French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to South Africa

South Africa’s rolled out the red carpet tuned up the band and fired the cannons for French President Emmanuel Macron.

Macron and President Cyril Ramaphosa have been holding talks at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.

The pandemic, vaccines, Mozambique and climate change have topped the agenda for the pair.

Here’s some of the pomp and ceremony from earlier today.

(PHOTO: @GovernmentZA)

France is one of our largest trade partners. One expert says Macron's visit to South Africa has short and long term benefits for our economic ties to the European nation. Our Business Reporter, Anelisa Tuswa reports.