The National Library of South Africa has signed mutually beneficial MoU's with the leading national libraries in the world including British Library and the National Library of China, in pursuit of the National Library of South Africa vision to become "the leading national library and centre of excellence in Africa and the world".

There has been professional exchange activities between National Library of South Africa and it's partners abroad. These includes book donations from the National Library of China and Iran. The British Library has also trained the NLSA conservators. 

Here are some pictures taken at the illustrious event, which took place on 11 November 2009 at the Pretoria campus of the NLSA:

Andrew Malotle reads the MoU.

Seated from left to right:

• H. E. Asghar Ebrahim Asl, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Republic of South Africa.
• Ali Akbar Ashari - Cultural advisor to the President of Islamic Republic of Iran and Director of the National Library and Archives.
• John Tsebe, National Librarian of South Africa.
• Standing: Mohammad Hussein Ahmadi - Cultural Councellor at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Andrew Malotle, Executive Head: Corporate Communications and Marketing.

Ali Akbar Ashari, Cultural advisor to the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Director of the National Library and Archives

John Tsebe, National Librarian