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Events Calendar 2009
Event
Calender of: 2004
2005 2006 2007 2008
This document contains
a list of major international and departmental events for the year 2007.
Information on a specific event can be accessed by clicking on a link, where available.
Although all reasonable care is taken to maintain and update this information,
users should please check with the Department
on the date and venue of an event before taking any action in respect of that
event.
January
2009
- 1 Jan: New Year's Day
- 16 Jan: European Union Ministerial Troika Meeting
- 19 Jan: SADC Inter-Party Dialogue, Harare, Zimbabwe
- 23 Jan: Handover Ceremony of Timbuktu Archives and Library Building to the Government of Mali, Timbuktu, Mali
- 23 Jan: South Africa - Denmark Bilateral Political, Economic and Trade Discussions, Pretoria, South Africa
- 26 Jan: Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government on Zimbabwe, Pretoria, South Africa
Accreditation Requirements
SADC Summt Programme
- 26-27 Jan: 9th Japan – South Africa Partnership Forum, Tokyo, Japan
- 28-30 Jan: World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Summit Meeting, Davos, Switzerland
- 29
Jan: International Day of Commemoration in Memory of Victims of the Holocaust
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February
2009
- 2 Feb: World Wetlands Day
- 2-3 Feb: AU Executive Council and the 12th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 4 Feb: South Africa - Qatar Bilateral Consultations, Camps Bay, Cape Town, South Africa
- 4 Feb: World Cancer Day
- 6 Feb: State of the Nation Address in Parliament’s National Assembly Chamber by President Kgalema Motlanthe
- 11 Feb: 2009 Budget Speech by the Minister of Finance, Trevor A Manuel
- 13 Feb: South Africa - Bulgaria Political, Economic and Trade Discussions, Pretoria, South Africa
- 16-18 Feb: Official Visit by Deputy Foreign Minister Sue van der Merwe to Madrid, Spain
- 18 Feb: International Tourist Guide Day
- 19 Feb: South Africa - Mexico Bilateral Political, Economic and Trade Discussions, Cape Town, South Africa
- 20 Feb: South Africa - Sudan Bilateral Discussions, Cape Town, South Africa
- 21 Feb: International Mother Language Day
- 21-27 Feb: SADC Council of Ministers Meeting, Cape Town, South Africa: Accreditation Requirements
- 24 Feb: South Africa - Nigeria Bi-National Commission (BNC), Abuja, Nigeria
- 24-26 Feb: President Kgalema Motlanthe to host United Nations Secretary General, Mr Ban Ki-Moon, for Political Discussions, Pretoria, South Africa
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March 2009
- 2 Mar: Socialist International Commission for a Sustainable World Society, Kleinmond, Western Cape, South Africa
- 2 Mar: South Africa - Finland Bilateral Discussions, Pretoria, South Africa
- 3-12 Mar: Minister Dlamini Zuma undertakes a Four Nation European Visit
- 6 Mar: South Africa - UK Bilateral Political, Economic and Trade Discussions, London, United Kingdom
- 8 Mar: International Women's Day
- 12 Mar: Commonwealth
Day
- 15 Mar: World TB Day
- 15 Mar: World Consumer Rights Day
- 16 Mar: South Africa - Zimbabwe Joint Permanent Commission for Co-operation (JPCC), Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
- 18 Mar: United Nations Security Council Debate, New York, USA
- 19 Mar: SADC Organ Troika on Politics, Defence and Security Co-operation, Mbabane, Swaziland
- 20 Mar: International Earth Day
- 21
Mar: Human Rights Day (South Africa)
- 21 Mar: World Poetry Day
- 21-22 Mar: Minister Dlamini Zuma hosts the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Cape Town, South Africa
- 21 Mar: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- 21-22 Mar: TICAD IV Ministerial-Level Follow–Up Meeting, Gaborone, Botswana
- 22 Mar: World Water Day
- 25 Mar: South Africa - Rwanda Joint Commission of Co-Operation, 25 March 2009, Cape Town
- 30 Mar: SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government, Mbabane, Swaziland
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April 2009
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May 2009
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June 2009
- June: Antarctic Month
- June: Youth Development Month
- 3 Jun: State of the Nation Address 2009 by President Jacob Zuma
- 4 Jun: South Africa - United Arab Emirates (UAE) Bilateral, Political, Economic and Trade Relations, Cape Town, South Africa
- 5 Jun: World Environment Day
- 8 Jun: World Oceans Day
- 10-12 Jun: 19th World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa, Cape Town, South Africa
- 11 Jun: South Africa - Denmark Bilateral Relations Meeting, Cape Town, South Africa
- 12 Jun: World Day Agains Child Labour
- 15 Jun: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
- 15-17 Jun: 98th Session of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Conference, Geneva, Switzerland
- 16 Jun: National
Youth Day (South Africa)
- 17 Jun: World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
- 18 Jun: Budget Vote Speech by Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Cape Town, South Africa
- 19-20 Jun: South Africa hosts SADC Extraordinary Summit on Madagascar, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa: Accreditation Requirements
- 20 Jun: World Refugee Day
- 22 Jun: Africa Public Service Day
- 22-23 Jun: High Level Conference on the Implementation of the Sudan Comprehenssive Peace Agreement, Washington D.C., USA
- 23 -24 Jun: 7th South Africa – Cuba Joint Consultative Mechanism (JCM) Meeting, Havana, Cuba
- 26 Jun: International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking
- 28-30 Jun: 15th Ordinary Session of the African Union Executive Council, Sirte, Libya
- 30 Jun: 21st Summit of NEPAD Heads of State, Government Implementation Committee (HSGIC) and African Peer Review (APR) Forum, Sirte, Libya
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July
2009
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August
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September
2009
- September: Heritage Month (South Africa)
- September: Tourism Month (South Africa)
- 1-7 Sep: National Arbor Week
- 2-4 Sep: SADC Senior Officials Meeting, Kinshasa, DRC
- 5-6 Sep: SADC Council of Ministers, Kinshasa, DRC
- 5-8 Sep: SADC Summit, Kinshasa, DRC
- 8 Sep: International Literacy Day
- 8 Sep: World Rabies Day
- 10 Sept: Incoming Official Visit by the Prime Minister of Sweden, Mr Fredrick Reinfeldt, South Africa
- 11 Sept: 2nd SA - EU Summit, Arabella Western Cape Hotel and Spa, Kleinmond
- 15-16 Sept: Official Visit to Khartoum, Sudan
- 16 Sep: International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
- 17 Sept: South Africa - China Strategic Dialogue Forum, Pretoria, South Africa
- 21 Sep: International
Day of Peace
- 21 Sep: International
Day of Alzheimers
- 21-25 Sept: 64th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA64), New York, USA
- 24 Sep: National Heritage Day (South Africa)
- 24-25 Sept: 2nd Africa - South America Ministerial Meeting, Venezuela
- 26-27 Sept: 2nd Africa -South America (ASA) Summit, Venezuela
- 27 Sep: World Tourism Day
- 28
Sep: World Heart Day
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October
2009
- October: Transport Month (South Africa)
- October: Astronomy Month
- 1 Oct: International Day for Older Persons
- 4–12 Oct: Tri-Nation Visit to Europe by Deputy Minister Sue van der Merwe
- 5 Oct: World Teacher's Day
- 6–10 Oct: 4 IBSA Summit And State Visit, Brazil
- 08-09 Oct: State Visit to Brazil by President Jacob Zuma
- 8 Oct: International Day for Nature Disaster Reductions
- 9 Oct: World Postal Day
- 10 Oct: World Mental Health Day
- 10 Oct: World Sight Day
- 13 Oct: Weekly Media Briefing by Director General, Dr A Ntsaluba
- 15 Oct: World Rural Women's Day
- 16 Oct: Ministerial Outreach Programme, Limpopo
- 16 Oct: World Food Day (FAO)
- 17 Oct: International Day or the Eradication of Poverty
- 20 Oct: World Osteoporosis Day
- 20 Oct: Ministerial Outreach Programme, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape
- 20 Oct: South Africa - DRC Bi-National Commission, Pretoria
- 21-24 Oct: Working Visit by Deputy Presidenr Kgalema Motlanthe to Sudan
- 22 Oct: Visit by Minister Nkoana-Mashabane to Lusaka, Zambia
- 22-23 Oct: Special Summit on Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons in Africa
Official opening of the OR Tambo School, Uganda
- 24 Oct: United Nations (UN) Day
- 26 Oct: Deputy Minister Sue van der Merwe commemorates UN Day, Pretoria
- 26-27 Oct: South Africa - Russia ITEC Meeting, Cape Town
- 30 Oct: 6th South Africa - Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Bi-National Commission, Pretoria
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November
2009
- 2 Nov: Official Visit by United Kingdom Minister for Africa Baroness Glenys Kinnock to Pretoria, South Africa
- 2 Nov: Sixth Annual South Africa - Spain Consultations, Madrid, Spain
- 3 Nov: South Africa - Namibia Bilateral Economic Forum, Pretoria
- 8-9 Nov: Ministerial Meeting of the Forum for China-Africa Cooperation
- 9-10 Nov: World Travel Market London, the United Kingdom
- 10 Nov: World Science Day for Peace and Development
- 11-12 Nov: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, to undertake an Official Visit to Sri Lanka
- 12-15 Nov: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane to pay Official Visit to India
- 13–14 Nov: Nigerian BNC, Nigeria
- 14 Nov: World Diabetes Day
- 16 Nov: International Day for Tolerance
- 16-18 Nov: World Food Summit, Rome, Italy
- 20 Nov: Africa Industrialisation
Day
- 20 Nov: Universal Children's Day
- 25 Nov: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
- 24-25 Nov: 2nd Korea - Africa Forum, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- 24-26 Nov: State Visit by King Harald V of the Kingdom of Norway to Pretoria, South Africa
- 25 Nov - 10 Dec: 16 Days of Activism on No Violence Against Women
- 27-29 Nov: Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM), Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
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December
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