Deputy President Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile will on 16 – 19 March 2025, undertake a working visit to Tokyo in Japan, aimed at reaffirming the strong cooperation between South Africa and Japan in areas of mutual interest.
The two countries enjoy well established diplomatic relations, and the year 2025 marks 115 years of such relations.
The working visit by the Deputy President underscores South Africa’s strong commitment and the importance that South Africa attaches to the relationship with Japan.
During the working visit, the Deputy President and his delegation will meet with the Japanese Government and private sector stakeholders to advance South Africa’s key economic growth drivers such as manufactured-led growth and increasing South Africa’s exports.
The Deputy President will be supported by the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Tandi Moraka; the Minister of Sport, Arts & Culture, Mr Gayton McKenzie; the Minister of Higher Education, Dr Nobuhle Nkabane; the Minister of Agriculture, Mr John Steenhuisen; the Minister of Trade Industry and Competition, Mr Parks Tau; the Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Ms Nomalungelo Gina.
Africa Fact: Africans were the first to organise fishing expeditions 90,000 years ago. At Katanda, a region in northeastern Zaïre (now Congo), was recovered a finely wrought
series of harpoon points, all elaborately polished and barbed. Also uncovered was a tool, equally well crafted, believed to be a dagger. The discoveries suggested the existence of an early
aquatic or fishing based culture.
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Papua New Guinea: You have two cows. One eats the other.
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Yebo – yes [yeh-boh] Often expressed as a double positive by combining it with the English “yes” in “Yebo, Yes!” or as an extremely expressive “Yeeebo!” This Zulu word is used regularly in South Africa to show agreement or approval with something or someone.