German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks during a hybrid party congress of Germany's Social Democratic Party in Berlin, Germany, December 11, 2021.German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks during a hybrid party congress of Germany's Social Democratic Party in Berlin, Germany, December 11, 2021.
President Cyril Ramaphosa will host German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Tuesday.South Africa is the final leg of Scholz’s tour to three African nations after Senegal and Niger. The country’s stance on the war in Ukraine is set to top the agenda during a meeting between President Ramaphosa and Chancellor Schloz as the Russian blockade of Ukrainian grain exports has exacerbated the food crisis on the continent, especially in East Africa.
Acting Presidential spokesperson Tyrone Seale says issues of bilateral relations are also up for discussions. Both leaders are also expected to jointly launch the South Africa-German consortium that will advance technology research for the production of sustainable aviation fuels.
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More Eskom sabotage to be discussed.
We can offer more grains to replace Ukraine and Russia, we can offer more minerals and also we can divert some jobs lost in the war with Russia to South Africa...
They want our coal since they've lost LNG from Russia.
The president must tell the German chancellor that we do not want more investment from Germany, but in fact we want to reduce our trade with his country and some Western countries as Ukraine conflict exposed them as unreliable partners.