Poland in South Africa

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.

Today, Poland has started its one-year Chairmanship at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). Thus, our country is assuming a greater role in shaping security and stabilisation on the European continent in the spirit of the Helsinki Final Act, whose 50th anniversary we will be celebrating in 2025.

Are you interested in European Studies? Applications to the @CollegeOfEuropeNatolin are now open! Every year, the College of Europe in Natolin grants full scholarships to the best candidates from the ENP countries. Apply by 19 January 2022 and come to study in Poland! Learn more on the website: www.coleuropenatolin.eu