German Embassy Pretoria — Pretoria, South Africa
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- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
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Consular district: Provinces of Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo (former Northern Province), North West and Mpumalanga, as well as Lesotho, Mauritius and Eswatini. The head of mission is simultaneously accredited as Ambassador to Lesotho and to Eswatini, based in Pretoria and Cape Town respectively. Responsible for consular emergencies in Mauritius.
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Reviewed on May 11, 2026Updated by the Federal Foreign Office on December 3, 2021
German Embassy Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
8 – 11:30 AM
- Monday: 8 – 11:30 AM
- Tuesday: 8 – 11:30 AM
- Wednesday: 8 – 11:30 AM
- Thursday: 8 – 11:30 AM
- Friday: 8 – 11:30 AM
- Saturday: Closed
- Sunday: Closed
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