The South African Consul in India celebrated 32 years of South Africa’s freedom in Mumbai yesterday. The day also coincides with 30 years of their Constitution.

 

The Consul General of South Africa in Mumbai, Gideon Labane, said the event was one of their public diplomacy platforms, where South Africa reminds everyone about their country, both from the perspective of bilateral relations with India and also from a trade and investment promotion point of view. On growing India-South Africa relations, the Consul General said that relations are growing significantly, especially in both political and investment terms. He also highlighted that relations in political, trade, cricket, culture, and cinema aspects are growing.

 

He also mentioned that South Africa appreciated what Prime Minister Narendra Modi does and took note of how much interest he has in the African continent, adding that they have seen him opening a lot of embassies in Africa. He also hoped that South African ministers will be in India for the upcoming BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting in mid-May.