Poland in South Africa

On the first anniversary of Krzysztof Penderecki's death, on March 29, 2021, the Adam Mickiewicz Institute inaugurates the creation of a special digital platform, PendereckisGarden.pl, which allows Internet users around the world to learn not only about the master's compositional legacy and his strong influence on other artists, but also introduces Krzysztof Penderecki as a man full of passion.

We kindly inform you that on March 9, 2021, the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange announced recruitment in the POLONISTA Scholarship Program for Students and Scientists (2021).

The fascinating collection of ancient Nubian art from Faras, discovered and saved by Poles in present-day Sudan, is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. On the occasion of the anniversary, the National Museum in Warsaw, which houses part of the collection from this place, has prepared a series of scientific and educational events that bring closer their history and achievements of Polish archaeologists.

A virtual event "Future Health Poland 2021", dedicated to Polish manufacturers of medical equipment and devices, will take place on March 23-25, 2021.

The Consular Section of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Pretoria would like to kindly inform you that from April 1, 2021, the visit registration system will change in order to submit visa applications to the office.

The Consular Section of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Pretoria would like to kindly inform you that as part of loosening the restrictions on movement introduced as part of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, the South African authorities decided to open 20 road border crossings.

The Consular Section of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Pretoria kindly informs that the next consular duty in Cape Town will take place on 27-28 March 2021.

The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Pretoria kindly informs that the next consular duty in Durban, South Africa will take place on April 10-11, 2021.

Thirty years ago, on 15 February 1991, the presidents of Poland and Czechoslovakia, and the prime minister of Hungary signed the Declaration on Cooperation between the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, the Republic of Poland and the Republic of Hungary in Striving for European Integration in the castle of Visegrad, Hungary.

One of the highest Polish decorations was presented by the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland in South Africa, Andrzej Kanthak, to the closest family of the late Barbara Kukulska during a ceremonial meeting at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Pretoria.