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@DVanderhasselt
Didier Vanderhasselt
4 years
Congratulations @XasaTokozile , new Ambassador of South Africa🇿🇦 to the Kingdom of Belgium🇧🇪, with the presentation of your letters of credence to His Majesty the King! Wishing you all the best and looking forward to work together to strengthen our bilateral ties.
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Great to have witnessed democracy at work in the #BWElections2019 🇧🇼. Thank you @USEmbassyBW for taking us around!
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#TeamBelgium 🇧🇪 in Pretoria wishes all South Africans🇿🇦 a happy #HeritageDay ! Enjoy your braai 😋!
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Starting as Ambassador to Zimbabwe today after having presented my credentials to President @edmnangagwa 🇿🇼 in #Harare . 👉The reform agenda at the center of our talks as a @cbl_acp Chamber of Commerce #Belgium 🇧🇪Trade Mission is announced. 👉 #BelgiumUNSC 🌍 dialogue channels open
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Didier Vanderhasselt
3 years
Welcome to our new Consul General in Cape Town @mathiasbogaert 🇧🇪! Our consulate in Cape Town has now officially become a Consulate General or a full diplomatic post, strengthening our presence in the 3 Cape provinces🇿🇦.
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Didier Vanderhasselt
4 years
Mission accomplished👍👍🏾. ✈️ flight SAA 2258 has landed in Brussels. 310 fellow citizens and fellow Europeans almost home🇧🇪🇪🇺🇿🇦. #WeAreAllInThisTogether #WeWillBringYouBackHome
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@DVanderhasselt
Didier Vanderhasselt
5 years
Stunning St Helena views.
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Didier Vanderhasselt
4 years
Great to take the oath of Françoise Puissant Baeyens, who’s thus joining the #Belgium 🇧🇪 diplomatic service. Terrific & enriching career, difficult and challenging at times, but always serving the public interest.
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After 3 weeks of hard work, 310 Belgians & Europeans are flying back home. So proud of my #Belgium 🇧🇪 teams in Pretoria, Joburg & Cape Town. 👍👍🏾 For the smooth operation thanks to @EUinSA , @DIRCO_ZA , @flysaa , @SAPoliceService , @Wesgro & @WesternCapeGov ! #WeWillBringYouBackHome
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#LoveisLove , also in Botswana🌈🇧🇼🌈 Excellent news with the unanimous judgement of the High Court in Gaborone decriminalizing homosexuality.
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@DVanderhasselt
Didier Vanderhasselt
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Leaving today as spokesperson & disconnecting for a few weeks :-). A real pleasure working w/ the press & so many colleagues. Particularly grateful to @dreynders , @alexanderdecroo & @pieterdecrem . All the best to my successors @m_branders & @KarlLagatie ! @BelgiumPretoria soon!
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#Belgium 🇧🇪 investment pledge of 1.5 billion rand through the @belgianchamber at the President’s 3rd Investment Conference🇿🇦. At least a dozen enterprises plan to grow their presence in SA in manufacturing, energy, food and logistics. #SAIC2020 #InvestSA #BEinSA #TEInvest4SA
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5 years
Impressive fly over by SA Defence Forces🇿🇦 and @flysaa at #PresidentialInauguration .
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4 years
Current office view @BelgiumPretoria 🇧🇪 in 🇿🇦! #JacarandaCity 😍😎
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President @CyrilRamaphosa has been sworn in! Congratulations to him and to the people of South Africa🇿🇦. We share the joy of the nation. #PresidentialInauguration
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Excitement building up early at #MasisiInauguration2019 in Gaborone🇧🇼!
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20 years of loyal service and dedication @BelgiumPretoria 🇧🇪. Royal medal 🥇awarded to Mashoane Moshidi, in recognition of her outstanding work at the embassy as our cleaning lady. 😍🙏🏾 Great to have the whole family joining the celebration!
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Didier Vanderhasselt
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Congratulations to HE Ammon Mutembwa, the new Ambassador of Zimbabwe🇿🇼 in Brussels🇧🇪, who presented his letters of credence to His Majesty the King today. Wishing my counterpart all the best and looking forward to working together!
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4 years
#TeamBelgium 🇧🇪 in Pretoria welcomes two new recruits: Boiketlo Mongoato, diplomatic officer, and @NthabisengKhota , protocol & communication assistant. Great to have them on board as we are reinforcing our presence in #SouthAfrica 🇿🇦! 👍👍🏾
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Didier Vanderhasselt
5 years
Cape Town never stops amazing you.
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Didier Vanderhasselt
5 years
Some Belgian winemakers are producing top quality wines in Franschhoek & Paarl. Always great to go in the field to listen, learn... and taste! 🍷🍾🇧🇪🇿🇦
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Didier Vanderhasselt
4 years
Wishing His Majesty King Letsie III and the people of #Lesotho 🇱🇸 an excellent and happy national day! The #MountainKingdom is a true gem!💎
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In the footsteps of #Napoleon on St Helena Island & encounter with the oldest recorded living land mammal on earth, Jonathan the tortoise. #SecretOfTheSouthAtlantic
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The spirit of #TransAtlantic solidarity in South Africa🇿🇦! Grateful to @CanHCZA 🇨🇦 to take some Belgians🇧🇪 on board from Joburg & Cape Town to London. Impeccably organized! #BackHomeSoon #WeAreAllInThisTogether @BelgiuminCA
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Winter solstice approaching. Crispy mornings, sunny days and wonderful sunsets in Pretoria.
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Farewell with @klm 😊. Seeing off our head of diplomatic office @BelgicaMozambiq & the @Flanders_SA deputy, with their families, at the end of their terms. It was great to work with you all. Thanks again @NLinSouthAfrica & @DIRCO_ZA for making this flight✈️ possible! 🇧🇪🇿🇦🇱🇺🇪🇺
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Fascinating studio visit with @ennockmartZA 🇿🇦, young town ship artist who made it to his 1rst international solo exhibition, in Belgium🇧🇪 #DeUitstalling . Expressive style using charcoal, oil & acrylic paint as well as ... coffee! ☕️
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First fresh Cape mussels of the season have arrived in Pretoria 😋! 1. Braise some onions & celery 2. Add the mussels & some white wine 3. Cook for 5 minutes 4. Double-fried fries on the side 5. Your classic Belgian🇧🇪 dish ready! #MoulesFrites #MosselenFriet @tito_mboweni
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End of year break at the 3 rondavels. #awesome @SouthAfrica 🇿🇦!
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International Public Art Festival kicks off in Salt River, Cape Town. Art is transforming neighbourhoods, engaging the young, giving hope Turning dumps into playgrounds & gardens Great work of fellow citizen Alex & team, w/ support of @UNICEF_SA , @CityofCT & @SAHRCommission
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Truly breathtaking trip from the #Drakensbergen 🇿🇦 Inclusive Growth Forum to #Lesotho 🇱🇸, via the legendary Sani Pass. #InAwe
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🖤💛❤️ Today we celebrate our #Belgium national day! More than ever, let us be inspired by our national motto “Unity makes strenght”. 🇧🇪🇿🇦🇪🇺 Some facts in a nutshell here👇🏼!
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#WeRemember #HolocaustRemembranceDay We must never tire in countering all forms of hate and intolerance.
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Didier Vanderhasselt
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Arrived at @PresidencyZA @CyrilRamaphosa ’s inauguration with my Swedish colleague @AmbassadorJulin . Ready to celebrate #democracy ! #Presidentialinauguration #LoftusStadium
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Didier Vanderhasselt
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A true honour meeting new International Relations & Cooperation Minister @NalediPandor at #DipCorpsBreakfast in Cape Town this morning.
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Very first day in Pretoria! 4 years ahead to deepen our bilateral relations & to work with #SouthAfrica in multilateral fora. #BelgiumUNSC
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Didier Vanderhasselt
5 years
What a game! 👏🏾👏🏿👏🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 Congratulations @Springboks ! #StrongerTogether works! #tousensemble   #RWC2019   #ENGvRSA #RWCFinal   #WebbEllisCup   #RWCYokohama
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Didier Vanderhasselt
5 years
Very Belgian🇧🇪 cycling feeling at the #16JuneKasi Ride 🚴🏿‍♂️ in Mamelodi township, with the ThswaneUrbanRiders🇿🇦!
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The rain gods have been merciful last winter. Reassuringly full dams around Cape Town. Perfect environment for a bike ride as well! 🚴
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Great honour to open the academic year 2021 @BelgiumCampus 🇧🇪 ITversity in Pretoria during a hybrid & Coronaproof ceremony. Academic excellence assured already for 22 years on 3 campuses, thanks to support from @HigherEduGovZA , @KU_Leuven & @UAntwerpen .
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Proud to announce Belgium’s🇧🇪 first female Prime Minister @Sophie_Wilmes took oath yesterday at the Royal Palace!
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Symbolically handing over #Belgium 🇧🇪 donation of 125.600 KN95 protective masks to #Namibia 🇳🇦 Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Health in Windhoek. Belgium is responding to a Namibian request through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. #WeAreAllinThisTogether
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#Belgium ’s 🇧🇪 Princess Elisabeth base on #Antarctica celebrates its 10th anniversary & 10 years of zero emission! As the research season is almost over, great to meet one of the multinational teams on their return in #CapeTown , city of the support base & transit hub.
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Wishing you all a spectacular take off in 2020! 🛫2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣0️⃣🛫 @StHelenaGovt @PhilipRushbrook @st_inside
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3 years
#TeamBelgium 🇧🇪 meets #TeamDirco 🇿🇦 in Pretoria! I was happy to host DDG Europe Dlomo and her team at the Belgian Embassy for a walkthrough of our renovated offices & of our rich bilateral relations.
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Didier Vanderhasselt
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Waving off the @ClipperRace sailing boats in @cityofCT with sailing legend Sir Robin Knox-Johnston. Stunning views of Cape Town. Stamina will be a needed for this 3,5 week journey to Australia, the 3rd leg in the round the world race.
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Didier Vanderhasselt
4 years
Another group of Belgian🇧🇪 citizens happily on their way home from Cape Town. #EuropeanSolidarity 🇪🇺 in practice as they are flying with @GermanEmbassySA 🇩🇪 😊. Vielen Dank @AmbSchaefer & team for organizing and @EUinSA , @RKionka for coordinating! #R ückholAktion
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A long journey ahead as a big group of European citizens is on its way from Windhoek to Joburg to be repatriated by @NLinSouthAfrica 🇱🇺. We are very grateful for @MIRCO_NAMIBIA 🇳🇦& @DIRCO_ZA ’s 🇿🇦support , @EU2Namibia ’s 🇪🇺 coordination & the Dutch organization!
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Didier Vanderhasselt
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Wat doen diplomaten eigenlijk? Vandaag probeer ik hierin wat klaarheid te scheppen. Happy to be seated at the table @ASATT_EU !
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Tot morgen met ambassadeur @DVanderhasselt ! @ASATT_EU
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Opening of Belgian bakeries giant @LotusBakeries 🇧🇪 new production facility for their @bearnibbles brand in #Witzenberg , Western Cape. In the heart of the fruit region >270 permanent jobs. Production of healthy snacks able to triple in the coming years.
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Good to be back in @CityofCT after more than 8 months! The vibes are still there! 🇿🇦💫🙏 #Staycation
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A true natural wonder! #VicFalls 🇿🇼
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4 years
Amazing atmosphere & great turnout at #TasteofBelgium 🇧🇪 in Cape Town. Good to see so many friends of Belgium back, enjoying 🧇🍻🍷🥂🍟 & so much more! 😋😋😋 Great teamwork 👍🤛🏾 @belgianchamber & #BelgianConsulate .
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Didier Vanderhasselt
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So shocked and saddened by the images from Cape Town. Our thoughts are with all Capetonians as the #capetownfire keeps on raging. 🙏🏾🙏🏼 for the firefighters & emergency workers.
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Didier Vanderhasselt
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Hosted our annual King’s Day🇧🇪 reception today, with 300 guests, DG Sports, Arts & Culture Vusumuzi representing @GovernmentZA 🇿🇦 & former @Springboks 🏈 Fourie du Preez, as special guest! #RWC2019 Thanks to @UPTuks Youth Choir for the performance & the positive vibes!
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Didier Vanderhasselt
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The new Ambassador of Lesotho in Brussels, Her Excellency Matumelo Sekatle presented her letters of credence to His Majesty the King as well. 🇱🇸🇧🇪 Congratulations on this festive day! Let’s work jointly on enhancing our bilateral relations.
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...which enables us to welcome, as of today, our first female Foreign Minister, @Sophie_Wilmes !
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Didier Vanderhasselt
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The #EU needs the German-French motor! Great pitch of the European project & its significance for South Africa🇿🇦 by @AmbSchaefer 🇩🇪, @lechevallierAS 🇫🇷 & @RKionka 🇪🇺 at their joint post #SONA2020 event in Cape Town.
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Didier Vanderhasselt
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Come rain come shine, #EU 🇪🇺-South Africa’s 🇿🇦 strategic partnership is rock solid. #MandelaDay #COVID19inSA #multilateralism Read our common EU opinion piece on what this means here👇🏼
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Didier Vanderhasselt
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In winter, in summer #MagicalSouthAfrica 🇿🇦❤️
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@DVanderhasselt
Didier Vanderhasselt
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With our Hon. Consul Gonçalves hosting our early national day celebration 🇧🇪 in Harare. Proud on our small but thriving & resilient Belgian community, which was joined by the diplomatic corps & Zimbabwe representatives to enjoy Belgian beers🍺 & chocolates🍫. #21juli #21juillet
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Didier Vanderhasselt
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Happy to announce that #Belgium 🇧🇪Deputy Prime Minister & Foreign Minister @dreynders will travel to #Pretoria , South Africa , for multiple official contacts on Monday 👉A rich bilateral & international agenda 👉Deepening of our economic ties 👉 #BelgiumUNSC 🌍 More to follow!
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Didier Vanderhasselt
4 years
My #mylifeinpictures day 4/7 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈 No people, no words I was challenged by @VHRehfeld Today I challenge @daandutoit
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Didier Vanderhasselt
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Looking back at our #UN Security Council membership 2019/2020 with @DIRCO_ZA ’s UN team.🇧🇪🇿🇦 Grateful to #TeamSA for the constructive cooperation in Pretoria & NY, and for being a driving force of the E10 non-permanent group. 🙏🏾🌍🙏
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Didier Vanderhasselt
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Captivating encounter with former US VP & Nobel Prize laureate @algore in Cape Town ahead of his visit of #Belgium ’s 🇧🇪 #PrincessElisabeth base on #antarctica . Our base 👉 >10 years of pioneering research & developing innovative ways for a sustainable presence in the Arctic🌍.
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Didier Vanderhasselt
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“The Age of Women, why feminism liberates men”, by #Belgium 🇧🇪 Prime Minister @alexanderdecroo , heading our first 💯% gender equal cabinet. Ready for @PresidencyZA & SA ministers. Let’s break the glass ceilings & continue the work on gender equality in all parts of society. 🤛🏾👍
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Didier Vanderhasselt
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First meeting with H.E. @XasaTokozile , Ambassador-designate to the Kingdom of Belgium, ahead of her departure to the 💙of Europe! 🇧🇪🇿🇦🇪🇺 We will jointly work on our bilateral projects + broaden and deepen the scope of our partnerships.
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Didier Vanderhasselt
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Saying thank you, goodbye & good luck to Lenne, our intern, almost on his way back to summery #Belgium 🇧🇪. His internship turned out to be completely different from what we all expected, but he stayed on all the way! #Corona #repatriationflights
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Didier Vanderhasselt
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#Belgium 🇧🇪 announcement of 70 million rand contribution to @WHO ’s #COVAX . @DrZweliMkhize @DIRCO_ZA @PresidencyZA @BelgiumPretoria
@BelgiumMFA
🇧🇪 Belgium MFA
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No country in the world will be safe from #COVID19 as long as not all countries are safe. Minister for Development Cooperation @MeryameKitir is making € 4,000,000 available for @WHO 's #COVAX . ℹ️ Read more on why international solidarity matters:
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Didier Vanderhasselt
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Impressive retrospective on William Kentridge. What an artistic career! Some stunning pieces still can be viewed at @ZeitzMOCAA & @NorvalFdn in Cape Town.
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Didier Vanderhasselt
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Good to be back in #Klerksdorp Diocese. With Belgian Embassy support🇧🇪 a charity shop was opened today in rememberance of Father Jef Hollanders OMI who passed away tragically last year. Thank you Bishop Phalana for the efforts & Apostolic Nuntio Peter Wells for your presence.
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Didier Vanderhasselt
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Two #Belgium artistic giants in one exhibition! #Magritte #Broodthaers
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Didier Vanderhasselt
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Good to be back in Maputo after 10 long months. Catching up with @BelgicaMozambiq , our development agency #Enabel & #Flanders representatives. #Belgium 🇧🇪 has allocated 10 MIO € extra to its bilateral cooperation with Mozambique. We are working hard to get new projects running.
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Didier Vanderhasselt
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Arrived in #Lesotho 🇱🇸, the #MountainKingdom . Looking forward to presenting my letters of credence to His Majesty King Letsie III. @MonarchieBe
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Didier Vanderhasselt
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Keep up the good spirit as we are going into #lockdown tonight! Let’s do it. #StrongerTogether #Covid19SA
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Didier Vanderhasselt
5 years
400 million Rand investment of South African Fruit Terminals, full subsidiary of #Belgium 🇧🇪 Sea Invest in Durban Hills, Cape Town, in a state of the art cooling & distribution facility Contributing to the efficiency of the cold fruit chain & SA’s exports Official opening soon
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Didier Vanderhasselt
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Congratulations to my new colleague, the Ambassador of Namibia in Brussels!! 🇳🇦🇧🇪 Her Excellency Dr. Kaapanda-Girnus, presented her letters of credence to His Majesty the King today. Looking forward to work together on deepening and strengthening our bilateral ties.
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Didier Vanderhasselt
5 years
An honour to have presented my letters of credence to His Majesty King Letsie III of #Lesotho 🇱🇸 at the Palace in Maseru.
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Didier Vanderhasselt
4 years
A brand new IT room for 60 pupils was also opened by @DBE_SA Minister Motshwegka, installed & financed by @BelgiumCampus ITversity. #Belgium 🇧🇪 support for Spa Park school goes back for 20 years! #Digital4Development
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@DVanderhasselt
Didier Vanderhasselt
6 years
This is the picture you face before entering Foreign Minister @dreynders ' office. 🇧🇪🇿🇦 #Mandela , a daily inspiration for us all @BelgiumMFA ! #Madiba100 #Mandela100 #MandelaDay #BeTheLegacy
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Didier Vanderhasselt
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Visited #Belgium IT Campus 🇧🇪 in #Pretoria 🇿🇦. Success story started in 1999: 📌900 students 📌3 campuses 📌100% of graduates get jobs 📌impressive international network 📌cross fertilization with private sector 📌inclusive student policy 📌delivering 8% of IT graduates in SA
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Didier Vanderhasselt
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Very proud to see that many Belgian🇧🇪 companies are faring well despite challenging economic circumstances. The pandemic is testing economies worldwide. Along @EUinSA 🇪🇺 we will continue our dialogue with South Africa🇿🇦 on trade & investment. #SAIC2020 #InvestSA #TEInvest4SA
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Didier Vanderhasselt
7 years
Welcome to my new deputy Matthieu Branders - @m_branders - who's starting as of today!
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Didier Vanderhasselt
5 years
Today @CityTshwane 🇿🇦 was a bike city thanks to the #TshwaneClassic 🚴‍♂️🚴🏿‍♀️🚵‍♂️🚵🏼‍♀️ !
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Didier Vanderhasselt
6 years
Thank you Minister @dreynders for your visit and kudos 👏 to my team @BelgiumPretoria !
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Didier Vanderhasselt
5 years
Our #Belgium 🇧🇪 investors welcome the concrete measures announced by President @CyrilRamaphosa to improve #InvestmentClimate . #SAIC2019 🇿🇦 #FDI
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Didier Vanderhasselt
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Om 16u.40 Belgische tijd ben ik te gast bij @vrtradio2 in #DeSpits . Ik zal er meer vertellen over welke Belgische muziek het in Zuid-Afrika goed doet! #weekvandebelgischemuziek
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Didier Vanderhasselt
4 years
Author of «  #TheAgeOfWomen , How Feminism Liberates Men », he is leading our first ever completely #genderequal cabinet!
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Didier Vanderhasselt
5 years
Committed civil servants make such a difference! @BelgiumPretoria has been privileged to work with @DIRCO_ZA ’s Hanne De Beer for many years. Hanne is retiring today, we wish her all the best!
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Didier Vanderhasselt
4 years
With @kzngov Premier Zikalala @sziks 🇿🇦 on post-Covid investment climate & opportunities in KZN. Exploring cooperation in logistics, as #Belgium 🇧🇪 is consolidating its considerable economic presence, creating employment & smoothening trade flows. @AWEX_Belgium @FlandersTrade
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Didier Vanderhasselt
6 years
#Belgium 🇧🇪& #SouthAfrica 🇿🇦have a vast common ground to work on. #UNSC , trade & investment, shared values, cultural & academic cooperation,... A pleasure meeting, @BSangqu , looking forward to our collaboration and proud of the @BelRedDevils of course !
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Baso Sangqu
6 years
As I received the Ambassador-designate of the Kingdom of Belgium to South Africa, Didier Vanderhasselt soon to replace my counterpart and good friend Amb Hubert Cooreman. Our relations are on solid ground, and more work lies ahead. Congrats on your WC 3 - 0 win today!
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Didier Vanderhasselt
4 years
Thank you, Foreign Minister @PhGoffin 🇧🇪, for your direct engagement with Belgian heads of mission in Sub-Sahara Africa. Perfect occasion to brief the Minister directly on preparations for the Belgian repatriation flight tomorrow. #WeWillBringYouHome #WeAreAllInThisTogether
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Didier Vanderhasselt
6 years
As Consul-General to Saint Helena, an honour to meet Her Excellency Governor @lisahonan07 in Cape Town at the #WineofExile exhibition in @GrootConstantia .
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Didier Vanderhasselt
6 years
An honour to have presented my letters of credence to President Masisi of #Botswana 🇧🇼. We can built on sound bilateral relations, #Belgium 🇧🇪 being its biggest export destination💎. As a non permanent member of #UNSC 🌍, looking forward to dialogue on int. & regional security.
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Dr. Mokgweetsi E.K Masisi
6 years
The Ambassador of 🇨🇱 Chile, H.E Mr Francisco Javier Berguno Hurtado and Ambassador of 🇧🇪 Belgium, H.E Dr. Didier Vanderhasselt, today paid a courtesy call to my office. #MovingBotswanaForward #GoMasisi 🇧🇼
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Didier Vanderhasselt
5 years
#LestWeForget . Moving #RemembranceDay ceremony at Common Wealth War Graves Cemetary #ThabaTshwane in Pretoria, where 1 Belgian fellow citizen has also been laid to rest. #WeWillRememberThem
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Didier Vanderhasselt
5 years
Fantastisch dat je meekon, @bartvanloo , met live podcasts om van te snoepen!
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Bart Van Loo
5 years
Mijn beste wensen gaan naar iedereen, maar in de eerste plaats naar @DVanderhasselt . Zonder hem was ik nooit naar Sint-Helena afgereisd. Grote dank! Lees hier de laatste Helena-aflevering waarin ik me heel even zelf Belgisch ambassadeur waande:
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Didier Vanderhasselt
6 years
Handover of copy of my credentials to acting Foreign Minister #CainMathema in #Zimbabwe , #Harare , together with our Hon. Consul Jean Goncalves.
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Didier Vanderhasselt
5 years
The Belgian community in South Africa is so diverse! Celebration of Father Matthieu Van Vlierden, who has been serving communities for 50 years. Starting with Malawian mineworkers and the last few decades in his parishes in #Lenasia south of Joburg.
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Didier Vanderhasselt
4 years
#SouthAfrica ’s🇿🇦 second chairmanship of #UNSC 🌍 starts today! Good luck to our @DIRCO_ZA colleagues in Tshwane & NY! You can count as always on #Belgium ’s🇧🇪constructive engagement. #FosteringConsensusActingforPeace 🕊 #mulilateralism A well deserved summer break looms☀️🏖!
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Didier Vanderhasselt
5 years
Sweet visit at the #Callebaut chocolate🍫 academy in Joburg, where South African gourmets 👨🏾‍🍳👩‍🍳 & chefs are trained. #Belgium 🇧🇪 chocolate is conquering the country, their impressive growth figures show!
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