British Minister arrives in South Africa
UK International Development Minister Lynne Featherstone is in South Africa as part of a regional focus on Britain鈥檚 HIV/AIDS strategy.
UK International Development Minister Lynne Featherstone has arrived in South Africa as part of a regional focus on Britain鈥檚 HIV/AIDS strategy.
The Minister will be visiting South Africa and then Malawi. She will meet with South African counterparts and representatives from civil society organisations in the region, as well as with DFID staff.
On arrival Lynne Featherstone said: 鈥淭his visit will provide a valuable opportunity to discuss with our South African and regional partners how we can make British aid, which is already helping to protect millions across the world from HIV, more effective at tackling this terrible disease.鈥�
The Minister will also have meetings to discuss UK-South Africa co-operation on combating gender based violence.