Deputy Minister Moraka addresses communities in Ntunda Mpumalanga

Deputy Minister Moraka host a SADC outreach in Mpumalanga. The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Thandi Moraka, host a community outreach focussing on South Africa's role as interim and upcoming Chair of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Organised in partnership with the Mpumalanga Provincial Government, SANParks and Nkomazi Local Municipality, the event will take place in Nkomazi Local Municipality on Saturday, 28 February 2026. South Africa is the interim Chair of SADC for the period November 2025 to August 2026, following Madagascar’s decision to relinquish its Chairship due to political developments in the country. Furthermore, South Africa will assume its annual rotational Chairship of the regional bloc in August 2026. The outreach will include a community imbizo, a tourism excursion for members of the diplomatic corps and a networking cocktail reception for diplomats and targeted provincial stakeholders.