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Events Calendar 2012
Event
Calender of: 2004
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
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
2012
- 1 Jan: New Year's Day
- 2 Jan: Public Holiday (South Africa)
- 24 Jan: Meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on the situation in the Middle East, New York, USA
- 25-26 Jan: World Economic Forum (WEF), Davos, Switzerland
- 26 Jan: Southern African Development Community (SADC) Ministerial Committee of the Organ (MCO) Troika Meeting, Pretoria, South Africa
- 26-27 Jan: 20th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 28 Jan: 26th New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 29
Jan: World Leprosy Day
- 29
Jan: International Day of Commemoration in Memory of Victims of the Holocaust
- 29-30 Jan: 18th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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February
2012
- 2 Feb: World Wetlands Day
- 3 Feb: Deputy Minister Marius Fransman participates in Roundtable Discussion on UN Security Councl, Pretoria, South Africa
- 4 Feb: World Cancer Day
- 9 Feb: State of the Nation Address to a Jont Sitting of Parliament by President Jacob Zuma, Cape Town, South Africa (Poster)
- 11-12 Feb: Southern African Development Community (SADC) Double Troika and the Extraordinary Inter-State Politics and Diplomacy Ministerial Meetings, Cape Town, South Africa
- 13-14 Feb: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabne hosts the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Mr William Hague, Cape Town, South Africa
- 18-19 Feb: African Union (AU) African Heads of State and Government Meeting, Cotonou, Republic of Benin
- 18-20 Feb: G20 Ministerial Meeting, Los Cabos, Mexico
- 20 Feb: World Day of Social Justice
- 21 Feb: International Tourist Guide Day
- 21 Feb: International Mother Language Day
- 22 Feb: Budget Speech for 2012 by Minister Pravin Gordhan, Cape Town, South Africa
- 23 Feb: International London Conference on Somalia, United Kingdom
- 26 Feb: Working Visit by Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim to the Arab Republic of Egypt
- 27 Feb-2 Mar: 19th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Geneva, Switzerland
- 29 Feb & 1 Mar: President Jacob Zuma visits the Republic of Botswana and the Republic of Namibia
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March 2012
- 29 Feb & 1 Mar: President Jacob Zuma visits the Republic of Botswana and the Republic of Namibia
- 4-6 Mar: Official Visit by Professor Gamini Lakshman Peiris, Minister of External Affairs of Sri Lanka to South Africa
- 6 Mar: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane delivers a Public Lecture at the University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- 8 Mar: International Women's Day
- 8 Mar: World Kidney Day
- 8-9 Mar: International Women's Day Celebration, Pretoria, South Africa
- 9 Mar: Commonwealth
Day
- 9-10 Mar: Diplomatic Fair for South Africa and the International Community to showcase and celebrate Diversity, Pretoria, South Africa
- 13 Mar: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane receives the Somali Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Pretoria, South Africa
- 13-14 March 2012: Deputy Minister Marius Fransman leads Humanitarian Mission to Madagascar
- 15 Mar: World Consumer Rights Day
- 20 Mar: African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) Meeting, Bamako, Mali
- 20 Mar: International Earth Day
- 20 Mar: World Head Injury Day
- 21
Mar: Human Rights Day (South Africa)
- 21 Mar: World Poetry Day
- 21 Mar: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- 21 Mar: World Down Syndrome Day
- 22 Mar: World Water Day
- 23 Mar: World Meteorological Day
- 24 Mar: World TB Day
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April 2012
- 2 Apr: World Autism Awareness Day
- 4 Apr: International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
- 4 Apr: Child Labour Day
- 6 Apr: Good Friday
- 7 Apr: World Health Day
- 9 Apr: Family Day
- 9 Apr: World Quality Day
- 16-21 Apr: Visit by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Panama, Mr Francisco Alvarez de Soto to South Africa
- 17 Apr: Second Joint Ministerial Meeting between South Africa and Ethiopia, in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
- 17 Apr: World Haemophilia Day
- 19 Apr: Bilateral Discussions between Deputy Minister Marius Fransman and Vice Minister Francisco Alvarez de Soto from Panama, in Cape Town, South Africa
- 21 Apr: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane delivers a Public Lecture, Buffalo City, East London, South Africa
- 22 Apr: International Mother Earth Day
- 23 Apr: World Book and Copyright Day
- 24 Apr: Deputy Minister Fransman addresses Breakfast Meeting on the Promotion of Economic Diplomacy, Cape Town, South Africa
- 25 Apr: Budget Vote Speech by Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Cape Town, South Africa
- 25 Apr: Africa Malaria Day
- 25 Apr: World Malaria Day
- 26 Apr: World Intellectual Property Day
- 27 Apr: Freedom
Day (South Africa)
- 27 Apr: Official Visit by President Joyce Banda of Malawi to South Africa
- 27 Apr- 6 May: Two Nation Working Visit by Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim to the Middle East and Asia
- 28 Apr: World Day for Safety and Health at Work
- 28-30 Apr: Fourth Session of the South Africa - Saudi Arabia Joint Economic Commission (JEC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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May 2012
- May: International Multiple Sclerosis Month
- 1 May: Workers Day
(South Africa)
- 2-8 May: State Visit by President Pratibha Patil of the Republic of India to Pretoria, South Africa
- 2 May: Official Visit by Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim to Astana, Kazakhstan
- 3 May: World Press Feedom Day
- 4-5 May: COP17/CMP7 Ministerial Meeting on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action, Bonn, Germany
- 8 May: International Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
- 8-9 May: Working Visit by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe to the Federal Republic of Germany and Finland
- 9-10 May: Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Coordinating Bureau (COB), Sharm-el-Sheik, Egypt
- 10 May: World Move for Health Day
- 12 May: International Nurses Day
- 14 May: Working Visit by President Jacob Zuma to Cotonou, Republic of Benin
- 14-15 May: Visit by Deputy Minister Marius Fransman to Hungary
- 17 May: World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
- 18 May: International Museum Day
- 20 May: Candlelight Memorial Day
- 21-27 May: Child Protection Week
- 22 May: International Day for Biological Diversity
- 25 May: Africa Day
- 23-25 May: Global African Diaspora Summit, South Africa - Application for Accreditation
- 28 May: International Day of Action for Women's Health
- 31 May: World No Tobacco Day
- 31 May-1 Jun: Second Istanbul Conference on Somalia, Istanbul, Turkey
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June 2012
- June: Antarctic Month
- June: Youth Development Month
- 1 Jun: Southern African Development Community (SADC) Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government, Luanda, Angola
- 1 Jun: International Children's Day
- 5 Jun: World Environment Day
- 6-8 Jun: Working Visit by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe to the Republic of Turkey
- 8 Jun: World Oceans Day
- 12 Jun: World Day Agains Child Labour
- 14 Jun: Deputy Minister Fransman conducts a Public Participation Programme, Free State, South Africa
- 14 Jun: World Blood Donor Day
- 14-15 Jun: Commonwealth Ministerial Task Force, London, United Kingdom
- 15 Jun: Youth Day Celebration: “Youth uniting for economic diplomacy", Pretoria, South Africa
- 15 Jun: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
- 16 Jun: National
Youth Day (South Africa)
- 17 Jun: World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
- 18-19 Jun: 2012 G-20 Leaders' Summit, Los Cabos, Mexico
- 18-19 Jun: 2012 G-20 Mexico Summit
- 20 Jun: World Refugee Day
- 20-22 Jun: 2012 United Nations (UN) Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 22 Jun: Africa Public Service Day
- 26 Jun: International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking
- 27 Jun: Press Briefing by Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashanabe, O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa
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July
2012
- 2 Jul: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane attends Burundi Independence Day, Bujumbura, Burundi
- 2-3 Jul: 8th South Africa-Spain Annual Consultations, Madrid, Spain
- 3-4 Jul: Southern African Development Community (SADC) Double Troika Ministerial Meeting, Pretoria, South Africa
- 4-5 Jul: South Africa-Belgium Bilateral Consultations, Pretoria, South Africa
- 6 Jul: 4th South Africa-Chile Joint Consultative Mechanism (JCM) Meeting, Pretoria, South Africa
- 8-9 Jul: Official Visit by Deputy President Motlanthe to the United Republic of Tanzania
- 9-10 Jul: 24th Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) of the African Union (AU), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 11
Jul: World Population Day
- 12-13 Jul: 21st Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union (AU), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 14 Jul: Deputy Minister Fransman addresses a Breakfast Session on Palestine, Cape Town, South Africa
- 15-16 Jul: 19th Ordinary Session of the Assembly for Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 18 Jul: Nelson Mandela Day
- 19 Jul: South Africa - United Kingdom Bilateral Discussions, Pretoria, South Africa
- 19 Jul: 5th Ministerial Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing, China
- 19-20 Jul: Official Visit by President Jacob Zuma to Beijing, People’s Republic of China
- 23 Jul: South Africa-Madagascar Political Discussions, in Seychelles
- 25 Jul: SADC Troika on Politics, Defence and Security Meeting, Desroches Island, Seychelles
- 27 Jul-9 Sep: 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games
- 28 Jul: World Hepatitis Day
- 30-31 Jul: 14th Meeting of the Ministerial Committee of the Organ (MCO) on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation of SADC, Pretoria, South Africa
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August
2012
- August: National
Women's Month
- August: National Women's Month
- August: Organ Donor Month
- 1-5 Aug: Rheumatic Fever Week
- 1-7 Aug: World Breastfeeding Week
- 4-6 Aug: Working Visit by President Jacob Zuma to Kingston, Commonwealth of Jamaica
- 4-7 Aug: State Visit by USA Secretary of State, Ms Hilary Clinton, to South Africa
- 7 Aug: Second Meeting of the South Africa - United States Strategic Dialogue, Pretoria, South Africa
- 9
Aug: National Women's Day (South Africa)
- 9 Aug: International Day of the World's Indigenous People
- 12 Aug: International
Youth Day
- 14-17 Aug: 12th Annual Regional Seminar on International Humanitarian Law, 14-17 August 2012
- 17 Aug: Second Meeting of the South Africa - Vietnam Partnership Forum, Pretoria, South Africa
- 18 Aug: SADC Summit, Maputo, Republic of Mozambique
- 21 Aug: South Africa - Eritrea Bilateral Political and Economic Discussions, Cape Town, South Africa
- 24 Aug: Minister Nkoana-Mashabane hosts her European Union (EU) counterpart, Pretoria, South Africa
- 24-31 Aug: African Traditional Medicine Week
- 30-31 Aug: Ministerial Meeting of the XVI Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit, Teheran, Iran
- 31 Aug: African Traditional Medicine Day
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September
2012
- September: Heritage Month (South Africa)
- September: Tourism Month (South Africa)
- September: Public Service and Administration on Public Service Month (South Africa)
- September: National Heart Awareness Month (South Africa)
- September: National Month of Deaf People (South Africa)
- September: Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (South Africa)
- September: National Oral Health Month (South Africa)
- September: Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Month (South Africa)
- September: Albinism Awareness Month (South Africa)
- 1-4 Sep: Working Visit by Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane the Kingdom of Thailand and the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and attendance of the UN Climate Change Conference
- 1-7 Sep: Arbor Week
- 3 Sep: Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim addresses a Speaker’s Meeting at the SAIIA on “South Africa and the United Nations Security Council: Promoting Peace in the Middle East and North Africa", Johannesburg, South Africa
- 4 Sep: Keynote Address by Deputy Minister Fransman on Development and Humanitarian Assistance, Pretoria, South Africa
- 7 Sep: Second Session of the South Africa-Malawi Joint Commission for Cooperation (JCC), Pretoria, South Africa
- 8 Sep: International Literacy Day
- 8 Sep: International Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Day
- 9-11 Sep: Visit by Deputy Minister Fransman to the Republic of Panama
- 10-14 Sep: National Parks Week
- 11 Sep: Minister Nkoana-Mashabane outlines SA’s foreign policy priorities at an event by The New Age, Johannesburg, South Africa
- 11 Sep: Public Lecture by Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane at the Department of Political Science, University of Pretoria, on: “A vision for South Africa’s Foreign Policy – Now and Beyond”, Pretoria, South Africa
- 12 Sep: World Oral Health Day
- 12-14 Sep: Visit by Deputy Minister Fransman to Havana, Republic of Cuba
- 14-15 Sep: Diplomatic Fun Fair, Pretoria, South Africa
- 16 Sep: International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
- 18 Sep: Fifth South Africa (SA)-European Union (EU) Summit, Brussels, Belgium
- 19-20 Sep: “The Somali Diaspora in South Africa: Supporting Peace and Reconstruction in Somalia”, Cape Town, South Africa
- 21 Sep: Working Visit by Minister Maite Nkoana Mashabane to the Republic of Cyprus
- 21 Sep: Sixth Policy Consultative Forum (PCF) between South Africa and the Republic of Korea, in Seoul, Republic of Korea
- 21 Sep: International Day of Peace
- 21 Sep: World Alzheimer's Day
- 24 Sep: Heritage Day (South Africa)
- 25-26 Sep: Working Visit by Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim to the Philippines
- 25 Sep-1 Oct: 67th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA67), New York, USA
- 26 Sep: World Environmental Health Day
- 27 Sep: World Heart Day
- 28 Sep: World Rabies Day
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October
2012
- October: Service Delivery Month (South Africa)
- October: Transport Month (South Africa)
- October: Marine Month (South Africa)
- October: Astronomy Month
- October: International Breast Cancer Month
- October: Social Development Month (South Africa)
- October: Mental Health Awareness Month (South Africa)
- 1 Oct: International Day for Older Persons
- 1 Oct: World Habitat Day
- 5 Oct: World Teacher's Day
- 8-12 Oct: National Marine Week (South Africa)
- 9 Oct: Second Ministerial Political Consultations between South Africa and Ukraine, Cape Town, South Africa
- 9 Oct: Fifth BRICS Summit Media Briefing, Pretoria, South Africa
- 9 Oct: World Post Day
- 9-10 Oct: Working Visit by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe to the Republic of Italy
- 9-15 Oct: National Nutrition Week (South Africa)
- 10 Oct: World Mental Health Day
- 11 Oct: Fourth Annual South Africa - Switzerland High Level Consultations (HLC), Cape Town, South Africa
- 11 Oct: World Sight Day
- 12 Oct: World Arthritis Day
- 12-20 Oct: World Bone and Joint Week
- 13 Oct: International Day for Disaster Reduction
- 13 Oct: World Hospice Palliative Care Day
- 15 Oct: South Africa - Namibia Diplomatic Consultations, Pretoria, South Africa
- 15 Oct: World Rural Women's Day
- 15 Oct: Global Handwashing Day
- 15 Oct: National Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Day
- 15-19 Oct: National Obesity Week
- 16 Oct: World Food Day (FAO)
- 17 Oct: International Day or the Eradication of Poverty
- 17 Oct: World Spine Day
- 17 Oct: World Trauma Day
- 18 Oct: Working Visit to South Africa by the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Lesotho, The Right Honourable Motsoahae Thomas Thabane
- 18-23 Oct: Eight Session of the Bi-National Commission (BNC) between South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Pretoria, South Africa
- 20 Oct: World Osteoporosis Day
- 20 Oct: National Down Syndrome Day
- 22 Oct: Meeting between Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane and Minister Raymond Tshibanda from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Pretoria, South Africa
- 23 Oct: Participation by Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim in the Programme of the Association of Korean Companies in South Africa, in Bela-Bela, Limpopo, South Africa
- 23 Oct: National Iodine Deficiency Disorder Day
- 24 Oct: Deputy Minister Ebrahim delivers a Public Lecture at the UJ, Soweto Campus, Johannesburg, South Africa
- 24 Oct: World Polio Day
- 28-30 Oct: Fourth Session of the Joint Commission for Cooperation between South Africa and Zimbabwe, Pretoria, South Africa
- 29 Oct: Media Briefing by Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim on international developments, Pretoria, South Africa
- 29 Oct: World Stroke Day
- 30 Oct: African Food and Nutrition Security Day
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November
2012
- 1-2 Nov: Third Session of the South Africa - Argentina Binational Commission (BNC), Pretoria, South Africa
- 2 Nov: Working Visit by Deputy Minister Ebrahim to India
- 5-7 Nov: State Visit by President Hifikepunye Pohamba of Namibia, Cape Town, South Africa
- 9 Nov: South Africa - Uganda Joint Commission for Cooperation (JCC), Pretoria, South Africa
- 12 Nov: South Africa - United Kingdom Bilateral Political and Economic Discussions, in South Africa
- 12-13 Nov: Eleventh Session of South Africa - Russia Joint Intergovernmental Committee on Trade and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Moscow, Russian Federation
- 13 Nov: Media Briefing by Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim on international developments, Pretoria, South Africa
- 14 Nov: World Diabetes Day
- 15 Nov: Third Session of South Africa - Ireland Partnership Forum, Cape Town, South Africa
- 16 Nov: International Day for Tolerance
- 20 Nov: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane addresses the Media on various International Developments, Cape Town, South Africa
- 20 Nov: Africa Industrialisation
Day
- 20 Nov: Universal Children's Day
- 21 Nov: Deputy Minister Fransman delivers a Public Lecture on BRICS, University of Stellenbosch, in Stellenbosch, South Africa
- 21 Nov: Workshop on the Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) For African States, in Pretoria, South Africa
- 25 Nov - 10 Dec: 16 Days of Activism on No Violence Against Women
- 26 Nov: Deputy Minister Fransman delivers a Keynote Address at the SAIIA Roundtable Event on “South Africa: Development Partner and Global Player", Pretoria, South Africa
- 26 Nov: Fifth South Africa - China Strategic Dialogue Mechanism, Pretoria, South Africa
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