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planning to visit South Africa, are keen to pursue economic interests in South Africa or are interested in the activities of the <\/span><span class=\"s14\">Embassy<\/span><span class=\"s14\">,<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> we hope that you find the information useful.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"s15\"><span class=\"s14\">Placing humanity at the centre of <\/span><span class=\"s14\">all of<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> our activities, in particular the provision of service to our clients, the High Commission staff subscribes to \u201cBatho Pele\u201d (Putting People First) and to the principles of \u201cUbuntu.\u201d These are reflective of the values that a democratic South Africa upholds, as we seek to create a better South Africa for all who live in it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"s15\"><span class=\"s14\">The <\/span><span class=\"s14\">Embassy<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> in <\/span><span class=\"s14\">Sweden <\/span><span class=\"s14\">serves to contribute to the creation of a better South Africa through its engagement with the government and people of <\/span><span class=\"s14\">Sweden, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"s15\"><span class=\"s14\">South Africa\u2019s democracy is a robust one.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"s15\"><span class=\"s14\">While we acknowledge that we have many challenges, we are not defined by it and therefore, we endeavour to constantly highlight the successes we have achieved, as a relatively young democratic nation.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"s15\"><span class=\"s14\">South Africa remains a premier tourism destination characterised by youthfulness, <\/span><span class=\"s14\">beautiful wildlife, pristine beaches and breath-taking scenery, vibrant cultural and heritage offerings, unique cuisine, exciting adventure, an amazing climate <\/span><span class=\"s14\">and,<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> a people collectively invested in providing you with your best experience yet.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"s15\"><span 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As an emerging market economy, we boast world-class infrastructure, a highly developed and sophisticated banking system, an independent judiciary, the largest ports on the African continent and, our greatest asset \u2013 our highly resourceful people \u2013 who are ready to get to work and get the job done.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fd1d998 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6fd1d998\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13113745 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13113745\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong><u>IMPORTANT INFORMATION<\/u><\/strong><\/h3><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43cd570 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43cd570\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fdfc219 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"3fdfc219\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"55\" class=\"elementor elementor-55\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45b3b441 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"45b3b441\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13733e49 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13733e49\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cb0afde elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1cb0afde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/sweden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2024\/12\/30-years-of-freedon_2.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-56\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/sweden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2024\/12\/30-years-of-freedon_2.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/sweden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2024\/12\/30-years-of-freedon_2-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/sweden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2024\/12\/30-years-of-freedon_2-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/sweden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2024\/12\/30-years-of-freedon_2-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/sweden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2024\/12\/30-years-of-freedon_2-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12a5520d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12a5520d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e7ce79e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e7ce79e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">News and Notices<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WELCOME Thank you for visiting the official website of the South African Embassy in the Kingdom of Sweden. 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