[PICTURES] UK PM Theresa May lands in Cape Town
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Theresa May arrived in South Africa on Tuesday morning.
President Cyril Ramaphosa will host May in Cape Town, after which bi-lateral discussions between the two countries will continue.
Good morning SA! President Cyril Ramaphosa will today host Prime Minister Theresa May of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on a working visit to South Africa pic.twitter.com/7wpIyOqP10
— South African Government (@GovernmentZA) August 28, 2018
May's three-day trip aims to boost post-Brexit trade ties.
She will also return the bell from the troopship Mendi, which sank in the English Channel in 1917 drowning more than 600 mainly South African troops set to join the Allied forces fighting in World War I.
A trip to Robben Island has also been arranged.
In April, Ramaphosa visted the United Kingdom as part of efforts to promote the country as an investment destination.
A UK government spokesperson said that they have invested £50 million "to help South Africa improve its business environment to make it more attractive to investors including in the UK, and ultimately lift some of the poorest people in South Africa out of poverty by creating jobs and opportunities".
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Theresa May arrives at the Cape Town International Airport, received by the Minister of Communications, Ms Nomvula Mokonyane for a Working Visit to South Africa. #UKinSA pic.twitter.com/h2NjrosPW5
— PresidencyZA (@PresidencyZA) August 28, 2018