Comunidados de Imprensa

Ambassador KST Matthews pictured with Portuguese Minister of Sea Ana Paula Vitorino during a business networking lunch organised by the Portuguese- Spanish Chamber of Commerce CCILE. Cooperation in areas such as aquaculture and off shore wind energy is high on the agenda of Portugal and South Africa under the Blue Economy strategy.

As defined by South Africa’s National Development Plan (NDP), the development of the ocean’s economy makes part of Operation Phakisa, a government’s strategy launched in 2014 aiming at integrated ocean governance ensuring adequate ocean environmental protection while maximising socio-economic benefits for the population.