The president of Mali Amadou Toumani Toure conferred orders on the Minister in the Presidency Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, the presidency announced on Saturday.

The order bestowed on Tshabalala-Msimang and the Deputy Minister of Arts and Culture Ntombazana Botha was in recognition of their contribution to the advancement of the bilateral relations between South Africa and Mali.

Tshabalala-Msimang was honoured as the Officier de l'orde National du Mali ( meaning a Officer of the National Order of Mali), while Botha bestowed as the Chevalier de l' ordre National du Mali (meaning a Knight of the National Order of Mali).

Tshabalala-Msimang accompanied Botha in January as part of a delegation of senior officials to Mali.

Their visit was in the context of the bilateral co-operation on the South Africa-Mali Timbuktu Manuscripts Project.

The purpose of the visit was to discuss technical matters relating to the hand-over of the project to the Malian government, as well as to discuss areas of co-operation in the field of youth development.

Sapa

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