Pretoria, Aug 8 - Visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her South African counterpart Maite Nkoana-Mashabane have vowed to boost cooperation between the two countries, BuaNews reported.

Clinton arrived here Thursday night as part of her seven-nation Africa tour.

The Secretary of State is expected to meet President Jacob Zuma in Durban Saturday.

Earlier, Clinton held talks with Nkoana-Mashabane.

The leaders agreed the relations between the two countries have not been very strong and pledged to change that.

'There has been indeed a lack of co-ordination in our relations and we need to change that,' International Relations Minister Nkoana-Mashabane said at a press conference in the presidential guesthouse.

Journalists, however, were interested to know how Clinton's visit could help find solutions to the political crisis in neighbouring Zimbabwe, the report said Friday.

'South Africa is very aware of the challenges posed by the political situation in Zimbabwe.