President Cyril Ramaphosa and Botswana President Duma Boko at the conclusion of the Sixth Session of the South Africa-Botswana Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Gaborone on Thursday.

President Cyril Ramaphosa and Botswana President Duma Boko have pledged to accelerate economic integration, simplify border processes and deepen regional cooperation.

This follows the conclusion of the Sixth Session of the South Africa-Botswana Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Gaborone on Thursday.

The two leaders committed to expanding bilateral trade, improving infrastructure connectivity and strengthening cooperation in agriculture, vaccines, transport logistics and regional industrialisation. The outcomes were captured in the joint communiqué issued at the close of the State Visit.

In his closing remarks, Ramaphosa said the agreements signed during the BNC gave “practical and legal expression” to the cooperation between the neighbouring countries.