Austrian Embassy Pretoria

22/09/2026

Ambassador Königsbrun met with the new Chief Director: Western Europe and EU, Ms Kumalo, at DIRCO today.

The Ambassador took the opportunity to welcome the Chief Director in her new role in Pretoria. Their discussions centered on educational and scientific cooperation including TVET, a number of planned bilateral visits and projects, as well as on the upcoming Austrian membership of the UN Security Council, starting in January 2027.

Department of International Relations and Cooperation, SA

14/09/2026

30 years after its adoption, South Africa’s Constitution remains a powerful symbol of democracy, equality and dignity.

The European Union and its Member States join South Africa in celebrating these shared values, which continue to guide our societies today.



EU in South Africa
Cosatu Headquarters Braamfontein
Congress of South Africa Trade Unions - Cosatu Today

11/09/2026

A warm welcome to our new political and cultural affairs intern, David Kienreich, at the Austrian Embassy Pretoria! 🇦🇹🇿🇦

Joining us just as Pretoria is getting ready for summer and, of course, for its famous jacaranda season. 🌸☀️

We wish you an enriching time in South Africa, with many new impressions both inside and outside the Embassy!

10/09/2026

07/09/2026

With 60 days to go to the Local Government Elections, the Austrian Embassy joins South Africa in celebrating the values enshrined in South Africa's constitution 🏛️

Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC)
EU in South Africa

30 years after its adoption, South Africa’s Constitution remains a powerful symbol of democracy, equality and dignity.

The European Union and its Member States join South Africa in celebrating these shared values, which continue to guide our societies today. 🇪🇺 🇿🇦


EU in South Africa

26/08/2026

Austria meets Africa’s digital future!

The Austrian Embassy Pretoria and Austrian Cultural Forum Pretoria are proud to partner with Fak'ugesi African Digital & Innovation Festival – one of Africa’s leading platforms for digital creativity, technology and innovation.

The exhibition "Where Does the Rest of the World Begin" by Austrian digital artist Dagmar Schürrer explores human consciousness, symbiosis, and the entanglement of humans, nature, and technology. Through animation, sculpture, and Mixed Reality, it blurs boundaries between the organic and the artificial, the individual and the collective.

Fak'ugesi African Digital Innovation Festival

FIRST PERSON PRESENT: Dagmar Schürrer (Austria).

Schürrer is an Austrian digital artist based in Berlin, working across expanded animation and extended reality (XR). Her practice explores the intersections of science, emerging technologies and human perception, drawing on biology and neuroscience alongside XR, artificial intelligence, digital world-building and poetic approaches to consciousness and its environmental entanglements.

Her work has been presented internationally at institutions and festivals including the ICA London, Louvre Auditorium Paris, Haus der Kulturen der Welt Berlin, Belvedere 21 Vienna and Tate Modern London.

At Fak'ugesi 2026, she's part of Imagination Engines. On 15 October, she joins Arminda da Silva for Same Prompt, Different Planet, an in-conversation about AI, artistic practice, access, training and who gets heard when we talk about creativity and technology.

15 October · 12:45–13:15 · Chris Seabrooke Music Hall
13–17 October · Johannesburg

Tickets: fakugesi.co.za/tickets

Wits - University of the Witwatersrand Wits Anglo American Digital Dome, WITS University Wits Digital Arts Wits Art Museum British Council South Africa University of Johannesburg Tshimologong Precinct France in South Africa, Lesotho and Malawi Alby Michaels Ashraf Johaardien Austrian Embassy Pretoria Lakin Morgan-Baatjies Decorex International The Bioscope Society The Bioscope Global Film Festival

20/08/2026

The Austrian Cultural Forum Pretoria is proud to support the Ukrainian film Porcelain War as part of the European Film Festival 2026 in South Africa. 🇺🇦🎬

The film offers a powerful and deeply personal perspective on life, resilience and creativity amid war. We are delighted to support this important cultural exchange and to bring Ukrainian cinema to South African audiences.

Join us for screenings in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria and Durban!

European Film Festival - South Africa
EU in South Africa
Embassy of Ukraine to the Republic of South Africa
Österreichisches Außenministerium

12/08/2026

SAVE THE DATE

🎬The 13th year of the European Film Festival is here and runs from 17 to 27 September 2026 in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria and Durban!

You have the opportunity to watch 12 of the best films in current European cinema, fresh from Cannes, Venice, Berlin and beyond, on the big screen.

The Austrian Cultural Forum Pretoria is proud to support a film from Ukraine.

📽️The films explore the theme of FAMILY as an ever-evolving background of history, belonging and identity. Family in all its many forms as the foundation of resilience and creativity in an uncertain age.

European Film Festival - South Africa
Embassy of Ukraine to the Republic of South Africa

03/08/2026

The Österreich Institut Wien are starting a new series of free webinars on working and living in Austria – together with the Austrian Integration Fund (ÖIF)!

If you are a professional who would like to work in Austria, join us!

Register here:

https://www.oesterreichinstitut.com/en/welcome-to-austria-work-where-others-go-on-holidays/