyk who led the 🇧🇼 Botswana national netball team as a head coach to win the 2022 Singapore Nations Cup following a 65-37 victory against the Fijian Pearls in the final.

💬 "The goal never changes. I want every team I coach to play in the final. The players must do this because, with every final, they gain confidence. The benefit of this is that they don't panic during pressure situations."

This is the first time Botswana has won the Singapore Nations Cup title. In 2008, Botswana was the runners-up in the netball tournament organized and hosted by Netball Singapore.

In August 2022, she was appointed as the head coach of Botswana.

🗣️ "To be honest, I think I fine-tuned my 'recipe for success'. Apart from strategizing, it is all about ensuring the players are mentally and physically up to any challenge."

Van Dyk is the Head of the Programme & Head Coach at .

⭐️💡

09/12/2022

Photos from BWgovernment's post

08/12/2022

South Africans Top Spots in Longest-Running Hair Competition

South Africans Top Spots in Longest-Running Hair Competition

Launched over 65 years ago, the world's longest-running hairdressing competition is celebrating South Africans! The hairdressing community are...

07/12/2022

Kingsmead College Students Pack Maternity Packs for New Moms

Kingsmead College Students Pack Maternity Packs for New Moms

A group of helpful students from Kingsmead College lent a helping hand to the Grace Factory to help pack the final 190 maternity packs for new moms.

28/11/2022

Families Learning to Garden, Taught How to Turn Produce into Profit

Families Learning to Garden, Taught How to Turn Produce into Profit

130 people have benefitted from the Family Food Garden programme with all learning to turn their produce into small income generating businesses.

24/11/2022

Photos from Botswana Investment and Trade Centre's post

24/11/2022

5 game reserves to visit in the Greater Kruger Area

5 game reserves to visit in the Greater Kruger Area

The Greater Kruger Area has many beautiful lodges that offer Big 5 experiences and luxurious accommodations

22/11/2022

Photos from The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa's post

20/11/2022

| President Cyril Ramaphosa will, at the invitation of His Majesty, King Charles III, conduct a State Visit to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) from 22 to 23 November 2022.

Royal State Visits are the highest honour bestowed on a country by the United Kingdom in the furtherance of bilateral relations and as a symbol of respect and of the importance the UK ascribes to its relations with a particular country.

President Ramaphosa is the first Head of State to be hosted for a State Visit by His Majesty Charles III. Since 1994, bilateral relations between South Africa and the UK have grown into a strategic developmental partnership, as reflected in substantial bilateral trade.

Politically, the countries have over the years frequently collaborated in various multilateral organisations to advance shared ideals and objectives, including in the G20 and the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

The visit provides an opportunity for South Africa and the UK to identify new areas of collaboration in advancing economic recovery and stability and reaffirming the solid foundation between the two countries.

This is the first meeting at this level after the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union and comes at a time when the economies of many countries, including South Africa and the UK, are affected by the lingering impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and by the consequences of the Ukraine-Russia conflict.

During the visit, President Ramaphosa will also hold official talks with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to review a range of issues of a bilateral, continental and global nature.

Key sectors under consideration for mutual benefit and to support economic growth and development in South Africa include infrastructure development, mining, energy, manufacturing, agro-processing, business process outsourcing and tourism.

Bilateral relations between South Africa and the UK are managed through the Bilateral Forum, which was established in 1997. The forum meets biennially at the foreign ministerial level. The most recent meeting was the 12th Session, which was held on the side-lines of the G7 Foreign Ministers meeting in May 2021 in the United Kingdom.

In 2021, the UK was the 13th most important supplier of South Africa’s imports and the 5th largest exports destination of South Africa’s products globally after China, USA, Germany and Japan. In 2021, South Africa was the 17th largest supplier of United Kingdom’s imports globally and the first largest supplier of United Kingdom’s imports from Africa.

In 2021, South Africa was the 34th exports destination for United Kingdom’s exports globally and the 1st exports destination for United Kingdom’s exports to Africa.
Bilateral trade reached the highest peak in 2021 for the ten-year period under review, at R148.4 billion, after falling from R138.6 billion in 2018 to R79.2 billion in 2019.

Bilateral trade recovered by 21.8% to R96.5 billion in 2020 from 2019 amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Bilateral Trade between South Africa and the United Kingdom increased during the two years of 2020 and 2021.

The overall objective of the visit for both South Africa and the United Kingdom is to create new impetus in the strengthening of the historically deep and strong bilateral relationship, by elaborating on existing cooperation projects and identifying new areas of cooperation.

To achieve this, the following overarching themes have been identified to guide the substantive engagements of the visit:
➢ Trade, Investment and Inclusive Economic Growth (including infrastructure investment)
➢ Climate Change and Energy
➢ Health
➢ Education and Skills Development
➢ Science and Innovation.

Memorandums of Understanding on Cooperation in Science and Innovation and also on Health Cooperation will be signed during the State Visit.

The UK is South Africa’s number one source of long-haul tourism in the world, a position it has not relinquished for the past 19 years. UK tourists to South Africa have a very high repeat visitor rate and 67% of visitors who have been to South Africa return for a second visit.

Bilateral relations between South Africa and the UK remain strong covering a range of areas of cooperation linked to both Governments’ priorities.

The President will be accompanied by the Ministers of International Relations and Cooperation, Trade and Industry and Competition, Health and Higher Education, Science and Innovation.

17/11/2022

South African tourism up by over 92% since 2019 pre-pandemic levels

South African tourism up by over 92% since 2019 pre-pandemic levels

South Africa's latest tourism stats underline the improving tourism numbers post-Covid, before heading into the peak summer season.

14/11/2022

A Little South African Desert Town Will Help Fly First Woman to The Moon

A Little South African Desert Town Will Help Fly First Woman to The Moon

The new Deep Space Ground Station – which will be based in South Africa – will support human spaceflight missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond.

14/11/2022

South African Airways reopens Victoria Falls route

South African Airways reopens Victoria Falls route

South African Airways (SAA) will resume flights on at least four of its old routes, including Victoria Falls, before the festive season.

09/11/2022

Photos from Beefmaster South Africa's post

09/11/2022

Photos from The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa's post

08/11/2022

51 Blue Flags for South Africa's beaches in 2022/23

51 Blue Flags for South Africa's beaches in 2022/23

The Wildlife & Environment Society of South Africa is proud to announce that 51 beaches will be proudly flying the Blue Flag for 2022/23.

07/11/2022

Timeline photos

Always brighter on the other side of that tunnel

The road from KFC to the NWU has been a long and winding one for Noxolo Bulungwa, but through hard work and perseverance, she graduated with an honours degree in labour relations management.
Read more about Noxolo: https://fal.cn/3tnz3

07/11/2022

Capetonian crowned Starbucks' top barista for Europe, Middle East and Africa

Capetonian crowned Starbucks' top barista for Europe, Middle East and Africa

Phuti Mmotla was announced the 2022 champion after two days of tough coffee challenges in Milan.

07/11/2022

Photos from Wesgro's post

02/11/2022

South Africa is represented at the Global Expo currently underway at the Fairgrounds by exhibitors from the North West Province. High Commissioner Shope-Soumah met with the exhibitors.

01/11/2022

Please find herewith the updated requirements for passports as well as the new fees for civic services. Kindly share with contacts and different group.

31/10/2022

Proudly South African! NSRI Scoop Prestigious International Award!

Proudly South African! NSRI Scoop Prestigious International Award!

"It's an amazing win for the NSRI, especially being at the Southern Point of Africa to be up against some of the wealthiest rescue services in the world."

30/10/2022

16-Year-Old South African Won The World Championship in Acting!

16-Year-Old South African Won The World Championship in Acting!

52 countries competed and Vongai took home 6 medals as well as winning the overall Grand Championship Award for Acting and the overall Division Award

30/10/2022

The Botswana Development Women’s Sevens team playing/practising against the Tuks (University of Pretoria) Development team in Pretoria. The first of hopefully a long fruitful relationship.

28/10/2022

Alex Forbes - Reshaping the industry

25/10/2022

High Commissioner Shope-Soumah, accompanied by representatives of the South African Business Forum and members of the Unik Foundation visited the Dikgatlho School in Kudumatse. The school opened by former High Commissioner Mokou in 1994 is in urgent need of repairs and assistance.

22/10/2022

5 amazing hotels for a Ballito getaway | Getaway

5 amazing hotels for a Ballito getaway | Getaway

Hotels in Ballito. 1. The Vineyard on Ballito 2. La Perle 3. Zimbali View Eco Guesthouse 4. Villa Capri Guest House 5. High Rock House

20/10/2022

Homemade Cupcakes Raise R2,1 Million For Children With Cancer!

Homemade Cupcakes Raise R2,1 Million For Children With Cancer!

South Africans raised R2,1 million by baking and selling cupcakes!!! And all the money will be donated to children with cancer.

18/10/2022

It's official: CemAir gets the nod for regional routes

It's official: CemAir gets the nod for regional routes

Local airline, CemAir, has been given the green light to expand their route offerings with regional flights to other countries in Africa.

15/10/2022

SA Harvest Celebrates 30 Million Meals And Third Birthday!

SA Harvest Celebrates 30 Million Meals And Third Birthday!

SA Harvest offers a unique end-to-end food rescue and hunger relief solution, sourcing both perishable and non-perishable foods, and excess fresh

13/10/2022

The Babylonstoren Farm Hotel voted as the best hotel in Southern Africa

The Babylonstoren Farm Hotel voted as the best hotel in Southern Africa

The Babylonstoren Farm Hotel was voted by 240 000 Condé Nast Traveller readers as the best hotel in Southern Africa.

12/10/2022