Poland in South Africa

ATTENTION! The National Agency for Academic Exchange has announced a call for applications for participation in the Stefan Banach Scholarship Program.

Ukraine is being torn apart by war. Poland is providing both humanitarian and military aid to Ukraine. A medical train for transporting the injured during the invasion of Russia is already operational. Poland has opened reception centres for refugees fleeing Russian aggression near the main border crossings between Poland and Ukraine, with the border itself 535 km long. The arriving persons can receive information, meals, rest and medical help.

Attention! From 25th February, 2022, under a special regulation, COVID-19 entry restrictions on Polish-Ukrainian border will be temporarily suspended due to military conflict in Ukraine. Tests and proofs of vaccination / convalescence will not be required and there will be no obligation to undergo quarantine.

Consular Section of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland would like to inform about the next consular duty for Polish citizens in Vanderbijlpark, that will take place on 12 February 2022.

South African audiences had a rare opportunity to listen to several live concerts performed by Polish artist, Professor Andrzej Pikul, who came to South Africa with a series of concerts and lectures on the work of Fryderyk Chopin.

The Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre in cooperation with the United Nations Information Centre in Pretoria and the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation organized a solemn celebration of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day in South Africa. The main theme of this year’s celebration was the need to keep the memory of the Holocaust, of the victims of the Holocaust and to hear the words of those who survived the Holocaust.

"Remembering the Holocaust in Poland" webinar was held on January 20, 2022, with the participation of Dr. Edyta Gawron, a historian and an Assistant Professor at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Institute of Jewish Studies, Jakub Nowakowski, director of the Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow, Tomasz Kuncewicz, director of the Auschwitz Jewish Center in Oświęcim, and Dariusz Popiela, Olympian, activist and founder of the Centrum foundation.

The World Urban Forum (WUF) is the world’s largest conference devoted to urban challenges, urban policy and sustainable urbanization. It is the most important global event focusing on the key challenges faced by cities and urban areas in every part of the world.

On behalf of the Polish Investment and Trade Agency, I have the honour of inviting you to participate in the Polish-African Economic Forum. The event will take place on March 28, 2022 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and it will constitute the culminating point of the Polish economic programme accompanying Expo 2020 Dubai.

Attention! On February 1-2, 2022 the Consular Section of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Pretoria will be closed to customers for technical reasons.