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 |
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Siyabonga Shange |
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Attorney-in-fact for |
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TT Mboweni |
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Minister of Finance |
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Republic of South Africa |
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Sachin Davé |
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Allen & Overy LLP |
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Ms. Yoliswa Mvebe |
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Chargé dAffaires of the Republic of South Africa to the United States of America |
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Embassy of the Republic of South Africa |
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Tom Kluck |
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Special Counsel, Office of International Corporation Finance |
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission |
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