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Bilateral Relations

South Africa

Our country maintains an Embassy in Pretoria. South Africa maintains an Embassy in Athens.

Bilateral Relations

Political Relations
Economic Relations
Cultural Relations and Greek Community
Useful Information
The Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs paid a visit to Pretoria on 24.01.2023. Previous visits by a Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs had taken place in 2015 and 2018. A contractual framework is in place: Visa waiver agreement on diplomatic and service passports (1999), Air Transport Agreement (2001), Agreement on the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of tax evasion with respect to taxes on income and capital (2003), Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (2007), Agreement on Cooperation in the Fields of Arts and Culture (2009), Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of Tourism (2011), Memorandum of Understanding on Political Consultations and Cooperation (2014), Agreement on Economic Cooperation (2015).

Contact details for Greek Missions

Pretoria

Embassy

323 Alpine way and Village road, Lynnwood 0081, Pretoria, South Africa
Tel: +27 12 3481689
Fax: +27 12 3482448, (081) 601 775
Emergency Tel: +27 769761711
Time Difference: S: -1h, W: 0
gremb.pre@mfa.gr Website 
Head of Mission : Georgios Aravositas, Minister Plenipotentiary First Class

Pretoria

Consular Office

323 Alpine way and Village road, Lynnwood 0081, Pretoria, South Africa
Tel: +27 123482352, 123482445
Fax: +27 12 3482448
grcon.pre@mfa.gr 
Head: Nikolaos Brousalis, Member of the Administrative Staff

Johannesburg

Commercial Section in Johannesburg

261 Οxford Road, Illovo, 2196, South Africa
Tel: +27 11 2142317
ecocom-johannesburg@mfa.gr Website 
Head: Christina Stefanidou, First Councellor for Economic and Commercial Affairs

Johannesburg

Consulate General in Johannesburg

261 Οxford Road, Illovo, 2196, South Africa
Tel: +27 11 2142300
Fax: +27 11 214 2304
Emergency Tel: +27(0)76 078 9007
Time Difference: W: 0, S: -1
Working Hours: W: 09:00-16:30, S: 10:00-17:30
grgencon.jhb@mfa.gr Website 
Consul General :

Cape Town

Consulate in Cape Town

19th Floor-Reserve Bank Building-60 St George's Mall-Cape Town 8001-(P.O.Box 3232, Cape Town 8000)
Tel: + 27 21 4248160, 4248161 ,4247514, 424729321
Fax: +27 21 4249421
Emergency Tel: +27-72-9019619
Time Difference: S : -1h, W : 0
Working Hours: éS: 09:30-16:30, W 08:30-15:30
grcon.cpt@mfa.gr 
Consul : Sotirios Demestihas, First Counsellor of Embassy

Durban

Honorary Consulate in Durban

32 Mentone Road, Morningside, Durban 4001
Tel: +27 31 205 5590
Fax: +27 31 205 2270 
jmj@natship.net 
Honorary Consul: Mr. Ioannis Ioannou