This is a list of diplomatic missions in South Africa. There are 134 embassies and high commissions in Pretoria, and many countries maintain either an embassy, high commission or consulate in Cape Town and consulates in other major cities.
Trade missions and honorary consulates are omitted from this listing.
Diplomatic missions in Pretoria
Embassies and High Commissions Entries marked with an asterisk (*) are member-states of the Commonwealth of Nations. As such, their embassies are formally termed as "high commissions".
Other missions or delegations (Delegation) (Liaison Office) (Resident coordinator's office)
Gallery
Embassies and Consulates-General Many countries have either an embassy or high commission (used during the Parliamentary Session) or a consulate general in Cape Town.
Cape Town
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Durban
(Consulate-General) (Consulate-General) (Consulate-General) (Consulate) (Consulate-General)
Johannesburg
(Consulate-General) (Consulate-General) (Consulate-General) (Consulate-General) (Consulate) (Consulate-General) (Consulate-General) (Consulate-General) (Consulate-General) (Consulate-General) (Consulate-General) (Consulate-General (Consulate-General) (Consulate-General) (Consulate-General) (Consulate-General) (Consulate-General)
Klerksdorp
(Consulate)
Mbombela, Mpumalanga
(Consulate-General)
Welkom
(Consulate)
Non-resident embassies and high commissions
Resident in Cairo, Egypt
Resident in London, United Kingdom
Resident in Nairobi, Kenya
Resident in other cities
(Addis Ababa) (Singapore) (Luanda) (Bern) (Tel Aviv) (Rabat) (Luanda) (New Delhi) (Bern) (Colombo) (Valletta) (City of San Marino) (Addis Ababa) (Accra) (Astana) (Doha)
Closed missions Host city Sending country Mission Year closed Pretoria Embassy 2020 Embassy Unknown High Commission 2015 Embassy 2021 Embassy 2009 Embassy Unknown Cape Town Consulate 1984 Consulate 1985 Consulate-General 2007 Durban Consulate-General 2018 Consulate 2011 Consulate 2010 Johannesburg Consulate-General 2015
Embassies to open
See also Foreign relations of South Africa Visa requirements for South African citizens
Notes
References
External links South African Ministry of Foreign Affairs Diplomatic list