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Depu
ty President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka has left for the United
Kingdom as part of South Africa’s efforts to ensure a faster
and shared economic growth while building partnerships with the
international community.
Accompanied by Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister Sue van der Merwe,
Mlambo-Ngcuka is expected to pay a working visit to Scotland and
London in the UK.
The trip follows President Thabo Mbeki’s visit to British
Prime Minister Tony Blair last week.
The two leaders held economic and political bilateral
discussions.
On Monday Mlambo-Ngcuka is scheduled to address the world congress
of the International Press Institute and the 55th general assembly
on “The Year We Left Behind” in Scotland.
On Tuesday, the Deputy President will deliver a keynote address at
the Reuters’ “Newsmaker” breakfast, hosted by
Naill FitzGerald, non-executive chairperson of Reuters and member
of President Thabo Mbeki’s International Investment
Council.
In her addresses, she will focus on the prospects of economic
growth in South Africa.
Mlambo-Ngcuka is also expected to be the guest of honour at a
luncheon for Cape Diamonds plc which was admitted on Friday to the
London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market.
The deputy president and van der Merwe are expected to return to
South Africa on Wednesday. -BuaNews
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