Poland in South Africa

The Polish School at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Pretoria officially inaugurated the school year 2021/2022 on September 11, 2021. The Polish institution invites children to study in grades 1-3 (early school education) and 4-8 (Polish and knowledge of Poland).

We would like to kindly inform you that on the occasion of the Heritage Day, the Embassy of the Republic of Poland and the Consular Section in Pretoria will be closed on Friday, September 24, 2021.

The Organizing Committee of the "Warsaw Flights" in cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Pretoria commemorated the heroic South African Air Force and Allied airmen who participated in the military mission to support the Warsaw Uprising in 1944. The commemoration of the 77th anniversary of the "Warsaw Flights" took place on September 4, 2021 in the St. Joseph the Worker Polish Catholic Church in Norwood, Johannesburg and at the Katyn Monument.

The prize pool of My Internet of the Future, our competition organized as part of the UN Internet Governance Forum #IGF 2021, is PLN 78,000. Submissions are open by 8 October. Check out the details!

A group of Polish scouts who came to southern Africa as part of the Scouting Africa 2021” program (#HarcerskaAfryka 2021) visited the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Pretoria on September 3, 2021.

Consular Section of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland would like to inform about the next consular duty in Durban, that will take place on 18-19 September 2021.

The Second World War began on September 1, 1939 with the German attack on Poland. German aggression was compounded on September 17 when the Soviet Army joined the war, attacking Poland from the east. The defensive war lasted until October 6, 1939, when the Polish Army’s regular battles with the aggressors ended.

- South Africa is one of the most important political and economic partners of Poland in Africa. We appreciate the good dynamics of the bilateral relations established almost exactly 30 years ago and we are working on further strengthening the cooperation between our countries. This will benefit both our nations, said Paweł Jabłoński, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, during today's political consultations with Alvin Botes, South Africa's deputy foreign minister.

The documentary film "Santa Rosa: Odyssey in the mariachi rhythm" by Sławomir Grunberg will be screened on-line in Johannesburg (South Africa) on September 1, 2021, at 19:00 (SAST) to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of the outbreak of World War II.

Artists and war - this combination is no longer surprising. However, the Anders Army, founded 80 years ago, remains a phenomenon to this day. On the occasion of the round anniversary of the founding of this extraordinary formation, the Adam Mickiewicz Institute invites you on a multimedia journey - Artists in Arms (www.artistsinarms.pl/en). It is a story of artists and people of culture, their war trail from Russian town of Buzuluk, to Monte Cassino in Italy and beyond - Paris, London, Rome.