France in South Africa and in Lesotho

On 16 July 2018, French Ministre d’État, Minister for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition, M. Nicolas Hulot, and the Western Cape Government’s MEC for Finance, Mr. Ivan Meyer, announced the funding of the first solar powered desalination unit in South Africa, totalling R8.6 million in grants.

M. Nicolas Hulot, French Ministre d’État, Minister for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition, undertakes an official visit to South Africa from 13 to 18 July 2018.

On 5 July 2018, Ambassador of France to South Africa, H.E. Mr. Christophe Farnaud visited Lesotho to deliver to Her Majesty Queen ‘Masenate Mohato Bereng Seeiso, on behalf of the French President, the insignia of Commander of the Order of Academic Palms.

Message from the Ambassador of France to South Africa, H.E. Mr. Christophe Farnaud.

As a continuation of the partnership which was consolidated in an MOU in 2016, the Market Theatre Foundation and the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS) are very proud to present an African inspired adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s classic fable, The Little Prince performed by Kwasha!, the Market Theatre Foundation’s brand-new theatre company.