Services for Australians in South Africa
Assisting Australians Overseas within Limits
Find out what we can and cannot do.
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Please note that there is no parking available on the grounds of the High Commission. There have been instances of cars being stolen in the Arcadia area where the High Commission is located. All visitors should carefully plan their visit to the High Commission and exercise vigilance.
Contacting Us
For 24 hour consular assistance please call 1300 555 135 (within Australia) or +61 2 6261 3305 (outside Australia). Alternatively, please SMS +61 421 269 080.
The following contact details can be used within business hours:
South Africa, eSwatini and Lesotho
Australian High Commission Pretoria
292 Orient Street
Arcadia, Pretoria
+27 12 423 6000
Angola
Please contact Mr Paul de Souza, Honorary Consul Angola.
33 Rua Amilcar Cabral, Mutamba, Luanda
Luanda
+244 923 214 101
+244 934 991 535
australia.consulate.angola@gmail.com
Botswana
Please contact Mr Amin Sabet, Honorary Consul Botswana.
Australian Consulate
Plot 50637, Block 10, Airport Road (next to Airport Junction Shopping Centre)
Gaborone
+267 390 2996
+267 713 31550
australia.consulate.botswana@gmail.com
Mozambique
Please contact Mr Blake Gray, Honorary Consul Mozambique.
Australian Consulate
Av. Kamba Simango, 71
Maputo
+258 21 498 778
australian.consulate.moz@gmail.com
Namibia
Please contact Mr Ed Humphrey, Honorary Consul Namibia.
Australian Consulate
56 Chalcedoon Street
Windhoek
+264 61 300 194
+264 81 283 4629
australian.consulate.namibia@gmail.com
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