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Brand South Africa's new CEO, Kingsley Makhubela, knows how to steer the image of the country. He was at the helm of the Department of Tourism during the 2010 FIFA World Cup and was ambassador to Portugal and Kenya. With his appointment as CEO, he may just bring a magic touch to the nation brand. 

Brand South Africa’s Chairman Ms Chichi Maponya today announced that Mr Kingsley Makhubela has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Brand South Africa for the period 2015-2020.

President Jacob Zuma has sent his condolences to Nepal after Saturday's 7.9 magnitude earthquake left an estimated 5 000 dead. The Department of International Relations and Co- operation has meanwhile confirmed that all the South Africans in the region have been accounted for.

South Africa dismantled its nuclear weapons programme in 1993 - and the country's progressive disarmament policies continue to play a significant role in the global nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation regime.

Brand South Africa and Brand Ghana are hosting a dialogue in the capital of Accra this week on building competitive African nation brands. At the same time, the South Africa Incorporated research project is also in the West African country to find out what they think about us.  Here’s how the two countries fare in some of the more important economic indicators.

Ghanaian and South African officials, business people, students and civil society will meet in Accra to thrash out ways to build competitive African nation brands. It will look at active citizenship as necessary for economic growth. The dialogue takes place against flat economic competitiveness on the continent as a whole.

Kenya thinks South African business managers are imposing and controlling; Nigerians respect their insistence on corporate governance. How other African countries perceive South Africa affects trade; building better relationships will boost business. Next stop on the South Africa Incorporated research bus is Accra.

No one should be subjected to discrimination or violence on the basis of their sexual orientation, South Africa's Department of International Relations and Co-operation said on Tuesday, following the signing of tough anti-gay legislation by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni.

No one should be subjected to discrimination or violence on the basis of their sexual orientation, South Africa's Department of International Relations and Co-operation said on Tuesday, following the signing of tough anti-gay legislation by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni.

South Africa's International Relations Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim is scheduled to travel to Yemen for consultations over the release of hostage, Pierre Korkie, the Department of International Relations and Co-operation said in a statement on Friday.