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17 September 2019
Consular and Visa section of the Embassy closed to the public on Wednesday 18 September 2019

The Consular and Visa section of the Embassy of Italy will remain closed to the public on Wednesday 18 September 2019, due to renovation works.

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28 May 2019
Ranking of the eligible candidates – selection for an administrative an employee (administrative assistant: secretarial, filing and accounting)

On the page of our website dedicated to public selections (in Italian), we have published the ranking of the eligible candidates in the selection for an administrative an employee (administrative assistant: secretarial, filing and accounting) announced on April 2, 2019.

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26 April 2019
VF Worldwide Holdings – VFS appointed as the new Visa outsourcer for the travellers to Italy in the jurisdictions of Pretoria and Johannesburg

The Embassy of Italy in Pretoria announces that – following the outcome of the call for tenders dated September 2018 for the contract of outsourcing the collection of Visa applications for Italy – the new contract has been awarded to VF Worldwide Holdings (VFS) through its South African branch VFS Visa Handling Services South Africa. […]

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24 April 2019
The Consular Chancery and Visa Section will stay closed on April 25, May 1st and May 8

The Embassy of Italy informs that on Thursday 25th of April 2019, on the occasion of the Italian Liberation Day, and on Wednesday 1st of May 2019, on the occasion of Labour Day, it will remain closed, including the Consular Chancery and Visa Section. Only for emergencies, please call +27.82.781.5972. On Wednesday 8th of May 2019, […]

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19 April 2019
Bando del Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali per la concessione di premi per le traduzioni

The Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities has published a call for application for a prize for translations. The cash prizes in 2019 will be 10, dedicated to translations in Italian from a foreign language or vice-versa. The following works can participate: a. literary works in poetry or prose; b. literary and artistic critic works, […]

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19 April 2019
Procedure to demonstrate the existence of pensioners – INPS informative video

This video published by INPS (the Italian National Pension Institute) provides with information on the procedure to follow to demonstrate the existence in life of Italian pensioners: https://youtu.be/ka1_Qd2PSLg  

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15 April 2019
Paolo Cuculi, new Ambassador of Italy in Pretoria

On April 15, 2019, the new Ambassador of Italy, Paolo Cuculi, has taken office in Pretoria.   For the biographic profile of Ambassador Cuculi, please click here.

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2 April 2019
Notice of Recruitment of an Employee: Administrative Assistant (secretarial, filing and accounting)

The Embassy of Italy is recruiting an employee as Administrative Assistant (secretarial, filing and accounting). – The call for applications with details on the recruitment procedure The candidates are required to be at least 18-years old, be in good health, hold at least secondary school diploma, a South African residence for at least two years and […]

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25 January 2019
Science and technology speak Italian

In 2019, as has been done in previous years, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is accepting nominations for the “Italian Bilateral Scientific Cooperation Award” to award the remarkable activities, experience and professional contribution of scientists/researchers abroad. Download the Call for Nominations application form and Annexures here. Furthermore, the “Innovation that speaks […]

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28 November 2018
25 November – International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

To celebrate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Italy reaffirms its strong commitment to promoting gender equality and combating all forms of discrimination and violence against women, which is among its priorities also in view of its three-year term on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) from 1 January 2019. […]

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