MEDIA STATEMENT TO ALL MEDIA/NEWS EDITORS 1 March 2018 President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his capacity as Chair of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), will on Friday, 02 March 2018, undertake working visits to Luanda in the Republic of Angola and Windhoek in the Republic of Namibia to hold consultative meetings with President João Lourenço of Angola and President Hage Geingob of Namibia respectively. Angola is the current Chair of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation while Botswana hosts the SADC Secretariat and Namibia is the incoming SADC Chair after South Africa. President Ramaphosa will also travel to Gaborone in the Republic of Botswana, on Saturday, 03 March 2018, to hold a consultative meeting with President Seretse Khama Ian Khama. The President will be accompanied by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Lindiwe Sisulu and the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Ms Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. Enquiries: Tyrone Seale – 083 5757 440 Acting Spokesperson to the President ISSUED BY: The Presidency Union Buildings Pretoria