African Climate Summit 2 – Addis Ababa, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Closing statement by Minister Dr Dion George, Head of Delegation of the Republic of South Africa
Your Excellency, Dr Gedion Timotheos, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Your Excellency Commissioner Vilakati
Excellencies
Ladies and Gentlemen
I extend to you the compliments of the President of the Republic of South Africa and our people. Thank you for your generous hospitality.
We recognise the Second Africa Climate Summit as a milestone platform for Africa to consolidate a common voice ahead of COP30 in Belém. From the onset, South Africa’s interventions on the Addis…
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Lekker – great / tasty [lack-err] An Afrikaans word that has multiple meanings and which can be used in various contexts to describe many things from people to food to inanimate objects. It is used to convey the meaning of great, delicious, nice or fun. Make sure to roll the ‘r’ when pronouncing the word.Example: “That new movie is lekker!” / “That bunny chow was lekker!” / “I’m lekker, bru!”