“These awards take place in the year that SA assumes the chairmanship of the AU.”
President Cyril Ramaphosa celebrated the recipients of the annual Ubuntu AwardsThe ceremony, which took place in Cape Town on Saturday, was facilitated by the department of international relations and cooperations to honour civil society members in various fields who shone globally.
Among the recipients were members of the Springbok team, who won the 2019 Rugby World Cup, and 11-year old author Michelle Nkamankeng.“These awards take place in the year that SA assumes the chairmanship of the AU. Some of you may know that this is not the first time we become chair of the African Union
. We first held the position in 2002, when the AU was relaunched in SA and then president Thabo Mbeki“Supporting our diplomatic machinery will be the men and women gathered here this evening. It is you who are out there in the capitals of the world, from as far afield as Washington, Beijing, working tirelessly to promote the interests of SA and to foster peace and friendship around the world.
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