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Notice of Recruitment of an Administrative Officer in the Consular Section – Embassy of Italy in Pretoria

The Embassy of Italy is recruiting an administrative officer in the Consular Section. Applications using exclusively the form provided by the Embassy, along with the required documentation, must be submitted only via e-mail to: archivio.pretoria@esteri.it. The deadline for submission is 09 October 2025 at 11h59pm. Notice of Emplyment (with all details and requirements) Application form 

The results of the selection ‘Scholarships offered by the Italian Government to foreign and Italian students living abroad (IRE) 2025 – 26’ are announced

EVOLUTION & ENVIRONMENT: TELMO PIEVANI IN SOUTH AFRICA

Evolution & Environment: Telmo Pievani in South Africa 🌍✨ The Embassy of Italy and Italian Cultural Institute in Pretoria is proud to welcome Telmo Pievani, a renowned Italian philosopher of science and evolutionary biologist, for an exclusive series of lectures across South Africa as part of Italian Research Day in the World 2025. From the […]

UNIDROIT International Programme for Law and Development

The UNIDROIT International Programme for Law and Development (IPLD) initiative created under the UNIDROIT Academy aims to advance the dissemination of international legal instruments developed by UNIDROIT. This programme fosters legal unification and provides knowledge-sharing and training for professionals in law and development. The IPLD is made possible through the generous support of the Directorate […]

Ninth Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, with the theme: ‘Mediterranean Diet and Roots Cuisine: Health and Tradition’

The diplomatic-consular network in South Africa is celebrating with events in the main cities (Pretoria, Johannesburg, Cape Town), from 12 to 24 November 2024, the Ninth Week of Italian Cuisine in the World. This year’s theme is ‘Mediterranean Diet and Roots Cuisine: Health and Tradition’ and aims at enhancing Italian cuisine with particular reference to […]

“Study in Italy” scholarships winners announced

“Study in Italy” scholarships winners announced

Presentation of credentials to the President of Namibia

On 12th June 2024, Ambassador Alberto Vecchi presented his credentials to the President of Namibia Nangolo Mbumba.

ITALIAN GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIPS ACADEMIC YEAR 2024-2025

The Call for application for scholarships to study in Italy for the academic year 2024-2025 has been published. The Italian Government offers this opportunity to citizens of South Africa and Lesotho, as well as for citizens of Namibia, Mauritius, Madagascar and Italian citizens with residence in South Africa. Applicants must submit the application online, available […]

“ORIGINI ITALIA” PROGRAM 2024-2025

The MIB School of Management of Trieste is organizing for the year 2024/2025, in collaboration with Italian Trade Agency , ICE office, the “Origini Italia” managerial training course, intended for young descendants of Italian emigrants residing abroad, particularly in the villages non-Europeans. The aim of the course is to encourage collaboration between Italian and international […]

VISA FOR ITALY INVESTOR PROGRAM

Investors potentially interested in investments in Italy will be able to take advantage of the “Investor Visa for Italy” Program New website InvestinItaly.gov.it The new website, www.investitaly.gov.it has been officially online since last year. This is the first inter-institutional unitary website on the subject of investment attraction, created by the Technical Secretariat of the Foreign […]