Welcome

Whether you’re planning a trip, need consular help, or simply want to learn more about us, we thank you for dropping by and hope you find what you’re looking for. If not, don’t hesitate to get in touch directly.

South Africa has an extraordinarily rich presence on the web as we hope you’ll discover when you explore this site. Many links will take you to southafrica.info, our comprehensive national portal, and to gov.za, the gateway to official South Africa. You won’t want to miss South African Tourism’s site, southafrica.net.

As you browse, we’re confident you’ll be persuaded that South Africa is alive with possibility and that the temptation to visit our shores, if you have not already done so, will grow ever more irresistible.

Just turning 15, South Africa’s democracy is flourishing. Our economy is dynamic and continues to grow. Our determination to build a better tomorrow which helped us break the shackles of the past burns as brightly and irrepressibly as ever. These are truly exciting times in South Africa and the African Continent. We are at the dawn of what we confidently predict will be Africa’s century.

We are preparing to host the South Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup. This is not just an opportunity for us to professionally stage the event but also an opportunity to welcome and share South Africa’s hospitality with the thousands of fans who will follow their teams to our shores. We invite you to download the booklet : Africa’s time has come! South Africa is ready!

South Africa is not an island. Our relationships around the world — cultural, social, economic, political — have been and will always be central to our success. This embassy and our missions in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, are here to build and nurture those relationships in every way we can.

South African Embassy in the United States