Ukrainian Association of South Africa Українська Асоціація в ПАР

Ukrainian Association of South Africa Українська Асоціація в ПАР "Ukrainian Association of South Africa" is a volunteer non-profit association ( NPO 189-705).

Ukrainian Association of South Africa (UAZA) is a collaborative association in South Africa which strives to promote Ukraine, its culture, language and interests as of independent democratic country. UAZA head office is in Cape Town, but we invite Ukrainians and Ukrainian supporters from all areas of South Africa to become members. For more details visit www.uaza.co.za or contact us on [email protected]

24/08/2026

🇺🇦 35 years ago, Ukraine regained its independence: its democracy, its freedom of speech, its freedom of religion.

Today, that independence is still being defended. Russia’s war against Ukraine did not begin in 2022. It began in February 2014, and the fight for sovereignty has continued every day since.

Among the deepest wounds of this war: thousands of Ukrainian children taken from their families. In November 2024, South Africa offered to help mediate their return. In April 2025, President Zelenskyy handed President Ramaphosa a list of 400 names, 400 children waiting to go home.

Independence is not just a date on a calendar. It is a people’s right to exist, to speak their own language, to raise their children in their own homes, on their own land. It is what generations of Ukrainians have carried through empire, through famine, through occupation, and it is what is being fought for again today.

STAND WITH UKRAINE 🇺🇦
🇺🇦 Слава Україні! 🇿🇦

23/08/2026

🇺🇦 August 23 - Ukrainian Flag Day.

Blue for what watches over them. Yellow for what they’re rebuilding.

Long before it was a national symbol, this bicolour spoke of the land itself, open sky meeting endless wheat fields, the two forces that have shaped Ukrainian life for centuries.
Today it flies over cities being rebuilt, over villages that refuse to disappear, and over a diaspora that carries it far from home including right here in South Africa.

Tomorrow, Ukraine marks Independence Day. Two days, one thread: a people who have never stopped choosing to stand under their own colours.

Слава Україні! 🇺🇦

JOIN TO CELEBRATE 35 YEARS OF UKRAINE’S INDEPENDENCE WITH US! 🇺🇦ON THE 24 August, Alliance Française du Cap , Embassy of...
22/08/2026

JOIN TO CELEBRATE 35 YEARS OF UKRAINE’S INDEPENDENCE WITH US! 🇺🇦

ON THE 24 August, Alliance Française du Cap , Embassy of Ukraine to the Republic of South Africa , Ukrainian Association of South Africa (UAZA) and our friends, and guests will come together in Cape Town to celebrate 35 years of Ukraine’s Independence!

📅 24 August 2026
🕕 18:00
📍 Alliance Française du Cap
155 Loop Street, Cape Town

✨ What to expect:

💃 Live contemporary dance performance by lead dancers from the award-winning The Forest, inspired by Lesya Ukrainka’s iconic Forest Song and bringing Ukrainian heritage together with South African artistic expression.

🎬 Screening of Kherson: Human Safari — a powerful 72-minute documentary by war correspondent Zarina Zabrisky, filmed in Kherson and documenting the city’s invasion, occupation, liberation and the continuing reality of war through personal testimonies and original footage.

Join us for this special evening as we celebrate Ukraine’s culture, honour its people and stand in solidarity with their courage, resilience and defence of freedom, sovereignty and democracy.

❗️Please make sure to RSVP and book your place!

✉️ RSVP mandatory: [email protected]

Come and be part of this special evening for Ukraine in Cape Town. 🇺🇦💛💙

Друзі · Druzi. Friends. 👫Not the people you grew up next to by accident. Not the ones you kept out of habit. Друзі are t...
21/08/2026

Друзі · Druzi. Friends. 👫
Not the people you grew up next to by accident. Not the ones you kept out of habit. Друзі are the ones who looked at everything you are, the messy and the magnificent, and stayed anyway.
In Ukrainian they share a root with the word for dear. Your friends are literally your dear ones.
A language shaped by survival knows that who stands beside you matters more than almost anything else.

As Andrii Sybiha stated in his post, a horrible and sleepless night in Kyiv. This was one of the most brutal Russian att...
20/08/2026

As Andrii Sybiha stated in his post, a horrible and sleepless night in Kyiv. This was one of the most brutal Russian attacks to date, with ballistic missiles raining down on our capital one after another.

At least 12 people were killed in Kyiv, and one more in the Kyiv region. A school, a children’s hospital, and residential buildings were severely damaged. Russia also attacked Chernihiv and Odesa regions.

With such horrific war crimes Putin wants to demonstrate complete impunity. Each Russian ballistic missile is an act of barbarism. And each interceptor delivered to Ukraine is an act of humanity and saved human lives.

We know partners who can deliver these interceptors, and we urge them once again to act without delay. Every delay is measured in human lives.

We are informing all states and international organizations of the consequences of this attack, and we urge them to take immediate, concrete steps to intensify pressure on Russia and bolster support for Ukraine.

I urge Ukrainians abroad to take action.

We are calling on the Ukrainian World Congress, as well as all Ukrainian organizations and communities in key capitals and around the world, to raise their voices now.

We call for three critical measures to protect human lives:

- Deliver air defense: Transfer or sell additional interceptors and air defense systems to Ukraine.

- Tighten sanctions: Increase sanctions pressure to cripple Russia’s ability to manufacture these instruments of terror.

- Build defense capabilities: Partner with Ukraine to develop anti-ballistic capabilities.

20/08/2026

🔥 Did someone say AMAPIANO?
YES – The Forest pulses with South Africa’s hottest rhythm 🌍
Expect freestyle, footwork, flow… and maybe your own moves on stage!
Bring your groove. The Forest is listening.
📍 Venue: Baxter Theatre Center, Cape Town, Western Cape
📅 Dates:
Fridays: 31 Jul, 07 Aug, 14 Aug 10:30 & 14:30
Saturdays: 01 Aug 12:00 & 14:00 | 15 Aug 10:00 & 12:00
Monday: 10 Aug 10:30
🎟️ Tickets: (all ages, recommended from ages 5+ yrs);
Standard Ticket (per person) – R150
Family Package (4 people) – R125 per person
Group / Block Bookings (10+ people) – R85 per person (available exclusively on Fridays at 10:30)
🔗 Book tickets at Webtickets

19/08/2026

Not every powerful nation chooses to stay powerful, some choose to disarm instead.
South Africa remains the only country to have built nuclear weapons and voluntarily dismantled its entire arsenal in the early 1990s. Ukraine made a similar choice, giving up the world’s third largest nuclear stockpile after the fall of the Soviet Union, in exchange for security assurances under the Budapest Memorandum.
Both decisions were rooted in the same belief, that a safer world matters more than military might.
This is fact 6 of 10 fascinating connections between South Africa and Ukraine.
Because true strength is sometimes shown in what a nation chooses to give up.

Майбутнє · Maybutnye. Future. 🌅Not a dream. Not a wish. Something heavier and more honest than both.Майбутнє is the futu...
18/08/2026

Майбутнє · Maybutnye. Future. 🌅
Not a dream. Not a wish. Something heavier and more honest than both.
Майбутнє is the future you earn by showing up for it, by choosing it daily, by refusing to let go even when the reasons are hard to find.
Ukraine has been doing exactly that for a thousand years.
So have you. 💛

💛Celebrate 35 Years of Ukraine’s Independence With Us💙📅 24 August 2026🕕 18:00📍 Alliance Française du Cap : 155 Loop Stre...
17/08/2026

💛Celebrate 35 Years of Ukraine’s Independence With Us💙

📅 24 August 2026
🕕 18:00
📍 Alliance Française du Cap :
155 Loop Street, Cape Town.
✉️ RSVP mandatory: [email protected]

The Alliance Française du Cap, in partnership with the Ukrainian Association of South Africa (UAZA) and Embassy of Ukraine to South Africa, invites you to a special evening of culture, memory and solidarity marking 35 years since Ukraine restored its independence.

💃 The evening will open with a live contemporary dance performance by the lead dancers from the award-winning production The Forest, inspired by Lesya Ukrainka’s celebrated Forest Song and bringing together Ukrainian heritage and South African artistic expression.

🎬 This will be followed by a screening of Kherson: Human Safari, a 72-minute documentary directed and produced by war correspondent Zarina Zabrisky. Filmed in the frontline city of Kherson, the film combines personal testimonies and original footage documenting the invasion, occupation, liberation and continuing violence experienced by its residents.

Join us in celebrating Ukrainian culture and honouring the courage and resilience of the Ukrainian people in their defence of freedom, sovereignty and democracy.

16/08/2026

This Women’s Month, Dr Mamphela Ramphele reminds us that celebrating women means celebrating all women, including the women of Ukraine, whose courage in the face of an unjust war continues to inspire, as they pick up the pieces of their lives, piece by piece.

She calls women the carriers and keepers of the seed: bearers of a spirit that heals wounds and feeds the hungry, willing to protect their children at any cost.

But her message doesn’t end there. Dr Ramphele turns to South Africa, naming the war still being waged against women here, a crisis that, by the numbers, surpasses some active war zones. Her charge: silence from those in power only deepens the wound.

Her call is simple. Ubuntu is not optional. We fight for the healing of this nation together, because darkness always flees at the sight of light. 🕯️

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