Baroness Kinnock signs up to the One Goal pledge
Baroness Kinnock's participated in 1Goal event organised in Soweto School and signed up to the pledge. 1Goal aims to mobilise the footballing community to put pressure on governments and others to make sure the 75 million children in Africa get a chance to go to school.
206 days to go - A National Disgrace?
Our work in South Africa is not just about the 2010 World Cup. Follow our WC countdown blog to find out what else we're up to.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown's speech on foreign policy
The Prime Minister has delivered his annual speech on foreign policy at the Lord Mayor’s Banquet on Monday 16 November 2009.
UK in South Africa
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High Commissioner - Dr. Nicola Brewer
Join us on Facebook
British High Commission has started a group on Facebook that will allow you to get up-to-information on events, blogs and you will also be able to view photos of past events
Notice regarding disruption to UK visa services in Pretoria
Please note that the Visa Section of the British High Commission in Pretoria will be having a new IT system installed between 27 November and 4 December 2009
Visiting South Africa
Our consular service is a major operation. Every hour of every day staff throughout our worldwide network of Embassies, High Commissions and Consulates are helping British nationals. It is one of the most important parts of the Government's foreign policy. Find out how the British High Commission can help you if things go wrong during your time in South Africa in our Help for British Nationals section.
LATEST NEWS
High Commissioner’s speech on presentation of credentials to His Majesty King Letsie III of Lesotho
12 November 2009
"My team continues to visit the kingdom frequently and our commitment is also physically marked by the continued presence of our DFID development office in Maseru"
Baroness Kinnock speaking at the Institute for Security Studies
5 November 2009
During her visit Baroness Kinnock delivered a speech at a Commonwealth Event at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) in Pretoria
FCO YouTube
UK Border Agency
Contact us
Here you will find the high commission contact details
British High Commission
255 Hill Street,Arcadia 0002, Pretoria, South Africa
Consular Section: 256 Glyn Street, Hatfield 0083, South Africa
Pretoria
Telephone:
(27) (12) 421 7500
Fax:(27) (12) 421 7555 Switchboard
(27) (12) 421 7599 General Enquiries
(27) (12) 421 7888 Visa Enquiries
0044 208 082 4743 (Mon-Frid 8-5pm) Passport Enquiries
GMT:
Mon-Thurs: 0600-1500
Fri: 0600-1030
Local Time:
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Fri: 0800-1230
Consular section:
Mon - Thurs: 08h00 - 13h15
Fri: 08h00 - 12h00
Out of hours, High Commission provides contact number.
