His Excellency Mr. Komate Kamalanavin presented his Letter of Credence to His Excellency Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa on 11 December 2018.

On 19 November 2018, the Royal Thai Embassy, in collaboration with Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) of the Republic of South Africa and the other 3 ASEAN Embassies in Pretoria, namely High Commission of Malaysia, the Philippines Embassy and Vietnam Embassy, held at DIRCO a panel discussion on the topic: the 25th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between the Republic of South Africa and the 4 ASEAN countries.

From 15 November 2018 - 13 January 2019,the Thai government recently approved the temporary exemption measure of the visa-on-arrival fee for citizens of 20 countries.

On 28 September 2018, the Royal Thai Embassy, in collaboration with Thai Small and Medium Enterprise (SMEs) owners in South Africa, hosted the “Authentic Thainess – Thai Spa and Massage Experience” in Pretoria.