Services for Australians in South Africa
Assisting Australians Overseas within Limits
Find out what we can and cannot do.
Travel Advice
Smartraveller has the latest, authoritative travel advice so you can be informed and prepared about overseas travel. Subscribe to receive travel advice updates - by simply supplying your name and email address – straight to your inbox.
You can now also subscribe to the new SMS service - by supplying your mobile number – to receive critical alerts in the event of a crisis overseas.
In a crisis, Smartraveller will activate a crisis page on its website. It will make it easier for you or someone you know to contact the Australian Government if you need help. It will supplement the consular emergency hotline.
Visit www.smartraveller.gov.au to subscribe or connect with Smartraveller on Facebook and Twitter.
Be Insured
Read the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's guide on choosing insurance for your travel plans.
Contacting Us
For 24 hour consular assistance please call 1300 555 135 (within Australia) or +61 2 6261 3305 (outside Australia).
PLEASE NOTE that Our Honorary Consuls are not able to assist you with any visa or immigration related enquiries.
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
Botswana
Please contact MrWarren Rigelsford, Honorary Consul Botswana
Plot 16C1, Mmokolodi 1, Gaborone
+267 776 00002
+267 769 09454 (For Emergencies only - WhatsApp)
Mozambique
Please contact Mrs Michelle Smith, Honorary Consul Mozambique.
Australian Consulate
49 Rua Beiju de Mulata
Maputo
+258 84 693 3226 (For Emergencies only - WhatsApp)
Namibia
Please contact Mr Ed Humphrey, Honorary Consul Namibia.
Australian Consulate
56 Chalcedoon Street
Windhoek
+264 61 300 194
+264 81 283 4629 (For Emergencies only - WhatsApp)
Other Information
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