Diplomatic Circles

Bilateral spats need to be addressed, but outgoing South African envoy says Canadian ties still ‘strong’

South African High Commissioner Sibongiseni Dlamini-Mntambo says the pandemic curbed some of the work she was undertaking.

After more than four and a half years serving as South Africa's top diplomat in Ottawa, Sibongiseni Dlamini-Mntambo, pictured in 2018, is departing her post. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY NEIL MOSS

January 19, 2022

Despite an ongoing “hurdle” brought on by Canada’s travel ban, the departing South African envoy said Canada-South African ties remain “strong” with their roots in Canada’s anti-apartheid advocacy. South African High Commissioner Sibongiseni Dlamini-Mntambo, who started...

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