As different parts of the world celebrate the 2025 Lunar New Year, also known as the Chinese New Year or Spring Festival marking the start of the lunisolar calendar, President Cyril Ramaphosa has sent a heartfelt goodwill message.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has conveyed messages of goodwill to the government and people of the People’s Republic of China on the commencement of the Lunar New Year of the Snake and Annual Spring Festival,

On behalf of the Government and people of the Republic of South Africa, it is a unique pleasure for me to convey our warmest compliments to the Government and people of the People’s Republic of China on the commencement of the Lunar New Year of the Snake on Wednesday, 29 January 2025.

(AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File) From left, U.S. President Joe Biden, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa and China’s President Xi Jinping gather for a G20 Summit ...

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South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa and China's President Xi Jinping gather for a G20 Summit world leaders' group photo, in Rio de Janeiro on Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo ...