0001104659-20-054310.txt : 20200601 0001104659-20-054310.hdr.sgml : 20200601 20200430143105 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-20-054310 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20200430 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000932419 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS [8888] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA STREET 2: 3051 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, NW CITY: WASHINGTON STATE: DC ZIP: 20008 BUSINESS PHONE: 021 464 6100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: NATIONAL TREASURY, 240 VERMEULEN STREET CITY: PRETORIA STATE: T3 ZIP: 0001 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm

 

 

By EDGAR Transmission

 

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE

Washington, D.C. 20549-3628

 

April 30, 2020

 

Ladies and Gentlemen

 

Republic of South Africa

Registration Statement under Schedule B

Filed March 20, 2020

File No. 333-237299

 

On behalf of the Republic of South Africa, we request that the effective date of the above-captioned Registration Statement be accelerated so that it may become effective at 4:00 p.m. on May 1, 2020, or as soon as practicable thereafter.

 

If you have any questions, or require any further information, please contact Sachin Davé at Allen & Overy LLP on +44 203 088 3187.

 

Sincerely,

 

/s/ Siyabonga Shange

 

Siyabonga Shange

 

Attorney-in-fact for

 

TT Mboweni

 

Minister of Finance

 

Republic of South Africa

 

 

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Sachin Davé

 

Allen & Overy LLP

 

 

 

Ms. Yoliswa Mvebe

 

Chargé d’Affaires of the Republic of South Africa to the United States of America

 

Embassy of the Republic of South Africa

 

 

 

Tom Kluck

 

Special Counsel, Office of International Corporation Finance

 

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

 


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