Very much looking forward to welcoming TRHs the Duke & Duchess of Sussex to Cape Town tomorrow morning as they start their visit to S Africa 🇿🇦🇬🇧
@ukinsouthafrica
@foreignoffice
One of many indelible images from a memorable World Cup. Faf totally nails the Royal visit dress code. I fear we may see a lot of those on the beach this Xmas 🇿🇦🏆
#RWC2019
@ukinsouthafrica
Sad to be flying home, but Covid-appropriate to complete my time as 🇬🇧 High Commissioner to 🇿🇦 in hotel quarantine. It’s been a privilege to serve here again, & I’m pleased to leave this key relationship in robust good health. Thanks
@DIRCO_ZA
@ukinsouthafrica
Uplifting opening of
#6thParliament
today. Congratulations President
@CyrilRamaphosa
& new Speaker & Deputy Speaker. More musical than the average day at Westminster
Wonderful visit by the Duke & Duchess of Sussex to Cape Town this week. While the Duke visits Botswana, Angola & Malawi, we look forward to the second half of their 🇿🇦 visit in Jo’burg next week
@ukinsouthafrica
#RoyalVisitSouthAfrica
#RoyalVisitAfrica
Notwithstanding current circumstances, it’s an honour to become the 🇬🇧 Ambassador to Russia. Our work here remains important, & there can be few more urgent issues than ending the human suffering caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
My thanks to higher authorities for laying on perfect weather to greet TRH the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in Cape Town this morning
@ukinsouthafrica
@foreignoffice
Thanks
@ewadesmith
for hosting a really buzzy reception for investors, creatives, & leaders both young & young at heart, on this final afternoon of the Duke & Duchess’ visit to 🇿🇦
@ukinsouthafrica
It’s been a privilege to be here both for SA’s first World Cup triumph & this one. 1995 was a game-changer. This one feels potentially as powerful 🇿🇦🏆
#RWC2019Champions
@ukinsouthafrica
A quarter century from the end of apartheid, S Africa’s democracy remains robust, competitive & an example to the world. Congratulations to all involved
#Democracy25
#SAElectionResults2019
Thanks
@TashmiaI
for hosting an inspiring visit to
@Yes4YouthZA
in Tembisa. The Duke & Duchess announced our new £8m Skills for Prosperity programme, met
@MishDaChef
& saw hydroponic vegetables and compostable sanitary pads in production
@ukinsouthafrica
#skills
FIRST PICTURES: Prince Harry and Meghan start their Royal Tour of Southern Africa with a visit to the Nyanga township in Cape Town.
They visit
@thejusticedesk
which helps women & girls with self-defence classes in an area with highest murder rate in South Africa
#RoyalTourAfrica
Breakfast with the amazing Duchess of Sussex and Women in Public Service in Cape Town this week. An important conversation at a critical time for women in South Africa. 🇿🇦🇬🇧
@KensingtonRoyal
@ukinsouthafrica
@ApoliticalAcad
Terribly sad news about Minister Jackson Mthembu. I always found him warm, welcoming, and ready with a smile. A great loss to South Africa. Our sincere condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. Hamba Kahle
@ukinsouthafrica
Incredibly proud of the whole team
@ukinsouthafrica
who’ve worked night & day to help thousands of 🇬🇧 travellers home, from 🛳 by 🚎 & ✈️ from all corners of 🇿🇦 & beyond. And to our friends
@VirginAtlantic
Siyabonga 🙏
At Auwal Mosque, the oldest in 🇿🇦, the Duke & Duchess yesterday saw this Quran, written entirely from memory while in prison, by Qadi Abdussalam
@ukinsouthafrica
#RoyalTourAfrica
1/4 To 🇬🇧 travellers stuck in 🇿🇦- thanks for your patience & understanding. I’m pleased to say that we’ll be making an announcement this afternoon on flights home
@ukinsouthafrica
Busy Sunday, as we pick up passengers from Durban, East London & Port Elizabeth ahead of flights home to 🇬🇧 tomorrow. Thanks SAPS,
@DIRCO_ZA
@ukinsouthafrica
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announcing their visit to South Africa on their Instagram account.
@DIRCO_ZA
and
@ukinsouthafrica
have worked on the visit for some time and we look forward to receive the royal couple in South Africa! 🇿🇦🇬🇧
Flight VS478 is on its way from London to Cape Town, 1st charter flight to bring home 🇬🇧 travellers from 🇿🇦 Looking forward to seeing them off tomorrow morning
@ukinsouthafrica
Wheels just up on Flight VS479 from Cape Town, our second charter taking 🇬🇧 travellers home. Thanks to all the team
@ukinsouthafrica
for another outstanding effort
If
@StatsSA
identify a sudden Q1 growth spike, I hope they’ll acknowledge the significant contribution by
@TheBarmyArmy
- 10,000 strong & having a great time in 🇿🇦
@ukinsouthafrica
See you on Saturday BoJo
@BorisJohnson
when you will be watching Siya, the team and I hoist high Webb Ellis Cup. A STERLING showing once again by the
@Springboks
. Our national teams have just been doing amazingly on the international stage.
#WALvRSA
#RWC2019
#StrongerTogether
Strong affirmation of international commitment to support
#Pakistan
in its response to devastating floods, at World Bank/UK cochaired donor meeting today
@ukinpakistan
Asimbonanga ofana no Johnny Clegg. He has left deep footprints in our hearts. He showed us what it was to assimilate to and embrace other cultures without losing your identity.
#RIPJohnnyClegg
South Africa’s Home Minister has clarified that any 🇬🇧 visitors who are forced to stay in 🇿🇦 beyond the usual 90 day limit due to
#CoronavirusLockdown
will not be penalized. No need to seek extensions
@ukinsouthafrica
@DIRCO_ZA
We’re adding 3 extra charter flights to bring 🇬🇧 travellers home from 🇿🇦 Those who’ve already applied will be ticketed first. If you haven’t yet applied, please do so now, via the same web portals (details in my Twitter feed below)
@ukinsouthafrica
Today we conclude our charter flights programme & switch focus to supporting 🇬🇧 nationals who’ve stayed, and S Africa’s fight vs
#coronavirus
For updates follow us here
@ukinsouthafrica
& see our Travel Advice
Несмотря на сложившиеся обстоятельства, честь вступить в должность посла 🇬🇧 в России.
Наша работа здесь по-прежнему важна, и мало какие из тех насущных проблем, что перед нами стоят, столь же важны, как прекращение человеческих страданий, вызванных вторжением России в Украину.
Summed up in song, the feelings of many 🇬🇧 visitors heading home on our repatriation flights, looking forward to returning to 🇿🇦 one sunny day
@ukinsouthafrica
A bittersweet day for me as my 4 years in 🇿🇦 soon draw to a close. I was delighted to tell DM
@alvinbotes
that the 🇬🇧 is contributing a further R36million to the SA Solidarity Fund’s work supporting 🇿🇦’s Covid vaccination rollout
@ukinsouthafrica
@DIRCO_ZA
@PresidencyZA
Today, Wednesday 31 March 2021, Deputy Minister
@alvinbotes
held a bilateral meeting with the U.K High Commissioner to South Africa, H.E Nigel Casey at Johnny Makhathini Guesthouse, Pretoria. 📸 Katlholo Maifadi, DIRCO.
To 🇬🇧 visitors stuck in 🇿🇦 during the
#SouthAfricaLockdown
- we know you’re anxious to get home as soon as possible. We’re on it. In the meantime, we need to know who & where you are. Please email us at SouthAfricaBritishNationalReturns
@fco
.gov.uk
@ukinsouthafrica
For those who’ve been anxiously waiting, we’ll be making a further announcement today on the phased resumption of 🇬🇧 visa services in 🇿🇦 Watch out for it here, or on Facebook
@ukinsouthafrica
- or
A new graduate immigration route will allow international students to stay in the UK for two years after they graduate to work, or look for work, ensuring the UK continues to attract the best and brightest.
Thanks
@US4AfghanPeace
for you and your colleagues’ hospitality, the chance to work through together the growing challenges faced by the Afghan people and how best we can support them
Productive meetings over 2 days with
@NigelCaseyHC
and his team, including on human rights, economic stabilization, and terrorism concerns. Grateful for U.S.-UK partnership in support of the Afghan people.
Wheels in motion early this morning for our 15th & 16th charter flights to 🇬🇧 from Joburg & Cape Town, with passengers from Durban, PE & East London
@ukinsouthafrica
An update for 🇬🇧 visitors to & residents in 🇿🇦 Key message: if you’re here as a short-term visitor, contact your airline about your flight home
@ukinsouthafrica
#covid19
Prime Minister
@Theresa_May
concludes successful working visit to South Africa. President Ramaphosa and Prime Minister have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening relations between their two countries to build growing & inclusive economies.
#UKinSA
#BetterAfricaBetterWorld
Useful discussions with my counterpart HE Kazemi-Qomi and colleagues in Tehran on support to the Afghan people. 🇬🇧 has allocated £6.5m to help Afghan refugees in 🇮🇷 via UNHCR, WFP & IFRC
@FCDOGovUK
Looking forward to announcing a substantial 🇬🇧 contribution to South Africa’s public-private Coronavirus Solidarity Fund this afternoon
@ukinsouthafrica
The Deputy Minister of the
#DIRCO
, Mr. Alvin Botes, will on Monday, 14 September 2020, participate in the signing ceremony marking the United Kingdom Government's donation of an amount of money to the Solidarity Fund.
#COVID19SolidarityFund
As we work flat out on getting you home, we need all stranded British visitors to 🇿🇦 to send us your details on SouthAfricaBritishNationalReturns
@fco
.gov.uk Please retweet or pass this on to anyone you know in this situation
@ukinsouthafrica
Charter flight
#8
just left Cape Town, taking to over 1,800 the number of 🇬🇧 travellers we’ve been able to help get home from 🇿🇦
@ukinsouthafrica
@foreignoffice
Lots of inaccurate reporting today. British Airways and Virgin continue to fly S Africans home from 🇬🇧 and Brits (and others) home from 🇿🇦 - in compliance with new SA regulations
@ukinsouthafrica
#Covid_19
4/4 Our team is providing direct support to those of you with particular health or other issues and needing special help. Call us on 0124217500 if you’re in this category
@ukinsouthafrica
Thanks
@GIBS_SA
for supporting our charter flights from Joburg. Great to get 🇬🇧 travellers from Durban & East London home on today’s ✈️
@ukinsouthafrica