Ambassador Tariq Al-Ansari received at the King Shaka International Airport with several cabinet ministers and senior government officials that included Dr. Naledi Pandor, minister of DIRCO, Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma of COGTA, Minister Landiwe Zulu of DSD as well as Premier Sihle Zikalala of Kwazulu-Natal and Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda of eThekwini Municipality, Qatar Airforce cargo plane that delivered Emergency relief, humanitarian and medical supplies for victims of the recent floods in Kwazulu Natal. The Ambassador addressed the South African media and expressed the friendship and solidarity of Qatar with South Africa.

Ambassador Tariq Al-Ansari participated in a handover ceremony with H.E Naledi Pandor, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation where laptops donated by The State of Qatar were handed over to the Zinikelene Secondary School in Carolina, Mpumalanga Province. Ambassador Al-Ansari and Minister Pandor interacted with students regarding the importance of education. The visit coincided with a service delivery visit and community engagement to the town by President Cyril Ramaphosa on the same day.

Ambassador Tariq Al-Ansari hosted a dinner in honour of Ambassador Anil Sooklal and Mrs Annelise Schroeder, colleagues at the Department of International Relations and Cooperation in South Africa.The event was attended by ambassadors of different countries to South Africa in the presence of Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool, who was the guest of honor.

H.E Ambassador Tariq Al-Ansari visited the United Arab Emirates embassy in Pretoria to express condolences on the passing of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan - the late UAE president, and signed the condolences book at the embassy.

H.E. Ambassador Tariq Al-Ansari signed the condolences book opened by the Embassy of the State of Palestine in South Africa in memory of pioneer and veteran Palestinian American AlJazeera journalist Shereen Abu Akleh, who was assassinated by the Israeli Occupation Forces on 11/05/2022. Abu Akleh’s martyrdom coincides with the 74th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba (catastrophe), and occupation of Palestine in 1948.

Ambassador Tariq Al-Ansari hosted Ramadan Iftaar for the Council of Arab Ambassadors together with the Director General of the South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation,Mr Zane Dangor, the South African Ambassador designate to Doha Mr. Gulam Asmal, Ambassador Mohamed Dangor.

H.E Ambassador Tariq Al-Ansari hosted the South African Minister of Basic Education, Honorable Ms Matsie Angelina Motshekga for Iftaar. The parties discussed the strengthening of bilateral relations between the State of Qatar and the Republic of South Africa in basic education.

H.E Ambassador Tariq Al-Ansari hosted the Head of Infrastructure and Investment in the Office of the President, Dr. Kgosientsho Ramakgopa and Mr. Imtiaz Fazel, acting Director General of the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure for Iftaar. The parties discussed areas of mutual interest.

HE Ambassador Tariq Al-Ansari attended an Iftaar (fast breaking at sunset) organized by the Council of Arab Ambassadors and hosted in honour of the Honorable Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr Naledi Pandor. The ambassadors were honored to share the rich cultural and religious traditions of the Arab world with the honorable minister.

The Honorable Minister of transport, Mr. Fikile Mbalula (MP), received H.E Ambassador Tariq Al-Ansari. The parties discussed the sharing of expertise and know-how in the field of transportation between the State of Qatar and the Republic of South Africa.