Poland in South Africa

On the occasion of World Book Day on 23 April, the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Pretoria joined the book collection campaign for Pretoria Central High School which was organized by the European Union Delegation in Pretoria and EU member states.

It is with deep sorrow that we have learned of the death of Pope Francis. It has been a tremendous loss not only for the Catholic Church but also for the whole world.

As a symbolic gesture celebrating the memory of the Jewish heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland Radosław Sikorski and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel Gideon Sa'ar along with 87 ambassadors and representatives of Polish and Israeli diplomatic missions participated in this year's edition of the Ghetto Uprising Campaign.

On Friday, Minister Radosław Sikorski handed out nominations to the members of the Minister of Foreign Affairs’ Best History Book Prize Committee. The contest aims to honour the authors of the best foreign-language books devoted to Polish history and the best Polish-language books on the history of Polish diplomacy.

The foreign ministers of NATO members met in Brussels for talks on the impact of Russia's war against Ukraine on the security of Poland and the North Atlantic Alliance as well as preparations for this year's NATO summit in The Hague.

Security in Europe and continued comprehensive support for Ukraine – these are the main topics of the next meeting of the European Union's Big Five. Minister Sikorski met today in Madrid with the heads of diplomacy: France, Spain, Germany, Ukraine, Italy and the United Kingdom. The meeting was also attended by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

The exhibition "Żegota. Council for Aid to Jews" was opened on 26 March 2025. The exhibition was organized by the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Center in cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Pretoria. The event was moderated by Tali Nates, director of JH&GC. The opening of the exhibition was featured by Holocaust Survivor Wanda Albinski, who was saved from the Warsaw Ghetto by "Żegota".

The Honorary Consulate in Durban was opened on 19 March 2025.

The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Pretoria kindly informs that recruitment for the NAWA scholarship program “Polonista” is ongoing until April 4, 2025.

As part of the ongoing Polish Presidency of the EU Council, Poland’s top diplomat Radosław Sikorski represented the EU at the Ministerial Partnership Dialogue between the European Union and the Southern African Development Community. The event was held on 15 March in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare.