Poland in South Africa

The 13th edition of the European Film Festival (EUFF 2026) took place in South Africa from September 18 to 27, 2026. The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Pretoria participated in the event for the twelfth time. This year, Poland presented the film "Franz”, directed by Agnieszka Holland.

The inaugural Polish-South African Business Forum took place in Johannesburg, organized by the Polish Investment and Trade Agency (PAIH) under the patronage of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Pretoria. The event was attended by over 140 representatives from businesses, institutions, the investment community, and public administration from Poland, South Africa, and other countries in the region.

The Consular Section of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Pretoria kindly informs you about the consular outreach in Port Elizabeth, which will take place on October 9-10, 2026. The exact location and times of service will be announced in a separate announcement at the end of September or beginning of October.

On September 5, the main event commemorating the 82nd anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising and the Warsaw Flights took place at the Katyń Monument in Johannesburg.

On September 4, 2026, the Polish-South African Commission for Economic Cooperation inaugurated its activities in Warsaw. The proceedings were co-chaired by M. Baranowski, Deputy Minister of Development and Technology, and John Steenhuisen, South Africa's Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition. Discussions focused on agriculture, food products, green energy, modern industry (including machinery and mining), digitalization, and the automation of industrial processes.

Please be informed that the Embassy of the Republic of Poland and Consular Section in Pretoria will be closed on August 10, and August 14, 2026 due to the public holidays.

The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Pretoria kindly informs you about the next meeting of the Polish Success Club, which will be held on 13 August 2026 at 6:30 p.m. in Cape Town.

We would like to inform you that the next consular outreach in Cape Town will take place from 19 to 21 August 2026.

The state of Poland-Mozambique relations, security situation in the region, and the future of the EU's military mission in the Cabo Delgado province were the main topics of conversation between the two countries' foreign ministers, Radosław Sikorski and Maria Manuela dos Santos Lucas. The meeting was held in Warsaw on 3 July.

On 1 and 2 July, Poland's Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski paid a visit to the Republic of South Africa, Poland's most important partner in Sub-Saharan Africa and its second-largest economic partner on the continent after Morocco. During the visit, Deputy Prime Minister Sikorski met with South Africa's Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola as well as representatives of companies participating in the Business Forum.