Poland in South Africa

The Association of Siberian Deportees in Southern Africa, in cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Pretoria and Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre, organized on 24 August 2025 a screening of the Polish film entitled "Siberian Exile" in Johannesburg.

Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Center hosted the official opening of the temporary exhibition "More Important Than Life: The Underground Archive of the Warsaw Ghetto." on 14 August 2025. The exhibition was prepared by the NSDOK Munich and the Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute, with the support of the Association of the Jewish Historical Institute of Poland. The opening ceremony was attended by, among others, JH&CG Director Tali Nates, Head of the Polish Embassy in Pretoria Jacek Chodorowicz, and German Ambassador Andreas Peschke.

The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Pretoria announces a tender for the sale of a movable asset, i.e. a Chrysler Grand Voyager passenger car, registration number D BBG 104D - year 2010

We hereby inform you that the next consular outreach in Cape Town will take place from 11 August 2025 to 13 August 2025.

Please be informed that due to the public holidays the Embassy of the Republic of Poland and Consular Section in Pretoria will be closed on 16 June 2025 and 19 June 2025.

The Polish documentary film "Amphibians. Pioneers of life on land" directed by Sławomir Skupiński and Elżbieta Trzonek won the silver award at the International Tour Film Festival - Africa 2025 (ITFFA). The awards ceremony took place on June 6, 2025 in Johannesburg.

The end of the 2024/25 school year was celebrated on June 1, 2025 at the Polish School at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Pretoria. School Principal Lidia Moń welcomed the guests and summed up the past school year.

The premiere of the Polish film "Under the Volcano" directed by Damian Kocur took place in Pretoria on 29 May 2025.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs has launched a competition for the Best History Book in the foreign-language publication category on the history of Poland.

Europe Day - a celebration of peace and unity - is celebrated every year in the Republic of South Africa by the Member States of the European Union and the EU Delegation in Pretoria.