25 August 2015 – The Philippine Embassy in Pretoria conducted a consular mission on August 15 in Durban, the major city of South Africa’s Kwazulu-Natal province. The Embassy team was warmly welcomed by the Philippine Honorary Consul in Durban Akash Singh, and by the members of the Filipino community in Durban. The Embassy team was able to provide passport renewal and passport extension services to the Filipino community.

The Philippine Embassy in Pretoria regularly conducts consular missions across South Africa in areas where Filipinos are concentrated, such as Durban and Cape Town, as well as in the other eight countries under its jurisdiction:  Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Zambia.  Of the estimated 1000 Filipinos in South Africa, approximately 116 Filipinos reside in Durban and nearby areas. END