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Events Calendar 2011
Event
Calender of: 2004
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
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
2011
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February
2011
- 1-2 Feb: South Africa - Spain Annual Bilateral Consultation, Pretoria, South Africa
- 2 Feb: World Wetlands Day
- 4 Feb: World Cancer Day
- 10 Feb: State of the Nation Address in Parliament’s National Assembly Chamber by President Jacob Zuma, Cape Town, South Africa
- 12 Feb: Annual Dinner in honour of the Diplomatic Corps, Cape Town, South Africa
- 17 Feb: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane hosts DIRCO’s Weekly Media Briefing, Cape Town, South Africa
- 20-21 Feb: Working Visit by President Jacob Zuma to Mauritania and Côte d’Ivoire
- 21-22 Feb: African Diaspora Technical Committee of Experts Meeting (TCEM), Pretoria, South Africa
- 18 Feb: International Tourist Guide Day
- 21 Feb: International Mother Language Day
- 23 Feb: 2011 National Budget by Minister Pravin Gordhan
- 24-25 Feb: High Level Global Sustainability Panel (GSP), Cape Town, South Africa
- 27-28 Feb: High-Level Segment of the 16th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Geneva, Switzerland
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March 2011
- 2-3 Mar: State Visit by President Jaco Zuma to France
- 3-4 Mar: SADC Council of Ministers Meeting Windhoek, Namibia
- 4 Mar: Global Commission on Elections, Democracy and Security, Pretoria, South Africa
- 7-8 Mar: Visit of the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane to India for the South Africa - India JMC Bilateral Relations and IBSA Ministerial Meeting
- 8 Mar: Visit by the Deputy Foreign Minister for African Affairs Dr Hadi Solaimanpou of Iran to Pretoria, South Africa
- 8 Mar: International Women's Day
- 8 Mar: Commonwealth
Day
- 10 Mar: Minister Nkoana-Mashabane to brief the Media on upcoming International Developments, Pretoria, South Africa
- 15 Mar: South Africa - Switzerland (SA-SWISS) 3rd Annual High Level Consultations (HLC),Berne, Switzerland
- 15 Mar: World Consumer Rights Day
- 20 Mar: International Earth Day
- 21
Mar: Human Rights Day (South Africa)
- 21 Mar: World Poetry Day
- 21 Mar: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- 22 Mar: World Water Day
- 24 Mar: International World TB Day
- 24 Mar: South Africa - Denmark Consultations, Pretoria, South Africa
- 25 Mar: Third Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) Summit for Heads of State and Government, Pretoria, South Africa
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April 2011
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May 2011
- 1 May: Workers Day
(South Africa)
- 2-4 May: Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, Kgalema Motlanthe hosts the Vice-President of Vietnam, Nguyễn Thi Doan
- 4-6 May: 21st World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town, South Africa
- 3 May: World Press Feedom Day
- 6 May: World Asthma Day
- 6 May: Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoana-Mashabane hosts a Breakfast Meeting with Western Cape Business Women's Forum themed "Role of women in Africa's Economic Development", Cape Town, South Africa
- 8 May: World Red Cross Day
- 11 May: Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane participates in a Roundtable Discussion with The Financial Times and International Marketing Council (IMC) to examine South Africa's role in BRICS, Hyde Park, South Africa
- 12 May : International Nurse's Day
- 15 May: International Day of Families
- 17 May: World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
- 18 May: Municipal Elections
(South Africa)
- 18 May: International Museum Day
- 20 May: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane and the South African National Editor’s Forum (SANEF) to brief the Media on the South African photographer Anton Hammerl, Pretoria, South Africa
- 20 May: International Candlelight Memorial Day
- 20-25 May: 2nd Africa - India Forum Summit (AIFS-II), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 22 May: International Day for Biologcal Diversity
- 23-27 May: XVI Ministerial Conference and Commemorative Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), Bali, Indonesia
- 25 May: Africa Day
- 31 May: DIRCO Budget Vote Speech for 2011/2012, National Assembly, Cape Town, South Africa
- 31 May: World No Tobacco Day
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June 2011
- June: Antarctic Month
- June: Youth Development Month
- 1-2 Jun: 11th Session of the South Africa - Japan Partnership Forum, Tokyo, Japan
- 2-3 Jun: Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Follow-up Meeting, Tokyo, Japan
- 5 Jun: World Environment Day
- 6-17 Jun: June Sessions of the UNFCCC, Bonn, Germany
- 8 Jun: World Oceans Day
- 8-10 Jun: United Nations High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS, New York, USA
- 12 Jun: Second Tripartite Summit of the Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA), East African Community (EAC) and the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) for Heads of State and Government, Sandton, South Africa
- 9 Jun: 9th SA - UK Bilateral Forum, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 10 Jun: South Africa - Republic of South Korea Policy Consultative Forum Meeting, Pretoria, South Africa
- 11-12 Jun: Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), Sandton, South Africa
- 11-18 Jun: Working Visit by Deputy Minister Marius Fransman to New York and Washington DC, USA
- 12 Jun: Second Tripartite Summit of the Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA), East African Community (EAC) and the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) for Heads of State and Government, Sandton, South Africa
- 12 Jun: World Day Agains Child Labour
- 15 Jun: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
- 16 Jun: National
Youth Day (South Africa)
- 16-21 Jun: 7th Session of the Bi-National Commission (BNC) between South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Lubumbashi, DRC
- 17 Jun: World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
- 20 Jun: World Refugee Day
- 20-24 Jun: Special Working Visit by US First Lady Michelle Obama to Gauteng and Cape Town, South Africa
- 21-22 Jun: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane undertakes an Official Visit to the Republic of Mali
- 21-23 Jun: Deputy Minister Marius Fransman untertakes an Official Visit to Oslo, Norway
- 22 Jun: Africa Public Service Day
- 26 Jun: International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking
- 26 Jun: African Union Ad Hoc High Level Committee on Libya in Pretoria, South Africa
- 29-30 Jun: Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim undertakes an Official Working Visit to Cyprus
- 26-28 June 2011: African Union (AU) 19th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
- 30 Jun: Meeting between Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim and the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece, Mr Dimitrios Dollis, Athens, Greece
- 30 Jun-1 Jul: 17th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
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July
2011
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August
2011
- August: National
Women's Month
- 2
Aug: Ministers Nkoana-Mashabane and Molewa brief the Media on COP17/CMP7, Pretoria, South Africa
- 9
Aug: National Women's Day (South Africa)
- 9 Aug: International
Day of the World's Indigenous People
- 11-12 Aug: State Visit by President Jacob Zuma to the Republic of Burundi
- 12 Aug: International
Youth Day
- 13 Aug: Working Visit by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives of Tanzania to Pretoria, South Africa
- 16-18 Aug: 31st Ordinary Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government, Luanda, Angola
- 18-23 Aug: World Water Week
- 19 Aug: World Humanitarian Day
- 20 Aug: Working Visit by Minister Ahmet Davutoglu of Turkey, Pretoria, South Africa
- 22
Aug: Minister Nkoana-Mashabane hosts Breakfast Meeting on COP17/CMP7, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Aug: Minister Nkoana-Mashabane briefs the Media on the latest developments in Libya, Johannesburg, South Africa
- 22-27 Aug: Incoming Vsit by the Minister-President of Regional Government of Flanders, Belgium to South Africa
- 23-24 Aug: State Visit by President John Atta Mills of Ghana to Cape Town, South Africa
- 25 Aug: African Union (AU) Pledging Conference on Somalia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 26 Aug: African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council Meeting on Libya, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 26-27 Aug: 8th Basic Ministerial Meeting, Brazil
- 29 Aug: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane hosts a Consultative Meeting with Organized Labour on the 17th Conference of Parties (COP17) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, Pretoria, South Africa
- 29-30 Aug: 9th SA – Cuba Joint Consultative Mechanism (JCM) Meeting, Cuba
- 30-31 Aug: Official Working Visit by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe to the Republic of Guinea-Bissau
- 31 Aug-1 Sep: State Visit by President Jacob Zuma to the Kingdom of Norway
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September
2011
- September: Heritage Month (South Africa)
- September: Tourism Month (South Africa)
- 1-7 Sep: National Arbor Week
- 2-3 Sep: Official Visit Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane to the Republic of Bulgaria
- 3 Sep: Official Visit by Deputy President Mr Kgalema Motlanthe to the Democratic Republic of São Tomé & Príncipe
- 8 Sep: International Literacy Day
- 8 Sep: World Rabies Day
- 8-12 Sep: Working Visit by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe to New Zealand
- 9 Sep: Ministerial Consultation on Climate Change, Pretoria, South Africa
- 13 Sep: Minister Nkoana-Mashabane joins ICTS Cluster Media Briefing, Preoria, South Africa
- 13 Sep: Media Briefing of the International Cooperation, Trade and Security Cluster, Cape Town, South Africa
- 14 Sep: Meeting of the African Union (AU) Ad Hoc High Level Committee on Libya, Pretoria, South Africa
- 14-15 Sep: SADC Troika Ministerial Meeting on Madagascar, in Madagascar
- 15 Sep: Fourth South Africa - European Union (SA-EU) Summit, Kruger National Park, South Africa
- 16 Sep: International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
- 19 Sep: President Zuma to co-chair the High-level Panel on Global Sustainability, New York, USA
- 19-22 Sep: 66th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA66), New York, USA
- 21 Sep: International
Day of Peace
- 21 Sep: International
Day of Alzheimers
- 23 Sep: Official Visit by Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim to the Republic of Mongolia
- 24 Sep: Heritage Day (South Africa)
- 27 Sep: World Tourism Day
- 27-30 Sep: Official Visit by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe to the People’s Republic of China
- 28 Sep: Minister Nkoana-Mashabane addresses NEDLAC on COP17/CMP7, Rosebank, South Africa
- 28
Sep: World Heart Day
- 28-29 Sep: 10th Session of South Africa-Russia Intergovernmental Committee on Trade and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Pretoria, South Africa
- 28 Sep-16 Nov: Media Accreditation for COP17/CMP7, Durban, South Africa
- 29 Sep: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane delivers a Key Note Address at the International Rural Youth Development Summit, University of KwaZulu Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
- 30 Sep: Minister Nkoana-Mashabane addresses the media on SA’s readiness to host UN Conference on Climate Change (COP17/CMP7), Durban, South Africa
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October
2011
- October: Transport Month (South Africa)
- October: Astronomy Month
- 1 Oct: International Day for Older Persons
- 1-7 Oct: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Meeting, Panama City, Panama
- 4-6 Oct: Working Visit by Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane to La Paz, Bolivia
- 5 Oct: Current Affairs Forum (CAF) at the Department of International Relations and Cooperation - Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey His Excellency, Mr Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Pretoria, South Africa
- 5 Oct: World Teacher's Day
- 9 Oct: World Postal Day
- 10 Oct: World Mental Health Day
- 10 Oct: World Sight Day
- 11 Oct: Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim hosts the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar, Mr Saif Muggadam Al-Buainain, Pretoria, South Africa
- 13 Oct: International Day for Natural Disaster Reductions
- 15 Oct: World Rural Women's Day
- 16 Oct: World Food Day (FAO)
- 17 Oct: IBSA Ministerial Meeting, Pretoria, South Africa
- 17 Oct: International Day or the Eradication of Poverty
- 17-19 Oct: 5th India, Brazil, South Africa (IBSA) Dialogue Forum Summit, Pretoria, South Africa
- 18 Oct: Fifth India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Dialogue Forum, Pretoria, South Africa
- 18-24 Oct: Working Visit by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe to the Nordic Countries of Finland, Sweden and Denmark
- 20 Oct: World Osteoporosis Day
- 21 Oct: Minister Nkoana-Mashabane hosts pre-COP17/CMP7 Informal Ministerial Consultations, Stellenbosch, South Africa
- 21 Oct: Briefing following Pre-COP Ministerial Consultations, Stellenbosch, South Africa
- 21-22 Oct: State Visit by the President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, Pretoria, South Africa
- 21-22 Oct: World e-Parliament Day
- 24 Oct: United Nations (UN) Day
- 26 Oct: COP17/CMP7 Invitation: Media Workshop on COP17/CMP7 08h00 – 17h00 CSIR Convention Centre, Meiring Naude Rd, Brummeria, Pretoria; Latitude S 25º 45.191’, Longitude E 28º 16.649'
- 26 Oct: Working Visit by the Deputy Minister of the Republic of Belarus, Mr Sergei Aleinik, Cape Town, South Africa
- 28 Oct: Breakfast Event for Joint Commemoration of UN Day and the Legacy of Oliver Tambo, Pretoria, South Africa
- 28-30 Oct: Commonwealth Heads of State and Government Meeting (CHOGM), Perth, Australia
- 29-31 Oct: South Africa - Oman Partnership Forum, Muscat, Oman
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November
2011
- 2-6 Nov: Visit by the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall to South Africa
- 3 Nov: 25 Days Countdown to the 17th Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP17/CMP7), Peddie, Eastern Cape, South Africa
- 3-4 Nov:
G20 Summit, Cannes, France
- 6-12 Nov: Working Visit by a Delegation from Kazakhstan to South Africa
- 9-10 Nov: 4rth South Africa-Argentina Bi-National Commission Seminar in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 10 Nov: 3rd Session of the South Africa - Mali Joint Commission for Co-operation, Cape Town, South Africa
- 11 Nov: Visit by Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, Mr Alain Juppé, Pretoria, South Africa
- 12 Nov: Working Visit by President Jacob Zuma to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
- 13-14 Nov: State Visit by President Jacob Zuma to the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- 14 Nov: World Diabetes Day
- 14-19 Nov: Working Visit by Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim to the Republic of India and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri-Lanka to attend the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation Council of Ministers Meeting (IOR-ARC)
- 15-16 Nov: State Visit by President Jacob Zuma to Oman
- 16 Nov: International Day for Tolerance
- 19-20 Nov: Continental Consultative Dialogue on “The Impact of Climate Change on Women – Preparing for Durban and Beyond", Pretoria, South Africa
- 20 Nov: Africa Industrialisation
Day
- 20 Nov: Universal Children's Day
- 22-24 Nov: SADC Extraordinary Council of Ministers Meeting, Luanda, Angola
- 24 Nov: State Visit by President Boni President of Benin to Cape Town, South Africa
- 25 Nov - 10 Dec: 16 Days of Activism on No Violence Against Women
- 28 Nov-9 Dec: 17th Conference of the Parties to the United National Framework Convention on Climate Change, Durban, South Africa
- 28 Nov-9 Dec: 7th Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (COP17/CMP7), Durban, South Africa
- 29 Nov - 9 Dec: 17th Session of the Conference of Parties (COP17), Durban, South Africa
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December
2011
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