Pics: Merkel meets Zuma, hails trade ties

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and SA President Jacob Zuma hold hands as they inspect the guard of honour at the Chancellery in Berlin. Picture: Stefanie Loos, Reuters

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and SA President Jacob Zuma hold hands as they inspect the guard of honour at the Chancellery in Berlin. Picture: Stefanie Loos, Reuters

German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomes SA President Jacob Zuma for a meeting in Berlin. Picture: Michael Sohn, AP

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and SA President Jacob Zuma listen to the national anthems during a welcoming ceremony at the Chancellery in Berlin. Picture: Stefanie Loos, Reuters

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and SA President Jacob Zuma pose for photographers at the Chancellery in Berlin. Picture: Wolfgang Kumm, EPA

The South African president's official photographer is seen wearing a beanie in the nation's colours at the German Chancellery in Berlin. Picture: Wolfgang Kumm, EPA

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and SA President Jacob Zuma shake hands after a joint press conference in Berlin. Picture: Michael Sohn, AP

President Jacob Zuma. Picture: Stefanie Loos, Reuters

SA President Jacob Zuma and German Chancellor Angela Merkel pose for the media after their meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin. Picture: Stefanie Loos, Reuters

German President Joachim Gauck welcomes SA President Jacob Zuma outside Bellevue Palace in Berlin. Picture: Soeren Stache, DPA via AP

SA President Jacob Zuma signs the guest book as Germany's president looks on at Bellevue Palace in Berlin. Picture: Soeren Stache, DPA via AP