President Cyril Ramaphosa conducted a state visit to Indonesia on October 22-23, 2025, at the invitation of President Prabowo Subianto, with ceremonies held at the Merdeka Presidential Palace in Jakarta beginning at 6:00 AM South African time.</span

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President Cyril Ramaphosa conducted a state visit to Indonesia on October 22-23, 2025, at the invitation of President Prabowo Subianto, with ceremonies held at the Merdeka Presidential Palace in Jakarta beginning at 6:00 AM South African time.

South Africa and Indonesia maintain trade relations valued at R10.5 billion in South African exports and R16.9 billion in Indonesian imports, while Indonesian sources report bilateral trade reaching USD 1.6 billion in 2024.</span

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South Africa and Indonesia maintain trade relations valued at R10.5 billion in South African exports and R16.9 billion in Indonesian imports, while Indonesian sources report bilateral trade reaching USD 1.6 billion in 2024.

The relationship between South Africa and Indonesia spans over 350 years, beginning with the arrival of Indonesian descendants in the Cape during the mid-1600s and the 1694 exile of Sheikh Yusuf Al Makassari from Jakarta to Cape Town.</span

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The relationship between South Africa and Indonesia spans over 350 years, beginning with the arrival of Indonesian descendants in the Cape during the mid-1600s and the 1694 exile of Sheikh Yusuf Al Makassari from Jakarta to Cape Town.

Both nations are members of BRICS, with Indonesia recently joining the organization, and they collaborate on South-South cooperation initiatives while sharing similar foreign policy positions on global issues including Palestinian diplomacy.</span

Both nations are members of BRICS, with Indonesia recently joining the organization, and they collaborate on South-South cooperation initiatives while sharing similar foreign policy positions on global issues including Palestinian diplomacy.

The countries established formal diplomatic relations in 1994 and maintain structured bilateral mechanisms, with Indonesia having supported South Africa's anti-apartheid struggle since the 1955 Bandung Conference.</span

The countries established formal diplomatic relations in 1994 and maintain structured bilateral mechanisms, with Indonesia having supported South Africa's anti-apartheid struggle since the 1955 Bandung Conference.

Priority cooperation areas include mining, manufacturing, renewable energy, electric vehicles and green hydrogen, with plans to establish a South Africa-Indonesia Business Council and collaborate on Special Economic Zones management.</span

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Priority cooperation areas include mining, manufacturing, renewable energy, electric vehicles and green hydrogen, with plans to establish a South Africa-Indonesia Business Council and collaborate on Special Economic Zones management.

Ramaphosa Visits Indonesia to Boost $1.6B Trade Ties

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