Strengthening Ties: Deputy President Mashatile's announces key initiatives during India visit

Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, Paul Mashatile, is in India as part of a working visit, which will highlight the importance of India's role in global affairs and its contributions to the African Agenda.

Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, Paul Mashatile, has said that South Africa and India are forging a partnership worthy of the extraordinary history that binds the two countries together.

Mashatile said this while on a working visit to India. Mashatile arrived on Friday, 29 May 2026, in the Capital of India, New Delhi. He is expected to be in India until 3 June 2026.

As part of his trip, the deputy president will engage in a bilateral meeting with Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan, pay a courtesy call on Her Excellency Mrs Smt. Droupadi Murmu, President of the Republic of India.

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