Poland in South Africa

Director Paweł Ukielski gave an insightful lecture on the Warsaw Rising at the prestigious South African secondary school Pretoria Boys High on 6 September 2024. The event was organised by the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in cooperation with the Warsaw Uprising Museum and the Pretoria Boys High School.

On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising, the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Pretoria organized a series of events to commemorate this anniversary.

The Consular Section of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland Pretoria urgently needs to bring to your attention the most recent regulation of the Minster of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland, dated 31st July 2024. According to this regulation the list of documents required to apply for a student visa has been extended.

Please be informed that due to the public holidays the Embassy of the Republic of Poland and Consular Section in Pretoria will be closed on 24.09.2024.

The Consular Section of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Pretoria kindly informs about the consular duty in Cape Town, which will take place from September 6, 2024 to September 9, 2024.

On August 22, 2024, the Polish Association of Siberian Deportees in Southeast Africa in cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Pretoria and the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre organized a screening of the documentary film "Memory is our homeland" directed by Jonathan Durand.

Please be informed that due to the public holidays the Embassy of the Republic of Poland and Consular Section in Pretoria will be closed on 9.08.2024 and 15.08.2024.

The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Pretoria is looking for a person to work in the administrative and financial section as an Ambassador driver.

The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Pretoria organized 6 lectures with the participation of Dr Beata Górka-Winter and the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to South Africa Adam Burakowski in the period of 9.07.2024 till 12.07.2024. The events were held in South Africa and Lesotho.

On 1 July 2024, Poland for the seventh time begins its one-year presidency of the Visegrad Group (V4) under the motto “V4: Back to Basics.” It refers to the foundations of Visegrad cooperation such as freedom, human rights, the rule of law, and commitment to the process of European integration and cooperation for security in Europe.