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Events Calendar 2013
Event
Calender of: 2004
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
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
2013
- 1 Jan: New Year's Day
- 15 Jan: Media Workshop on the Fifth BRICS Summit, Pretoria, South Africa
- 22 Jan: World Economic Forum (WEF), Davos, Switzerland
- 23 Jan: First BRICS roadshow takes place in Polokwane, Limpopo Province, South Africa
- 24 Jan: Deputy Minister Ebrahim briefs media on international developments, Pretoria, South Africa
- 29
Jan: World Leprosy Day
- 29
Jan: International Day of Commemoration in Memory of Victims of the Holocaust
- 30 Jan: First Meeting of the South Africa-Philippines Bilateral Consultative Forum, Pretoria, South Africa
- 31 Jan: Minister Nkoana-Mashabane briefs media on international developments, Centurion, South Africa
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February
2013
- 2 Feb: World Wetlands Day
- 3 Feb: South Africa-Russia ITEC Co-Chairpersons Meeting, Pretoria, South Africa
- 4 Feb: World Cancer Day
- 12 Feb: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane hosts Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov of Russia, Pretoria, South Africa
- 13 Feb: Deputy Minister Ebrahim briefs media on international developments, Pretoria, South Africa
- 14 Feb: State of the Nation Address to a Joint Sitting of Parliament by President Jacob Zuma, Cape Town, South Africa
- 18 Feb: Minister Nkoana-Mashabane hosts her Chinese Counterpart Minister Yang Jiechi, Cape Town, South Africa
- 20 Feb: Media Workshop on the Fifth BRICS Summit, Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
- 20 Feb: World Day of Social Justice
- 21 Feb: International Tourist Guide Day
- 21 Feb: International Mother Language Day
- 22 Feb: Third Africa-South America (ASA) Summit, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
- 22 Feb: Deputy Minister Fransman speaks at event on "Securing Democracy, Securing Business - A Prosperous South Africa for All", Cape Town, South Africa
- 23 Feb: BRICS Inter-Ministerial Committee Member, Minister Hanekom, addresses roadshow in Gauteng
- 24 Feb: Working Visit by President Zuma to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 25-28 Feb: 22nd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC), Geneva, Switzerland
- 26 Feb: South Africa and the United Nations sign the Strategic Cooperation Framework: 2013-17, Pretoria, South Africa
- 27 Feb: Budget Speech for 2013 by Minister Pravin Gordhan, Cape Town, South Africa
- 28 Feb: Deputy Minister Ebrahim participates in a public debate on BRICS at Constitutional Hill, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa
- 28 Feb: BRICS Inter-Ministerial Committee Member, Minister Joemat-Pettersson, addresses roadshow in the Northern Cape
- 28 Feb: Media Accreditation for the fifth BRICS Summit, Durban, South Africa
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March 2013
- 1 Mar: Twelfth South Africa-Japan Partnership Forum, Pretoria, South Africa
- 3-5 Mar: Working Visit by Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmit of Denmark to South Africa
- 4 Mar: Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim briefs the media on international developments, Pretoria, South Africa
- 5 Mar: Road Show for the Fifth BRICS Summit, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
- 5 Mar: Deputy Minister Fransman addresses Western Cape BRICS Summit road show, Cape Town, South Africa
- 8 Mar: International Women's Day
- 8 Mar: World Kidney Day
- 9 Mar: Organ of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) on Politics, Security and Defence Summit, Pretoria, South Africa
- 9 Mar: Commonwealth
Day
- 11 Mar: Fifth BRICS Academic Forum to sign historic Declaration on the Establishment of the BRICS Think Tanks Council, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- 12 Mar: Working Visit by President Zuma to Undertake Working to the Republic of Angola
- 14 Mar: Working Visit by Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane to the Republic of Senegal
- 15 Mar: Minister Nkoana-Mashabane addresses BUSA on SA’s hosting of the 5th BRICS Summit, Johannesburg, South Africa
- 15 Mar: World Consumer Rights Day
- 16-17 Mar: Fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD-V) Ministerial Preparatory Meeting, Addis Ababa, Federal Republic of Ethiopia
- 18 Mar: BRICS Summit road show, Mpumalanga Province
- 19 Mar: Deputy Minister Fransman updates the media on the case of Professor Cyril Karabu, Cape Town, South Africa
- 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: Minister Nzimande addresses KZN BRICS road show, Clermont, KwaZulu-Natal
- 22 Mar: World Water Day
- 23 Mar: World Meteorological Day
- 24 Mar: World TB Day
- 25 Mar: President Zuma holds a Media Conference on Fifth BRICS Summit, Pretoria, South Africa
- 26 Mar: State Visit by President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China to Pretoria, South Africa
- 26 Mar: Working Visit by President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation to Durban, South Africa
- 26-27 Mar: Fifth BRICS Summit, Durban, South Africa
- 28 Mar: Third Session of the South Africa - Ethiopia Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC), Durban, South Africa
- 29 Mar: Good Friday
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April 2013
- 1 Apr: Family Day
- 2 Apr: World Autism Awareness Day
- 3 Apr: Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), N'Djamena, Republic of Chad
- 4 Apr: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane briefs media on international developments, Pretoria, South Africa
- 4 Apr: International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
- 4 Apr: Child Labour Day
- 5 Apr: Working Visit by Minister Nkoana-Mashabane, Windhoek, Namibia
- 7 Apr: World Health Day
- 8-12 Apr: Heads of Mission Conference for 2013, Pretoria, South Africa
- 9 Apr: Deputy Minister Ebrahim briefs media on international developments, Pretoria, South Africa
- 9 Apr: World Quality Day
- 11 Apr: President Zuma addresses the Heads of Missions Conference, Pretoria, South Africa
- 12 Apr: Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Summit, Gaborone, Botswana
- 14-15 Apr: Working Visit by President Jacob Zuma to the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria
- 14-15 Apr: Working Visit by Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim to the State of Qatar
- 16 Apr: Working Visit by President Jacob Zumat to the Federal Republic of Nigeria
- 16-18 Apr: Working Visit by Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim to the Islamic Republic of Iran
- 17 Apr: World Haemophilia Day
- 18 Apr: South Africa - Lesotho Joint Bilateral Commission for Cooperation (JBCC), Pretoria, South Africa
- 21 Apr: Minister Nkoana-Mashabane addresses a church service at the Tower of Grace Global Leadership Centre, Pretoria, South Africa
- 22 Apr: Deputy Minister Fransman addresses the media on Prof. Karabus' case, City Lodge, OR Tambo International Airport
- 22 Apr: International Mother Earth Day
- 23 Apr: World Book and Copyright Day
- 23-24 Apr: International Contact Group on Somalia, Pretoria, 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: World Veterinary Day
- 26 Apr: International Cooperation, Trade and Security (ICTS) Clustermedia Briefing, Pretoria, South Africa
- 28 Apr: World Day for Safety and Health at Work
- 29 Apr: Minister Nkoana-Mashabane receives Foreign Affairs Minister, Dr Guido Westerwelle, from the Federal Republic of Germany, Pretoria, South Africa
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May 2013
- May: Anti-Tobacco Campaign Month
- May: International Multiple Sclerosis Month
- 1 May: Workers Day
(South Africa)
- 3 May: Working visit by President Zuma to Brazzaville, Republic of Congo
- 3 May: World Press Freedom Day
- 4-8 May: School Health Week
- 6 May: Minister Nkoana-Mashabane addresses the Opening of the Second Ordinary Session of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), Johannesburg, South Africa
- 6-7 May: State Visit by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Cape Town, South Africa
- 6-12 May: UN Global Road Safety Week
- 6-16 May: Deputy Minister Marius Fransman visits Azerbaijan, Belarus, Czech Republic and Romania for Political Consultations
- 7 May: Parliament hosts Joint Sitting with President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria
- 7 May: President Jacob Zuma signs Agreement with Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan
- 7-8 May: Working Visit by Deputy Minister Marius Fransman to Baku, Azerbaijan
- 8 May: International Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
- 8-10 May: World Economic Forum on Africa, Cape Town, South Africa
- 9 May: South Africa - Sweden Joint Ministerial Breakfast Meeting hosted by Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, South Africa
- 9-10 May: Simultaneous Extraordinary Meetings of the Conferences of States Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, Geneva, Switzerland
- 10 May: President Jacob Zuma hosts Southern African Development Community Troika during World Economic Forum, Cape Town, South Africa
- 13 May: Discussions between President Jacob Zuma and Prime Minister Thomas Thabane of the Kingdom of Lesotho
- 13 May: Working Visit by Deputy Minister Marius Fransman to Minsk, Belarus
- 14 May: Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim briefs media on international developments, Pretoria, South Africa
- 14-15 May: Working Visit by Deputy Minister Marius Fransman to Prague, Czech Republic
- 15 May: International Day of Families
- 16 May: Working Visit by President Jacob Zuma to the Russian Federation
- 16 May: Working Visit by Deputy Minister Marius Fransman to Bucharest, Romania
- 17 May: Deputy Minister Marius Fransman briefs media following arrival of Prof Cyril Karabus in South Africa
- 17 May: World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
- 18 May: International Museum Day
- 21 May: President Jacob Zuma hosts Canadian Governor General, Mr David Johnston on a State Visit, Cape Town, South Africa
- 21 May: World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
- 22-24 May: Deputy Minister Marius Fransman leads South African delegation to Kazakhstan
- 22 May: International Day for Biological Diversity
- 22-23 May: 23rd Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union (AU), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 24-27 May: 21st African Union (AU) Summit, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 25 May: Africa Day
- 27 May-2 Jun: Child Protection Week
- 29 May: Cocktail hosted by Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Cape Town, South Africa
- 30 May: Budget Vote Speech by Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Cape Town, South Africa
- 30 May-27 Jun: Youth Development Agency hosts youth entrepreneurship roadshows
- 31 May: World No Tobacco Day
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June 2013
- June: Youth Month
- June: National Environment Month
- June: National Blood Donor Month
- June: Men's Health Month
- 1-3 Jun: Fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD-V) Summi, Yokohama, Japan
- 4 Jun: Working Visit by President Jacob Zuma to Japan
- 5 Jun: World Environment Day
- 6 Jun: President Jacob Zuma receives the credentials of the Heads of Mission accredited to South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
- 7 Jun: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane briefs media on international developments, Pretoria, South Africa
- 8 Jun: World Oceans Day
- 10 Jun: EU - South Africa Ministerial Political Dialogue, Brussels, Belgium
- 14 Jun: South Africa - Finland Bilateral Political and Trade Relations, Helsinki, Finland
- 14 Jun: World Blood Donor Day
- 15 Jun:
Southern African Development Community (SADC) Extra-Ordinary Summit, Mozambique, Republic of Mozambique
- 15 Jun: Global Wind Day
- 15-16 Jun: Thirteenth African and Nordic Foreign Ministers Meeting, Helsinki, Finland
- 16 Jun: Youth Day (South Africa)
- 17 Jun: World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
- 20 Jun: World Refugee Day
- 21 Jun: Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim briefs media on international developments, Pretoria, South Africa
- 21-27 Jun: National Epilepsy Week
- 21 Jun: National Epilepsy Day
- 22 Jun: Africa Public Service Day
- 23 Jun: Africa Public Service Day
- 25 Jun: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane briefs media on international developments, Pretoria, South Africa
- 24-28 Jun: SANCA Drug Awareness Week
- 26 Jun: International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
- 27 Jun: Southern African Development Community (SADC) Infrastructure Investment Summit, Maputo, Republic of Mozambique
- 27 Jun: South Africa - Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic Bilateral Consultations, Pretoria, South Africa
- 28 Jun -1 Jul:
Official Visit
by President Barak Obama of the United States of America
to South Africa
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July
2013
- July: Moral Regeneration Month
- 1-3 July: International Conference on Nuclear Security, Vienna, Austria
- 1-26 Jul: 2013 Substantive Session of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at the United Nations (UN), Geneva, Switzerland
- 2 Jul: South Africa - Somalia Bilateral Consultations and Joint Press Conference, Pretoria, South Africa
- 4 Jul: Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim addresses the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), Johannesburg, South Africa
- 9 Jul: Deputy Minister Ebrahim briefs the media on international developments, Pretoria, South Africa
- 10 Jul: Deputy Minister Fransman receives the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Poland, Ms Beata Stelmachhis for Bilateral Consultations, Pretoria, South Africa
- 11 Jul: Minister Nkoana-Mashabane embarks on an Outreach Programme, Mashishing, Mpumalanga, South Africa
- 11 Jul: Deputy Minister Fransman receives the State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Spain, Mr Gonzalo de Benito Secades for Bilateral Consultations, Pretoria, South Africa
- 12 Jul: DIRCO hosts a Discussion Forum on “Spain in the World: Spanish Perspectives in the Eurozone Crisis” with Mr Gonzalo de Benito Secades, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Spain, Pretoria, South Africa
- 11
Jul: World Population Day
- 18 Jul: Nelson Mandela Day
- 18 Jul: Sixth South Africa - European Union Summit, Pretoria, South Africa
- 20 Jul: Extraordinary Summit of the SADC Troika of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation plus Mozambique, Pretoria, Sout Africa
- 22 Jul: Minister Nkoana-Mashabane participates in a Mandela Day event in Diepsloot, South Africa
- 23 Jul: Forbes Africa Forum, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo
- 25 Jul: Deputy Minister Ebrahim briefs media on international developments, Pretoria, South Africa
- 28 Jul: World Hepatitis Day
- 29 Jul-2 Aug: National Science Week
- 30 Jul: Fifth Session of the South Africa - Brazil Joint Commission, Brasilia, Brazil
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August
2013
- August: Women's Month
- 1 Aug: Fourth Session of the South Africa - Argentina Bi-National Commission (BNC), Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 1-7 Aug: World Breastfeeding Week
- 4 Aug: Working Visit by Minister Nkoana-Mashabane to Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
- 5-9 Aug: Rheumatic Fever Week
- 6 Aug: South Africa - Vietnam Bilateral Consultations, Pretoria, South Africa
- 9
Aug: National Women's Day (South Africa)
- 9 Aug: International Day of the World's Indigenous People
- 12 Aug: Minister Nkoana-Mashabane hosts the President of the 67th United Nations General Assembly, Pretoria, South Africa
- 12 Aug: Working Visit by Deputy Minister for Political Affairs, Mr Kyung-Soo Lee, from the Republic of Korea to Pretoria, South Africa
- 12 Aug: International Youth Day
- 14-15 Aug: SADC Council of Ministers Meeting, Lilongwe, Republic of Malawi
- 17-18 Aug: 33rd Ordinary SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government, Lilongwe, Republic of Malawi
- 20 Aug: BRICS Business Council Meeting, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa
- 21-22 Aug: Working Visit by Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, Dr Surapong Tovichakchaikul to South Africa
- 26-27 Aug: Official Visit by President Jacob Zuma to Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Malaysia
- 26-31 Aug: African Traditional Medicine Week
- 29-30 Aug: State Visit by President Manuel Pinto Da Costa, of the Democratic Republic of Săo Tomé and Príncipe, to Pretoria, South Africa
- 29 Aug-4 Sep: Deaf Awareness Week
- 30-31 Aug: 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Pan-African Women Organisation (PAWO), Pretoria, South Africa
- 31 Aug: African Traditional Medicine Day
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September
2013
- 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)
- 1-7 Sep: Arbor Week
- 1-8 Sep: Pharmacy Week
- 2-3 Sep: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane undertakes Official Visits to Moscow, Russian Federation and Minsk, Republic of Belarus
- 2-6 Sep: Kidney Awareness Week
- 2-6 Sep: Back Week Awareness
- 2-8 Sep: National Book Week
- 2-12 Sep: Deputy Minister Marius Fransman visits Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Cuba
- 5-6 Sep: Group of 20 (G20) Leaders' Summit, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
- 6 Sep: Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim briefs media on international developments, Pretoria, South Africa
- 9 Sep: International Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Day
- 9-10 Sep: 10th Session South Africa - United Kingdom Bilateral Forum, Cape Town, South Africa
- 9-13 Sep: National Parks Week
- 9-13 Sep: Stroke Week
- 16 Sep: International Conference on Somalia hosted by the European Union (EU), Brussels, Belgium
- 16 Sep: International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
- 19 Sep: Working Visit by Minister Nkoana-Mashabane to Caracas, Venezuela
- 19 Sep: Ambassadorial Forum on China – South Africa Diplomatic Relations at 15 Years, Pretoria, South Africa
- 21 Sep: International Day of Peace
- 21 Sep: World Alzheimer's Day
- 23-29 Sep: World Retina Week
- 23 Sep-20 Oct: Eye Care Awareness Month
- 23-26 Sep: 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA68), New York, United States of America
- 24 Sep: Heritage Day (South Africa)
- 28 Sep: World Retina Day
- 28 Sep: World Rabies Day
- 29 Sep: World Heart Day
- 30 Sep: Second Session of the Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) and the Ministerial Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC), Dakar, Republic of Senegal
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October
2013
- October: Marine Month (South Africa)
- October: Transport Month (South Africa)
- October: International Breast Cancer Month
- October: Social Development Month (South Africa)
- October: Mental Health Awareness Month (South Africa
- 1-2 Oct: State Visit by President Jacob Zuma to Dakar, Republic of Senegal
- 5 Oct: Oliver and Adelaide Tambo Liberation Walk, Kempton Park, South Africa
- 5 Oct: World Teachers' Day
- 7 Oct: World Habitat Day
- 7-11 Oct: National Marine Week
- 8 Oct: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane briefs media on international developments, Pretoria, South Africa
- 10 Oct: Youth Awards, Cape Town, South Africa
- 10 Oct: South Africa - Kazakhstan Third Round of Inter-Governmental Consultations, Pretoria, South Africa
- 10 Oct: World Mental Health Day
- 11 Oct: First OR Tambo Memorial Lecture, Pretoria, South Africa
- 11 Oct: Deputy Minister Ebrahim delivers O. R. Tambo Memorial Lecture, Pretoria, South Africa
- 11 Oct: South Africa - Sweden Eighth Bi-National Commission, Pretoria, South Africa
- 12 Oct: African Union (AU) Extra-Ordinary Summit, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 12-20 Oct: World Bone and Joint Week
- 13 Oct: International Day for Disaster Reduction
- 13 Oct: World Hospice Palliative Care Day
- 14-15 Oct: State Visit by President François Hollande of France to Pretoria, South Africa
- 15 Oct: International Day of Rural Women
- 15 Oct: National Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Day
- 15-20 Oct: National Obesity Week
- 16 Oct: World Food Day (FAO)
- 16-19 Oct: Official Visit by Prime Minister Donald Franciszek Tusk from the Republic of Poland to Pretoria, South Africa
- 17 Oct: DIRCO Media Briefing and Official Launch of Ubuntu Radio and Ubuntu Magazin, Pretoria, South Africa
- 17 Oct: DIRCO briefs media on the launch of Ubuntu Radio and Ubuntu Magazine, Pretoria, South Africa
- 17 Oct: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane launches Ubuntu Radio, Pretoria, South Africa
- 17 Oct: Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) launches an innovative media platform, Pretoria, South Africa
- 17 Oct: World Spine Day
- 17 Oct: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
- 17 Oct: World Trauma Day
- 18 Oct: Third Session of the South Africa - Angola Joint Commission for Cooperation (JCC), Pretoria, South Africa
- 19 Oct: Minister Nkoana-Mashabane embarks on an outreach programme in Ga-Mmamabolo, Limpopo, South Africa
- 20 Oct: World Osteoporosis Day
- 20 Oct: National Down Syndrome Day
- 21-23 Oct: South Africa - Niger Joint Commission of Cooperation, Pretoria, South Africa
- 22 Oct: Minister Nkoana-Mashabane hosts Ms Maria Ángela Holguín Cuéllar, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Colombia, Pretoria, South Africa
- 23 Oct: National Iodine Deficiency Disorder Day
- 24 Oct: World Polio Day
- 26 Oct: Annual Diplomatic Fair, Pretoria, South Africa
- 26 Oct: Diplomatic Fair to promote and celebrate the year of Pan-Africanism and the African Renaissance, Pretoria, South Africa
- 28 Oct: First Session of the Ministerial Meeting of the Angola - DRC - South Africa Tripartite Mechanism on Dialogue and Cooperation, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
- 28-29 Oct: Fifth Bi-National Commission (BNC) between South Africa and the People’s Republic of China, in Beijing, People’s Republic of China
- 29-30 Oct: State Visit by President Jacob Zuma to Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
- 31 Oct: Eleventh Session of the South Africa - Iran Joint Commission, Pretoria, South Africa
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November
2013
- November: National Disability Rights Awareness Month (South Africa)
- 1 Nov: BRICS - National Youth Consultative Forum, Pretoria, South Africa
- 2 Nov: National Children's Day
- 3-4 Nov: South Africa hosts the SADC / ICGLR Joint Summit, Pretoria, South Africa
- 5 Nov: Third South Africa - Ghana Permanent Joint Commission for Cooperation (PJCC), Pretoria, South Africa
- 5 Nov: Consultative Summit on the African Capacity for Immediate Response to Crises (ACIRC), Pretoria, South Africa
- 5-7 Nov: Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim undertakes an Official Visit to Pyongyang, North Korea
- 6 Nov: International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
- 6 Nov: South Africa - Namibia Inaugural Session of the Ministerial Meeting of the Bi-National Commission (BNC), Windhoek, Namibia
- 6-7 Nov: State Visit by President Jacob Zuma to Windhoek, Namibia
- 8 Nov: Launch of Humanitarian Trends Study in Southern Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
- 8 Nov: SADC Malaria Day
- 9 Nov: World Quality Day
- 10 Nov: World Science Day for Peace and Development
- 11-12 Nov: Mid-term Meeting of the BRICS Think Tanks Council, Stellenbosch, South Africa
- 13-14 Nov: Pre-Commonwealth Heads of State and Government (CHOGM) Foreign Ministers Meeting, Colombo, Sri Lanka
- 14 Nov: World Diabetes Day
- 15 Nov: Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim briefs the media on international development, Pretoria, South Africa
- 15-17 Nov: Commonwealth Heads of State and Government Meeting (CHOGM), Colombo, Sri Lanka (CHOGM website)
- 16 Nov: International Day for Tolerance
- 17 Nov: World Remembrance Day (WRD) for Victims of Road Accidents
- 17-21 Nov: National Fraud Awareness week
- 19-20 Nov: Third Africa - Arab Summit, Kuwait City, Kuwait
- 20 Nov: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane speaks at the launch of the SA Hellenic Development Fund, Johannesburg, South Africa
- 20 Nov: South Africa - Botswana Joint Bilateral Commission Ministerial Meeting, Pretoria, South Africa
- 20 Nov: Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim briefs media on international developments, Pretoria, South Africa
- 20 Nov: Africa Industrialisation Day
- 20 Nov: Universal Children's Day
- 21 Nov: Trade and Investment Seminar to focus on Asia and Middle East trade, Cape Town, South Africa
- 21 Nov: Inaugural Session of the South Africa - Botswana Bi-National Commission, Pretoria, South Africa
- 25 Nov: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
- 25-26 Nov: Fifth Annual Switzerland - South Africa High Level Consultations (HLC), Fribourg, Switzerland
- 25-27 Nov: Working Visit by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe to Canada
- 25 Nov - 10 Dec: 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children
- 26-27 Nov: State Visit by President Jacob Zuma to Accra, Republic of Ghana
- 27-29 Nov: Second BRICS Urbanisation Forum and the Third Friendship Cities and Local Government Cooperation Forum, Durban, South Africa
- 28 Nov: South Africa - Norway Inaugural High Level Consultations, Oslo, Norway
- 28 Nov: Issues affecting the Youth discussed at the BRICS Forum Meeting, Durban, South Africa
- 29 Nov: Minister Nkoana-Mashabane embarks on an outreach programme, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
- 30 Nov - 1 Dec: Working Visit by Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane to Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
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December
2013
- 1 Dec: World AIDS Day
- 2 Dec: International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
- 3 Dec: International Day of Persons with Disabilities
- 5 Dec: International Volunteers Day
- 4-5 Dec: Working Visit by Deputy Minister Ebrahim I Ebrahim to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
- 6-7 Dec: France-Africa Summit, Paris, France
- 7 Dec: International Civil Aviation Day
- 9 Dec: International Anti-Corruption Day
- 10 Dec: Memorial Service for former President Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
- 10 Dec: International Human Rights Day
- 11-13 Dec: Lying in State - remains of former President Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, Union Buildings, Pretoria, South Africa
- 15 Dec: Official State Funeral Service for former President Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, Qunu, Eastern Cape, South Africa
- 16 Dec: Day of Reconciliation (South Africa)
- 18 Dec: International Migrants Day
- 20 Dec: International Human Solidarity Day
- 25 Dec: Christmas Day
- 26 Dec: Day
of Goodwill
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