South African Embassy Jakarta Indonesia

The 25th of May is recognised as Africa Day, a day when the continent of Africa commemorates the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU).
The establishing the Organisation of Africa Unity (OAU) in 1963, the African continent became a pioneer in being the first continent to focus on continental unity and to encourage nation building through unity and freedom from oppression.

It is in celebration of this milestone of the OAU and its successor, the African Union, that the Africa Group in Jakarta, Indonesia will celebrate Africa Day on Friday, 22 May 2026 at Four Seasons Hotel.
The theme for Africa Day 2026 is: Ensuring Universal Access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Every Child in Africa. The 2026 Africa Day theme aligns with the OAU theme of the year 2026 which is : Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to Achieve the Goals of Agenda 2063.
The Africa Day celebrations seeks to stimulate cultural exchange and pride, solidarity and Pan-African unity, economic and development collaboration, education and information sharing, advocacy for issues affecting the African continent and strengthening people-to-people connections.

On 20 April 2026, H.E. Sashikala Premawardhane, the Ambassador of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to Indonesia, paid a courtesy call to the South African Embassy in Jakarta and met with the South African Ambassador, H.E. Mr. Mpetjane Kgaogelo Lekgoro.

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On 9 February 2026, as part of the continuing tourism engagement, the tourism delegation convened a meeting with travel agents.

On 6 February 2026, H.E. Patricia de Lille, Minister of Tourism of South Africa, accompanied by H.E. Mpetjane Kgaogelo Lekgoro, Ambassador of South Africa to Indonesia, Timor-Leste, and ASEAN, attended the opening ceremony of the ASTINDO Travel Fair 2026, highlighted by a cultural performance from the South African tourism delegation.

• Some selected photos courtesy of ASTINDO Travel Fair 2026

On 5th February 2026, the South African Tourism Growth and Investment Dinner was held as part of the Minister of Tourism of South Africa’s official visit to Indonesia, attended by the Vice Minister of Tourism of Indonesia, H.E. Ni Luh Enik Ermawati

• Selected photos courtesy of the Ministry of Tourism of Indonesia

On February, 5th 2026, H.E. Patricia de Lille, Minister of Tourism of South Africa, accompanied by H.E. Mpetjane Kgaogelo Lekgoro, Ambassador of South Africa to Indonesia, Timor-Leste, and ASEAN, paid a courtesy call on the ASEAN Secretariat

(Jakarta — Tuesday, 3 February 2026) 2026 South African Wine Evening

(Jakarta — Tuesday, 3 February 2026) 2026 DTIC Outward Selling Mission, Seminar, and B2B Meeting

Today, 26 January 2026, the newly appointed Ambassador of Palestine to Indonesia H.E. Abdalfatah A.K. Alsattar, paid a courtesy call to the South African Embassy in Jakarta and met with the South African Ambassador, H.E. Mr. Mpetjane Kgaogelo Lekgoro.


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On 21 January 2026, H.E. Mr. Francisco de la Torre Galindo, the Ambassador of Mexico to Indonesia, paid a courtesy call to the South African Embassy in Jakarta and met with the South African Ambassador, H.E. Mr. Mpetjane Kgaogelo Lekgoro.