President Ramaphosa to receive Letters of Credence from Heads of Mission-Designate

President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Thursday, 02 October 2025, receive Letters of Credence from Heads of Mission-Designate at a Credentials Ceremony to be held at Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria.
 
Letters of Credence are official diplomatic documents presented to the President by Heads of Mission-designate who have been nominated by their respective governments to serve as ambassadors to South Africa.

President Ramaphosa will receive Heads of Mission-Designate from the following 18 countries:
1.⁠ ⁠The People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria; 
2.⁠ ⁠The Republic of Chile;
3.⁠ ⁠The Kingdom of Spain;
4.⁠ ⁠The Republic of Ecuador; 
5.⁠ ⁠The Islamic Republic of Pakistan;
6.⁠ ⁠The Kingdom of Thailand;
7.⁠ ⁠The Democratic Republic of Congo;
8.⁠ ⁠The Republic of Serbia;
9.⁠ ⁠The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka;
10.⁠ ⁠The Islamic Republic of Mauritania;
11.⁠ ⁠The Republic of Argentina;
12.⁠ ⁠The Republic of Sierra Leone;
13. The Republic of Uzbekistan;
14. The Republic of Liberia;
15. The Kingdom of Sweden;
16. The Republic of the Sudan;
17. The Republic of Tajikistan;
18. The Republic of Zambia.

Media are invited to cover the credentials ceremony as follows:
Date: Thursday, 02 October 2025
Time: 09h30 (Media to arrive at 08h30)
Venue: Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guest House, Pretoria

Media RSVPs can be directed to Makungu Mbetse on makungu@presidency.gov.za and cc Patience Mtshali on Patience@presidency.gov.za not later than Wednesday, 01 October 2025 at 10h00 in the morning.

Media enquiries: Vincent Magwenya, Spokesperson to the President – media@presidency.gov.za

Issued by: The Presidency
Pretoria