Department of International Relations and Cooperation head of public diplomacy Clayson Monyela said the embassy in Germany had a functional visa system, email, telephone, and printers.
South Africa’s diplomatic mission in Lisbon, Portugal, has laptops and computers that are not compatible with their old infrastructure, and despite the technical challenges, opted not to issue handwritten visas.
In June, the Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation conducted a fact-finding oversight visit on the status of the vacant state-owned properties under the management of South Africa’s embassies in Germany and Portugal.
Last Friday, a debate on the matter was held during a mini plenary in the National Assembly.
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