[2] Queen Margrethe II visited to South Africa in 1996.

President Nelson Mandela visited Denmark in 1999.

Denmark has always had a very active development co-operation programme with South Africa dating from the 1960s, which was changed to an assistance programme from 1995.

Denmark remains a strong supporter of NEPAD.

[3][4] Cultural relations between South Africa and Denmark are established in, among other forums, the Danish Society in South Africa and the Nordic-South African Business Association.