Cape Town - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will tomorrow, Tuesday 13 September 2016, host a meeting of the visiting South Sudanese First Vice President Taban Deng Gai at Tuynhuys in Cape Town.
 
Deputy President Ramaphosa is the special envoy of President Jacob Zuma to South Sudan.
 
First Vice President Deng is expected to brief Deputy President Ramaphosa on the current political situation in the South Sudan, progress in the implementation of the Arusha Peace Agreement and developments regarding the reunification of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM).
 
Deputy President Ramaphosa has been working alongside Secretary-General of Tanzania’s ruling party Abdurahman Kinana, in efforts aimed at the reunification of the SPLM which is critical for the consolidation of peace and stability and a condition for bringing the war in South Sudan to an end and thereby laying the basis for the post-conflict reconstruction and development of the country.
 
Date: Tuesday, 13 September 2016
Time: 09H00 (Photo-opportunity at beginning of the meeting)
Venue: Tuynhuys, Cape Town
 

Issued by Ronnie Mamoepa at 082-990-4853
 
The Presidency
Pretoria