COVID-19 Information (Updated April 1, 2020 | 20:00 SAST)
Country-Specific Information The South African Ministry of Health has confirmed 1380 cases of COVID-19 within its borders. Evacuation Information We want to thank you for…
Health Alert: Repatriation Flight Interest – Request for Information (April 1, 2020 | 20:00 SA
Health Alert: Repatriation Flight Interest (Request for Information) – U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa (April 1, 2020 | 20:00 SAST) Location: South Africa Event: Repatriation Fights –…
Message for U.S. Citizens: Hotels Accepting New Reservations at this Time (March 28, 2020)
Message for U.S. Citizens: Hotels Accepting New Reservations (March 28, 2020) We understand many guesthouses and hotels are closing or have already closed during the…
Health Alert: Evacuation Information – U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa (Updated Mar 28 | 12:15
Health Alert: Evacuation Information – U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa (March 28, 2020 | 12:15 SAST) Location: South Africa Event: Evacuation Information The South African Ministry…
Message for U.S. Citizens: “Lockdown” Clarifications (March 26, 2020)
Message for U.S. Citizens: “Lockdown” Clarifications – U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa (March 26, 2020) The government of South Africa has implemented measures to limit the spread…
Health Alert: 21 Day Lockdown (Updated) – U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa (March 25, 2020)
Health Alert: 21 Day Lockdown (Updated) – U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa (March 25, 2020) Location: South Africa Event: The South African Ministry of Health confirmed 709 cases of COVID-19 within its borders. The government of South Africa has…
Message to American Citizens Regarding National Lockdown
March 23, 2020 In response to the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic, tonight South African President Ramaphosa announced a 21-day lockdown effective midnight on Thursday, March…
Message to American Citizens Unable to Secure Commercial Flights to Depart SA (March 21, 2020)
If you are a U.S. citizen attempting to depart South Africa but have been unable to secure a commercial flight, please send the following information…
Global Level 4 Health Advisory – Do Not Travel (March 19, 2020)
Global Health Advisory: Level 4: Do Not Travel March 19, 2020 The Department of State advises U.S. citizens to avoid all international travel due to the…
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa (March 18, 2020)
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa (March 18, 2020) Location: South Africa Event: The government of South Africa has implemented enhanced screening and quarantine…
Historic U.S. Naval ship visit shows strength of U.S. – South African Partnership
On March 15th, the USS Carney arrived in Cape Town, South Africa for a scheduled port visit. The Carney, a guided missile destroyer, and her…
Cancellation of Nonimmigrant Visa Appointments from March 16, 2020 until May 31, 2020.
The U.S. Mission in South Africa, in light of the global COVID-19 pandemic, is cancelling most nonimmigrant visa appointments from March 16, 2020 until May…
U.S. Government Contributes toward Coronavirus COVID-19 Awareness Response in South Africa
Press Release | March 11, 2020 The United States government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is committing approximately 8 million rand…
Accountability Colloquium Ensures Adherence to the Rule of Law in the Military
After three days of collaboration and solution-finding, the first-ever U.S. Africa Command (AFRIC OM) Accountability Colloquium in South Africa co-hosted with SA National Defence Force has drawn to a…
Funding Opportunity: U.S. Consulate-General Johannesburg PAS Annual Program Statement
U.S. Consulate-General Johannesburg PAS Annual Program Statement Funding Opportunity Title: U.S. Consulate-General Johannesburg PAS Annual Program Statement Funding Opportunity Number: DOS-JHB-202001 Announcement Type: Cooperative Agreement,…
Firefighting Training for S.A. Parks Officers
On request from our Office of Defense Cooperation, U.S. NGO Ecological Defense Group Inc. facilitated a multi-day skills training program with SANPark’s Table Mountain National…
Rolling Up Our Sleeves For World Wetlands Day
To commemorate World Wetlands Day, the United States Embassy in Pretoria recently partnered with Friends of Colbyn Valley to not only clean up the Colbyn…
U.S. Mission, Market Theatre Commemorate Black History Month With Month-long Run of “Paradise Blue”
Media Release | January 31, 2020 The U.S. Mission to South Africa is pleased to announce its support, through a grant of $100,000 (R1.4 mil),…
Ambassador Lana Marks on the Occasion of her Accreditation as Ambassador to South Africa
Pretoria January 28, 2020 A Message to South Africans Molweni Mzansi! Today, I write to you no longer as Ambassador-designate, but as the fully accredited…
