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Events Calendar 2016
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This document contains
a list of major international and departmental events for the year 2016. 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,
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event.
January
2016
- 1 Jan: New Year's Day
- 5 Jan: South Africa - Tanzania Bilateral Discussions, Pretoria, South Africa
- 7-8 Jan: Conference of the South Sudanese Liberation Movement, Juba, South Sudan
- 14 Jan: Signing ceremony between the Republic of South Africa and the Kingdom of Belgium on the Gainful Occupation of Spouses of Diplomatic and Consular Staff (Spousal Agreement), Pretoria, South Africa
- 18 Jan: Extra-Ordinary Summit of the SADC Double Troika, Gaborone, Republic of Botswana
- 20-23 Jan: World Economic Forum (WEF), Davos-Klosters, Switzerland
- 21 Jan: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane briefs the media on international developments, Pretoria, South Africa
- 21-31 Jan: 26th African Union (AU) Summit, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 27 Jan: President Jacob Zuma receives Prime Minister Khalifa Ghwilll and a delegation from the National Salvation Government of Libya, in Pretoria, South Africa
- 27
Jan: International Day of Commemoration in Memory of Victims of the Holocaust
- 30-31 Jan: President Jacob Zuma leads the South African delegation to the AU Summit, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 31 Jan: World Leprosy Day
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February
2016
- 2 Feb: World Wetlands Day
- 4 Feb: Minister Nkoana-Mashabane briefs the media on AU Summit outcomes, Pretoria, South Africa
- 4 Feb: World Cancer Day
- 5 Feb: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane undertakes a Public Participation Programme, Makanye Village, Limpopo, South Africa
- 11 Feb: State of the Nation Address to a Joint Sitting of Parliament by President Jacob Zuma, Cape Town, South Africa
- 13 Feb: Annual Ubuntu Awards, Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town, South Africa'
- 14 Feb: Private Visit by the First Vice President of South Sudan, Dr Riek Machar, to South Africa
- 18 Feb: Response to the Debate on the State of the Nation Address National Assembly, Cape Town, South Africa
- 20 Feb: World Day of Social Justice
- 21 Feb: International Tourist Guide Day
- 21 Feb: International Mother Language Day
- 25-26 Feb: Visit by an African Union High-Level Delegation of Heads of State and Government to Bujumbura, Burundi
- 26 Feb: 13th South Africa – European Union (SA-EU) Ministerial Political Dialogue Meeting, Pretoria, South Africa - Media Advisory
- 29 Feb: Bilateral Meeting between Deputy Minister Luwellyn Landers and Dr Mohammad Javad Ardeshir Larijani, Secretary of the High Council for Human Rights and Advisor to the Chief of Judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Geneva, Switzerland
- 29 Feb-24 Mar: 31st Session of the Human Rights Council, Geneva, Switzerland
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March 2016
- March: Human Rights Month
- March: TB Awareness Month
- 1 Mar: High-Level Side event convened by the African Group on the "Right to Development - 30 Years on", Geneva, Switzerland
- 6-12 Mar: World Glaucoma Week
- 8 Mar: Deputy Minister Nomaindiya Mfeketo and Deputy Minister Kota-Fredericks commemorate International Women’s Day, Cape Town, South Africa
- 8 Mar: International Women's Day
- 10 Mar: World Kidney Day
- 12 Mar: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane hosts an International Women’s Day event, Ga-Ramokgopa, Limpopo Province, South Africa
- 14 Mar: Commonwealth Day
- 14-15 Mar: SADC Council of Ministers Meeting, Gaborone, Botswana
- 15 Mar: World Consumer Rights Day
- 20 Mar: World Oral Health Day
- 20 Mar: World Head Injury Day
- 21
Mar: Human Rights Day (South Africa)
- 21 Mar: World Poetry Day
- 21 Mar: World Down Syndrome Day
- 21 Mar: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- 22 Mar: World Water Day
- 23 Mar: United Nations High Level Commission on Health Employment and Economic Growth (HLC HEEG), Lyon, France
- 23 Mar: World Meteorological Day
- 24 Mar: World TB Day
- 25 Mar: Good Friday
- 25 Mar: International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
- 27 Mar: State Visit by President Jacob Zuma to Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- 28 Mar: Working Visit by President Jacob Zuma to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- 28 Mar: Family Day
- 31 Mar: Keynote Address by Deputy Minister Luwellyn Landers at an investment forum, Johannesburg, South Africa
- 31 Mar-1 Apr: 2016 Nuclear Security Summit (NSS 2016), Washington D.C, USA
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April 2016
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May 2016
- May: Energy Month
- May: International Multiple Sclerosis Month
- May: Anti-Tobacco Campaign Month
- 1 May: Workers Day (South Africa)
- 2 May: Public Holiday (South Africa)
- 3 May: Budget Vote Speech by Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Cape Town, South Africa
- 3 May: World Press Freedom Day
- 5-6 May: Fourth Session of the Permanent Joint Commission for Cooperation (PJCC) between South Africa and Ghana, in Accra, Ghana
- 5-11 May: UN Global Road Safety Week
- 8 May: World Red Cross Day
- 8-10 May: Working Visit by the Deputy President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Mr Aristóbulo Istύriz, to Pretoria, South Africa
- 10 May: World Move for Health Day
- 12 May: World Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Day
- 12 May: International Nurses' Day
- 12-13 May: Visit by Deputy Minister Luwellyn Landers to Libreville, Gabon
- 13-21 May: Official Visit by Deputy Minister Nomaindiya Mfeketo Syria, Lebanon and Jordan
- 15 May: International AIDS Candlelight Memorial Day
- 15 May: International Day of Families
- 17 May: World Hypertension Day
- 17 May: World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
- 18 May: International Museum Day
- 21 May: World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
- 22 May: International Day for Biological Diversity
- 23-24 May: Thirteenth South Africa - Cuba Joint Consultative Mechanism (JCM), Pretoria, South Africa
- 24 May: Deputy Minister Nomaindiya Mfeketo briefs the media on outcomes of her visit to Syria, Lebanon and Jordan, Cape Town, South Africa
- 24 May: Deputy Minister Nomaindiya Mfeketo hosts a Public Participation Programme, Cape Town, South Africa
- 24 May: Foreign Policy and Global Health (FPGH) Network Ministerial Meeting, Geneva, Switzerland
- 24-26 May: Women 20 (W20) Meeting, Xi’an, People’s Republic of China
- 25 May: Working Visit by President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine to Pretoria, South Africa
- 25 May: Africa Day
- 26-27 May: Fifteenth Africa - Nordic Ministerial Meeting, Oslo, Kingdom of Norway
- 28 May: International Day of Action for Women's Health
- 31 May: World No Tobacco Day
- 31 May-1 Jun: Eighth ACP Summit of Heads of State and Government, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
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June 2016
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July
2016
- July: Nelson Mandela Month
- July: Moral Regeneration Month
- 4 Jul: Media Briefing by Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane on international developments, Pretoria, South Africa
- 7-9 Jul: Official Visit by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi of India to Pretoria, South Africa
- 11 Jul: State Visit by President Jacob Zuma to Paris, France
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Jul: World Population Day
- 12 Jul: South Africa’s Centenary Commemoration of the Battle of Delville Wood, Longueval, Somme, France
- 17-18 Jul: 27th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly, Kigali, Rwanda
- 18 Jul: Nelson Mandela Day
- 21 Jul: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane participates in a Mandela Day event at the Emmanuel Disability and Old Age Centre, Jouberton, Matlosana, South Africa
- 22 Jul: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane delivers a public lecture at the North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
- 28 Jul: World Hepatitis Day
- 29 Jul: Co-ordinators Meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), Beijing, the People’s Republic of China
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August
2016
- August: Women's Month (South Africa)
- August: Bone Marrow Stem Cell Donation and Leukaemia Awareness Month
- 2 Aug: Twelfth World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF), Jakarta, Indonesia
- 3 Aug: Municipal Elections (South Africa)
- 4-5 Aug: Eighteenth SADC Meeting of the Ministerial Committee on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation, Maputo, Republic of Mozambique
- 9
Aug: Women's Day (South Africa)
- 9 Aug: International Day of the World's Indigenous People
- 11-12 Aug: Gertrude Shope Dialogue Forum on Conflict Resolution and Peace-Making themed: “Women in Conflict Resolution and Peace Building.”, Pretoria, South Africa
- 12 Aug: International Youth Day
- 18 Aug: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane attends the Thirteenth Annual Top Woman Awards Ceremony, Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
- 23-26 Aug: Sixteenth Annual Regional Seminar on International Humanitarian Law, Pretoria, South Africa
- 24 Aug-27 Sep: Programme of President Jacob Zuma
- 26 Aug: Public Seminar on Multilateralism and South African Foreign Policy, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
- 26 Aug: SADC Council of Ministers’ Meeting, Mbabane, Kingdom of Swaziland
- 27-28 Aug: Sixth Summit of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI), Nairobi, Republic of Kenya
- 30 Aug: Deputy Minister Nomaindiya Mfeketo delivers a Public Lecture and co-hosts an exhibition to mark 90th birthday of former Cuban President Fidel Castro, Pretoria, South Africa
- 31 Aug: Deputy Minister Nomaindiya Mfeketo hosts a stakeholder engagement to commemorate the Women’s Month, Cape Town, South Africa
- 31 Aug: African Traditional Medicine Day
- 31 Aug-2 Sep: 2016 United Nations International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East, Pretoria, South Africa
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September
2016
- September: Heritage Month (South Africa)
- September: Tourism Month (South Africa)
- September: Public Service Month (South Africa)
- September: Heart Awareness Month (South Africa)
- September: Eye Care Awareness Month (South Africa)
- September: Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (South Africa)
- September: Oral Health Month (South Africa)
- September: Month of Deaf People (South Africa)
- September: Albinism Awareness Month (South Africa)
- 1 Sep: Sixth Session of the South Africa - Chile Joint Consultative Mechanism, Cape Town, South Africa
- 1-5 Sep: 2016 G20 Summit, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
- 4 Sep: BRICS Leaders' Informal Meeting, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
- 7 Sep: Second Investing in Africa Forum, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
- 8 Sep: International Literacy Day
- 9 Sep: World Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Day
- 10 Sep: World Suicide Prevention Day
- 10 Sep: International Gynaecological Awareness Day
- 13 Sep: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane briefs the media on international developments, Pretoria, South Africa
- 13-18 Sep: Seventeenth Non-Aligned Movement Summit (NAM), Porlamar, Island of Margarita, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
- 14 Sep: Eighth South Africa - China Strategic Dialogue Mechanism, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
- 14 Sep: Deputy Minister Luwellyn Landers hosts a public lecture under the theme: Fostering Democracy and Development through International Cooperation, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
- 15 Sep: International Day of Democracy
- 16 Sep: International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
- 17-18 Sep: XVII Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), Porlamar, Island of Margarita, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
- 20 Sep: Tenth BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs Meeting, New York, USA
- 20-26 Sep: 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA71), New York, USA (UNGA 71st Session official website)
- 21 Sep: International Day of Peace
- 21 Sep: World Alzheimer's Day
- 22 Sep: High-Level Meeting on the Right to Development at the UN, New York, USA
- 23 Sep: G77 and China Ministerial Meeting, New York, USA
- 24 Sep: CITES COP17, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa
- 24 Sep: Heritage Day (South Africa)
- 26 Sep: World Environmental Health Day
- 27 Sep: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane delivers a public lecture on renowned struggle heroine Charlotte Maxeke under the theme: "Women united in moving South Africa forward", Polokwane, South Africa
- 28 Sep: Deputy Minister Nomaindiya Mfeketo delivers a lecture in celebration of Heritage month, under the theme: "Celebrating our Human Treasures by Asserting our African Identity", Cape Town, South Africa
- 28 Sep: World Rabies Day
- 29 Sep: South Africa - Iran Deputy Ministerial Working Group (DMWG), Pretoria, South Africa
- 29 Sep: World Heart Day
- 30 Sep: International Translations Day
- 30 Sep-6 Oct: Older Persons Week
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October
2016
- October: Marine Month
- October: Transport Month
- October: Social Development Month
- October: Mental Awareness Month
- October: Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- 1 Oct: International Day of Older Persons
- 3 Oct: World Habitat Day
- 5 Oct: World Teachers' Day
- 6 Oct: Second Ministerial Session of the South Africa - Namibia Bi-National Commission (BNC), Pretoria, South Africa
- 8 Oct: World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
- 9 Oct: World Post Day
- 10 Oct: World Mental Health Day
- 12 Oct: World Arthritis Day
- 12-20 Oct: World Bone and Joint Week
- 13 Oct: World Sight Day
- 15 Oct: International Day of Rural Women
- 15 Oct: Global Handwashing Day
- 15-16 Oct: Eighth BRICS Summit, Goa, India
- 16 Oct: World Food Day (FAO)
- 16 Oct: World Spine Day
- 17 Oct: World Trauma Day
- 17 Oct: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
- 17-21 Oct: Biennial Heads of Mission Conference, Pretoria, South Africa
- 18 Oct: President Jacob Zuma addresses the Heads of Missions (HoM) Conference, Department of International Relations and Cooperation, Pretoria, South Africa
- 19 Oct: Media Briefing by Ambassador Tebogo Seokolo on his new role as Chair of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Pretoria, South Africa
- 20 Oct: Minister Nkoana Nkoana-Mashabane appears on the SABC Morning Live show with Leanne Manas during the Department of International Relations and Cooperation Heads of Mission (HoM) Conference, Pretoria, South Africa
- 20 Oct: SA’s Ambassadors to the AU and SADC briefs the media, Pretoria, South Africa
- 20 Oct: Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the Heads of Mission Conference (HoM), Department of International Relations and Cooperation, Pretoria, South Africa
- 21 Oct: SA's Ambassador to the People's Republic of China, Ms Dolana Msimang, briefs the media on South Africa's bilateral political and trade relations with China, Pretoria, South Africa
- 20 Oct: World Osteoporosis Day
- 24 Oct: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane meets with the Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs of Austria, Mr Sebastian Kurz, Pretoria, South Africa
- 24 Oct: World Polio Day
- 26 Oct: Seventh High Level Meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism (ROM) of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Region, Luanda, Republic of Angola
- 26 Oct: 2016 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement Speech, by Minister of Finance, Mr Pravin Gordhan, Cape Town, South Africa
- 27 Oct: Sixteenth Council of Ministers Meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), Bali, Indonesia
- 29 Oct: Annual Diplomatic Fun Fair, Union Buildings, Pretoria, South Africa - Media Advisory
- 29 Oct: World Stroke Day
- 31 Oct: Deputy Minister Luwellyn Landers meets with the Deputy Minister of Norway, Ms Tone Skogen, Pretoria, South Africa
- 31 Oct: World Cities Day
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November
2016
- 2 Nov: Inaugural Ministerial Session of the South Africa - Zimbabwe Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Harare, Zimbabwe
- 3 Nov: Inaugural Session of the South Africa - Zimbabwe Bi-National Commission, Harare, Zimbabwe
- 6 Nov: International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
- 6 Nov: SADC Malaria Day
- 8 Nov: African Union (AU) High Level Committee on Libya at the Level of Heads of States and Government, Addis Ababa, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
- 9 Nov: Media Launch of the 2017 Annual UBUNTU Awards, Pretoria, South Africa
- 9 Nov: Fourth EU - South Africa Structured Dialogue Forum on Human Rights, Brussels, Belgium
- 9-15 Nov: Official Visit by Deputy Minister Nomaindiya Mfeketo to the Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan
- 10 Nov: World Science Day for Peace and Development
- 10-11 Nov: Working Visit by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Botswana, Dr Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi, to Pretoria,
South Africa
- 11 Nov: Third Session of the Botswana - South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC), Pretoria, South Africa
- 14 Nov: World Diabetes Day
- 14 Nov: World Quality Day
- 14-15 Nov: Ninth South Africa - Germany Bi-National Commission, Berlin, Germany
- 14-17 Nov: Working Visit by Deputy Minister Luwellyn Landers to the Czech Republic, the Republic of Hungary and the Republic of Poland
- 16 Nov: International Day for Tolerance
- 18 Nov: Fourteenth Session of the Joint Intergovernmental Committee on Trade and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) between South Africa and the Russian Federation, Pretoria, South Africa
- 20 Nov: World Remembrance Day (WRD) for Victims of Road Accidents
- 20 Nov: Africa Industrialisation Day
- 20 Nov: Universal Children's Day
- 21 Nov: World Fisheries Day
- 22 Nov: Sixth Session of the South Africa - China Bi-National Commission (BNC), Cape Town, South Africa
- 25 Nov: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
- 25 Nov-10 Dec: 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children
- 28 Nov: President Jacob Zuma hosts President Yoweri Museveni of the Republic of Uganda, in Pretoria, South Africa
- 28-29 Nov: First Session of Regular Diplomatic Consultations at Ministerial Level, Baku, Azerbaijan
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December
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