SA participates in China International Friendship Cities Conference

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Deputy Minister, Dr Namane Dickson Masemola, will attend and participate in engagements at the China International Friendship Cities Conference to be held in Kunming from 18 – 19 November 2024.

This conference will be co-hosted by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) and the government of Yunnan Province.

“The conference theme, ‘Common Prosperity, Shared Future’, aligns with the goals of the Ministry of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, and will allow our department to contribute valuable insights from the South African experience,” the department said in a statement. 

The department emphasised that the conference is an important platform, which will offer a unique opportunity for knowledge sharing and collaboration amongst friendship cities and local governments, both within China and internationally.

The aims of the association are to enhance people’s friendship, further international cooperation, safeguard world peace and promote common development. 

The two-day conference will comprise parallel sessions discussing the following topics:

• Technology Innovation for Building Smart Cities.
• Urban Green Development for Public Wellbeing.
• Reserving Urban History and Culture. 
• Interconnected Transportation for building a shared Urban Future.

– SAnews.gov.za