On the 25th of August 2022 Mrs Maria P. Tzotzorkova, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria with residency in the Republic of South Africa, presented her Letters of Credence to the King of Lesotho His Majesty Letsie III at a ceremony, which took place in the official hall of the Palace in Maseru.

On the 26th of May the Embassy of Bulgaria in Pretoria organised a reception on the occasion of the Day of the Bulgarian Alphabet, Education, Culture and the Slavonic Literature. The event was organized and took place in the framework of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and the Republic of South Africa.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria through the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in the Republic of South Africa announces a procedure for the acceptance and selection of proposals for pilot projects to be implemented on the territories of the Republic of Namibia and the Republic of Angola with grants through the Official Development Assistance of the Republic of Bulgaria, with an initial implementation period in 2023.

On the 5th of May 2022 Ambassador Maria P. Tzotzorkova presented her Letters of Credence to the President of the Republic of Zambia HE Hakainde Hichilema at a ceremony, which took place at the Presidency in Lusaka

On the 12thof April 2022, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Republic of Botswana with residency in Pretoria, SA, Mrs Maria Pavlova Tzotzorkova-Kaymaktchieva presented her Letters of Credence to the President of Botswana HE Dr Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisiat a ceremony, which took place at the Presidency in Gaborone.

On the 9th of March 2022, Ambassador Maria P. Tzotzorkova presented her Letters of Credence as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Republic of Angola, with residency in Pretoria, the Republic of South Africa, to the President of the Republic of Angola HE Mr João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço during a ceremony, which took place at the Presidential Palace in Luanda.

Meeting between Ambassador Pavlova and Professor Tawana Kupe, Vice Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria.

On 21 October, ambassador Maria Pavlowa, took part in a lunch, hosted by the Vice Chancellor and Principal of the University of Johannesburg, prof. Tshilidzi Marwala

Ambassador Maria Pavlova  Tzotzorkova presented her Letters of Credence to the President of the Republic of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa at a ceremony, which took place in the Protocol Room of the Presidency at the Bryntirion Estate in Pretoria оn Оctober 12th 2021.

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of Namibia, the Honorable Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah sent a Letter of Appreciation to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria