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06.11.2019 Article

'Market Quiz' and 'Bundesliga Predication Game' Ts & Cs

Terms and Conditions of the 'Market Quiz' and the 'Bundesliga Predication Game' at the Deutschlandfest, 9 November 2019 at 012 Central, Pretoria
05.11.2019 Article

Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on the 30 anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall

Where were you when the Berlin Wall came down? All of us in Europe who experienced November 9, 1989 can answer this question. When East and West Germans embraced each other with tears of joy 30 years ago, this spelled not only the end to the division of Germany.

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas
23.10.2019 Article

What the Rugby World Cup teaches us about Tackling global problems

We Germans have learned our lesson from history: Only if our neighbours, friends and partners thrive as we do, we will do well in the long-run. In Africa, this is called Ubuntu, writes Ambassador Martin Schäfer for News24.com.

Ambassador Schäfer's latest column
15.10.2019 Article

The German Consulate General in Cape Town will be closed

The German Consulate General in Cape Town will be closed from 23 October to 1 November 2019.

New Consulate General building in Zonnebloem
19.09.2019 Article

German Ambassador: I'm angry about xenophobia

We should try to understand the reasons for the violence against foreigners, but we must never condone it, let alone sweep them under the carpet. They are and remain ugly expressions of xenophobia, writes Martin Schäfer for News24.com.

Ambassador Schäfer's latest column
11.09.2019 Article

Call for expression of interest to participate in the “Deutschlandfest 2019”

Commemorating the German National Day (Day of German Unity) and the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany invites to the “Deutschlandfest” on the 9th of November 2019.

The photo shows the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin with the Quadriga.
05.09.2019 Article

A crime that cost more than 50 million people their lives

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier pointed out in his speech in Wielun, Poland, that Germany, despite its history, was allowed to grow to new strength in Europe and in this world. He said that's why as Germans, we must do more for Europe, writes Martin Schäfer for News24.com.

Ambassador Schäfer's latest column
29.08.2019 Article

Easier path to German citizenship for descendants of victims of Nazi persecution

Minister Seehofer issues two decrees allowing restoration of German citizenship.

Certificate of nationality
04.08.2019 Article

On constitutions, commissions and self-conscious nerds

For an outsider who is lucky enough to live and work in South Africa, it is fascinating to see how the rule of law has taken centre stage in so many recent political issues – without this always being explicit, writes Ambassador Martin Schäfer for News24.com.

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