Latest News of the German Consulate General Cape Town
May 23, 2013
| German Consulate General Cape Town
Up to 500 players are expected at the DSK International Chess Open 2013.
The participation of international chess stars like the Youth World Champion Alexander Ipatov, promises lots of excitement and should create much awareness and media coverage.
For the first time there will be a Grand Master Norm chess tournament in this country and it will happen right here at the German International School in Cape Town! Players can get international norms up to Grand Master level.
From 19-29 July players will compete in the following sections: Junior, Open, Prestige (FIDE rated), IM Norm and GM Norm.
GM means Grand Master and there was never a specific GM norm tournament in SA before our event.
With seven confirmed Grand Masters this tournament will be followed not only nationally but also internationally.
International Chess Tournament at the DSK July 19-29
May 14, 2013
| German Embassy Pretoria
Beginning June 6, 2013, the German Embassy in Pretoria and the German Consulate General in Cape Town will start working with the Visa Information System (VIS). ALL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY IN PERSON, so that the necessary biometric data – ten fingerprints – can be collected.
Visa Information System (VIS)
Apr 25, 2013
| German Embassy Pretoria / Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Under the umbrella of the German-South African Year of Science (YoS) 2012/2013, a workshop on data integration technologies for Earth system modeling and resource management was held in Pretoria on April 23, 2013. The workshop was organized by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Council for Geoscience and followed another YoS workshop held in November last year at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Leipzig, Germany. All together well over sixty participants used the opportunity to network and exchange ideas.
Data Integration Workshop
Apr 16, 2013
| Hendrik Ferreira / German Embassy Pretoria
The International Symposium on Power Line Communications, ISPLC and its Applications was held at The School of Tourism and Hospitality, University Of Johannesburg, from March 24 – 27, 2013 as part of the activities of the German–South African Year of Science 2012-2013.
Electrical power - a viable communication channel
Apr 16, 2013
| German Embassy Pretoria
The highly-successful “German-South African Year of Science 2012/2013” concluded on April 16, 2013 in Berlin. German Education Minister, Johanna Wanka, and her South African counterpart Minister Derek Hanekom hosted the final event honouring this year of special activities on the day.
Year of Science final event
Apr 11, 2013
| German Embassy Pretoria
Germany and South Africa are strengthening their cooperation in hydrogen and fuel cell research and innovation. A three-day networking workshop took place in Cape Town, South Africa from 11-13 March.
HySA workshop
Apr 10, 2013
| HAIN Lifescience, Dr. Pia Azarschab
In celebrations of the German-South African Year of Science 2013 and the World TB Day, Hain Lifescience SA Ltd hosted a symposium on Molecular TB Diagnostics.
Hain Lifescience
Apr 2, 2013
| German Embassy Pretoria
Six young authors have been chosen as the winners of the HISTORY. WRITE. FUTURE. essay competition. They will be invited to the final event of the German-South African Year of Science, which takes place on April 16, 2013, in Berlin. During the event the three German as well as the three South African winners will be officially honoured.
HISTORY. WRITE. FUTURE. essay competition
Mar 20, 2013
| German Embassy Pretoria
Festival organizers at Scifest Africa, South Africa’s annual in the Eastern Cape National Science Festival, successfully managed to move and shake the city of Grahamstown from March 13-19, with a impressive program offering the over 72,000 local and international visitors a kaleidoscope of scientific innovation and exploration.
SciFest Africa Festival
Mar 7, 2013
| German Embassy Pretoria
The German Embassy Pretoria supported the “Cape Classic Festival” by hosting its opening concert at the residence of the German Ambassador in Cape Town. Bringing world renowned classical musicians to South Africa and using the proceeds for educational projects in townships – this has been the idea behind the annual “Cape Classic Festival” since its inception in 2005.
Cape Classic Festival 2013
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