{"id":36300,"date":"2026-06-05T09:48:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T07:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=36300"},"modified":"2026-06-05T12:50:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T10:50:27","slug":"sa-president-seeks-rutos-counsel-on-migration-issue","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/sa-president-seeks-rutos-counsel-on-migration-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"SA President seeks Ruto\u2019s counsel on migration issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">South Africa&#8217;s (SA) President Cyril Ramaphosa says that he has sought the counsel of his Kenyan counterpart, President William Ruto, on how to tackle the challenge of migration facing SA and the continent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Ramaphosa said this at the Union Buildings in Tshwane on Thursday following discussions between delegations of the two countries which formed part of a three-day state visit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The visit has yielded several agreements aimed at elevating relations between the two countries and has confirmed their shared country\u2019s approach to the changing geopolitical landscape.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Provinces including KwaZulu-Natal province and Gauteng province have hit the headlines across the continent in recent times following protests against illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Ramaphosa says Pretoria is working on various interventions to resolve the matter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\u201cWe have found joy in being able to talk at a deep level with various leaders, including this morning with Ruto, when we shared some thoughts and ideas on how best this challenge can be resolved. Yes, there will be envoys. Yes, there will be people that we will send around, not only on the continent, but also around the world. What we seek to do is to get the issue of migration so broadly and properly addressed.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The two countries\u2019 ministerial delegations have worked hard, signing six instruments to increase bilateral trade focused on shipping and maritime cooperation, gender equality and women\u2019s empowerment, technical and vocational education, as well as arts, heritage, and sports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">These agreements form part of a plan to elevate the current Joint Commission for Co-operation established in 2007 into a strategic partnership framework to foster stronger relations. \u00a0Ruto expressed satisfaction with the progress made so far.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\u201cOn trade and investment, we noted with satisfaction the upward trajectory of our bilateral trade, which grew from US $590 million in 2024 to $650 million in 2025, an increase of $60 million, or more than 10%\u00a0in a single year. This momentum must not only be sustained, but we must also accelerate. We acknowledge that real obstacles remain, including tariff and non-tariff barriers, limited market access, and regulatory constraints.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">&#8211;SABC&#8211;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":36224,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"news-type":[78,26],"class_list":["post-36300","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-featured","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Ramaphosa says Pretoria is working on various interventions to resolve the matter.","published_date":"","news_description":"Ramaphosa says Pretoria is working on various interventions to resolve the matter.","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/36300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/36300\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36314,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/36300\/revisions\/36314"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=36300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}