Naledi Pandor

South African politician · South Africa · On the map · Politicians · Born 1953 · age 72

Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor is a South African politician, educator and academic who served as the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation from 2019 until 2024. She also served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the African National Congress (ANC) from 1994 to 2024.

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2023“this real crime against humanity.”In their wordshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/15/south-african-minister-says-world-has-seen-enough-violence-in-palestine aljazeera (NovemberRead the whole statement

“We are appalled at how this horror and tragedy that is unfolding continues to get worse and worse.”In their wordshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/15/south-african-minister-says-world-has-seen-enough-violence-in-palestine aljazeera (NovemberRead the whole statement

“We would have anticipated that the ICC would react much earlier because thousands of people have been mowed down.”In their wordshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/15/south-african-minister-says-world-has-seen-enough-violence-in-palestine aljazeera (NovemberRead the whole statement

“We know people cannot own property, [and] that property can be seized without any compensation, which is what we experienced in our own country.”In their wordshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/15/south-african-minister-says-world-has-seen-enough-violence-in-palestine aljazeera (NovemberRead the whole statement

2022“You can’t say because Ukraine has been invaded that suddenly sovereignty is important, but it was never important for Palestine. It’s very peculiar.”In their words14 September 2022A Conversation With Minister Naledi Pandor of South AfricaRead the whole statement

Order of JerusalemAward2018Honorary Fellow of the African Academy of SciencesAward1953Born7 December 1953

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Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Preceded Naledi as Minister of Home Affairs of South Africa

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Pandor at the 2021 G20 Rome summit

Pandor at a BRICS meeting in 2022

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Naledi Pandor

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Blacks tend to still be a minority within the robust areas of the economy. They don’t own land. They don’t own shares in businesses.
Her reply when asked how South Africa's government tend to build on the strength of the U.S. government, South Africa’s, Own words
We’ve got to rethink the multilateral system, ensure it’s more fair, more open, transparent, and democratic.
The revision she is looking for, Own words
Your power must lie in the degree to which everybody feels represented.your power lies in you having authority over everybody and bullying you’re not really powerful.
Her own meaning of power, differentiating power and bullying, Own words