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Events Calendar 2017
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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.
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event.
January
2017
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February
2017
- 2 Feb: World Wetlands Day
- 3 Feb: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane hosts the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of Lebanon, Hon. Gebran Bassil, Pretoria, South Africa
- 4 Feb: World Cancer Day
- 6 Feb: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane receives the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, Ms Retno Marsudi, for Bilateral Talks, Cape Town, South Africa
- 9 Feb: State of the Nation Address to a Joint Sitting of Parliament by President Jacob Zuma, Cape Town, South Africa
- 11 Feb: Third Annual Ubuntu Awards, Cape Town, South Africa
- 16-17 Feb: G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, Bonn, Germany
- 18-19 Feb: Working Visit by Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane to Beijing, People's Republic of China
- 20 Feb: World Day of Social Justice
- 21 Feb: International Tourist Guide Day
- 21 Feb: International Mother Language Day
- 22 Feb: 2017 National Budget Speech to Parliament by Minister of Finance, Mr Pravin Gordhan, Cape Town, South Africa
- 20-24 Feb: SADC Inter-State Politics and Diplomacy Committee (ISPDC) Meeting, Dar-Es-Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
- 27 Feb-1 Mar: High-Level Segment of the 34th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC34),Geneva, Switzerland
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March 2017
- March: Human Rights Month
- March: TB Awareness Month
- 5-7 Mar: Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Council of Ministers (COM) Meeting, Jakarta, Indonesia
- 6-12 Mar: World Glaucoma Week
- 8 Mar: International Women's Day
- 10 Mar: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane hosts Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, of Qatar, in Pretoria, South Africa
- 10 Mar: World Kidney Day
- 11 Mar: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane and the Premier of the Kwa-Zulu Natal Province, Mr Willies Mchunu, co-host an event to mark 2017 International Women’s Day, Richards Bay, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa
- 13 Mar: Press Conference by Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane and Minister Geoffrey Onyeama of Nigeria, in Pretoria, South Africa
- 13 Mar: Commonwealth Day
- 15 Mar: Deputy Minister Luwellyn Landers and the Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on International Relations co-host a public dialogue on the current situation and South Africa’s position on the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), Cape Town, South Africa
- 15 Mar: World Consumer Rights Day
- 20 Mar: World Oral Health Day
- 20 Mar: World Head Injury Awareness 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
- 24 Mar: World TB Day
- 25 Mar: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 2017
- 28 Mar-4 Apr: Deputy Minister Luwellyn Landers visits the Republic of El Salvador and the Republic of Honduras
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April 2017
- April: Freedom Month
- 2 Apr: World Autism Awareness Day
- 4 Apr: International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
- 5 Apr: President Jacob Zuma hosts the President of the Central African Republic, Professor Faustin-Archange Touadera, in Pretoria, South Africa
- 7 Apr: World Health Day
- 11 Apr: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane hosts the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, Mr Bert Koenders, in Pretoria, South Africa
- 11-13 Apr: State Visit by the Emir of the State of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, Pretoria, South Africa
- 14 Apr: Good Friday
- 17 Apr: Family Day
- 17 Apr: World Haemophilia Day
- 22 Apr: International Mother Earth Day
- 23 Apr: World Book and Copyright Day
- 25 Apr: World Malaria Day
- 26 Apr: World Intellectual Property Day
- 27 Apr: Freedom
Day (South Africa)
- 24-27 Apr: Inaugural Session of the South Africa - China High-Level People-to-People Exchange Mechanism (PPEM), Pretoria, South Africa
- 25 Apr: Bilateral Meeting between Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane and the Vice Premier of the People’s Republic of China, Liu Yandong, Pretoria, South Africa
- 25 Apr: 11th Meeting of the South Africa - Canada Annual Consultations, Pretoria, South Africa
- 29 Apr: World Veterinary Day 2017
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May 2017
- May: Energy Month
- May: Africa Month
- May: International Multiple Sclerosis Month
- May: Anti-Tobacco Campaign Month
- 1 May: Workers Day (South Africa)
- 3 May: World Press Freedom Day
- 3-5 May: World Economic Forum on Africa (WEFA), Durban, South Africa
- 10 May: World Move for Health Day
- 11-12 May: South Africa - Tanzania Bi-National Commission (BNC), Dar es Salaam, Republic of Tanzania
- 12 May: World Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Day
- 12 May: International Nurses' Day
- 15 May: South Africa - Brazil Bilateral Meeting, Pretoria, South Africa
- 15 May: International Day of Families
- 17 May: World Hypertension Day
- 17 May: World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
- 18 May: International Museum Day
- 19 May: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane addresses the Leadership and Transformation Seminar,University of Limpopo, Polokwane, South Africa
- 19-20 May: Deputy Minister Luwellyn Landers addresses students and other stakeholders at a symposium, North West University, Mahikeng Campus, Mahikeng, South Africa
- 21 May: World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
- 21 May: International AIDS Candlelight Memorial Day
- 22 May: Working Visit by Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane to Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
- 22 May: International Day for Biological Diversity
- 25 May: Budget Vote Speech by Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Cape Town, South Africa
- 25 May: Africa Day
- 28 May: International Day of Action for Women's Health
- 31 May: World No Tobacco Day
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June 2017 - June: Youth Month (South Africa)
- June: Environment Month (South Africa)
- June: World Blood Donors Month
- June: Men’s Health Month
- June: Energy Month (South Africa)
- 4 Jun: International Day of Innocent Children - Victims of Aggression
- 5 Jun: International Cancer Survivors Day
- 5 Jun: World Environment Day
- 6-12 Jun: Heart Rhythm Week
- 8 Jun: Eighth South Africa - United States Annual Bilateral Forum (ABF), Pretoria, South Africa
- 8 Jun: Deputy Minister Nomaindiya Mfeketo hosts an outreach programme in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
- 8 Jun: Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), in partnership with the Cuban Embassy, hosts a discussion forum with Mr Fernando González, one of the Cuban 5 and the President of the Cuban Institute for Peoples Friendship (ICAP), Pretoria, South Africa
- 8 Jun: World Oceans Day
- 10 Jun: 16th Africa - Nordic Dialogue of Foreign Ministers, Abuja, Nigeria
- 12-16 Jun: Session of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna, Austria
- 13 Jun: International Albinism Awareness Day
- 14 Jun: World Blood Donor Day
- 16 Jun: Youth Day (South Africa)
- 17 Jun: World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
- 18-19 Jun: BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting, Beijing, People's Republic of China
- 20 Jun: World Refugee Day
- 23 Jun: Fifth Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Summit, Mbabane, Swaziland
- 23 Jun: Africa Public Service Day
- 24 Jun: 10th Session of the South Africa - Democratic Republic of Congo Bi-National Commission (BNC), Pretoria, South Africa
- 25 Jun: Official Visit by President Joseph Kabila Kabange of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), to Pretoria, South Africa
- 26 Jun: International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
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July
2017
- July: Nelson Mandela Month
- July: Moral Regeneration Month
- 3-4 Jul: 29th Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 7-8 Jul: G20 Summit 2017, Hamburg, Germany
- 11 Jul: Working Visit by Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane to Doha, State of Qatar
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Jul: World Population Day
- 12 Jul: Fourth Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) between the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Peoples' Republic of Bangladesh, Pretoria, South Africa
- 13 Jul: Deputy Minister Nomaindiya Mfeketo addresses the South African Institute of International Affairs' (SAIIA) Young Leaders' Conference, Pretoria, South Africa
- 14 Jul: Fourth Session of the Joint Commission for Cooperation (JCC) between South Africa and Angola, Luanda, Angola
- 17-20 Jul: Official Visit by Deputy Minister Nomaindiya Mfeketo to Astana, Kazakhstan
- 18 Jul: Nelson Mandela Day
- 18-19 Jul: SADC Ministerial Committee of the Organ (MCO) on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
- 28 Jul: Deputy Minister Nomaindiya Mfeketo marks the Mandela Month celebrations, Sizimisele Technical High School, Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa
- 28 Jul: World Hepatitis Day
- 31 Jul: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane delivers a Keynote Address at the Pan-African Women’s Day Inter-Generational Dialogue (PAWO), Pretoria, South Africa
- 31 Jul: Official Visit by Deputy Minister Nomaindiya Mfeketo to Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
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August
2017
- August: Women's Month (South Africa)
- 1-8 Aug: National Science Week 2017
- 4 Aug: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane hosts the third Gertrude Shope Annual Dialogue Forum, Pretoria, South Africa
- 5 Aug: Working Visit by President Jacob Zuma to Lusaka, Zambia
- 5 Aug: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane visits the Uthando House and Mshadza Special Care Centre, Mshadza, Hazyview, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
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Aug: Women's Day (South Africa)
- 9 Aug: International Day of the World's Indigenous People
- 9-20 Aug: 37th SADC Summit, Pretoria, South Africa
- 11 Aug: SADC Directorates briefs media ahead of the 37th SADC Summiti, Pretoria, South Africa
- 12 Aug: International Youth Day
- 14 Aug: Media Briefing by Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane and incoming Chairperson of the SADC Council of Ministers, Pretoria, South Africa
- 15 Aug: Official opening of the Council of Ministers Meeting ahead of the 37th SADC Summit, Pretoria, South Africa
- 15 Aug-15 Oct: Bone Marrow Stem Cell Donation and Leukaemia Awareness Month 2017
- 16 Aug: Official closing of the SADC Council of Ministers Meeting and Secretariat briefings, Pretoria, South Africa
- 17 Aug: Launch of the African Regional Centre of the New Development Bank (NDB), Sandton, South Africa
- 19 Aug: Extraordinary Summit of the SADC Double Troika, Pretoria, South Africa
- 23 Aug: Media Briefing by Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane on the SADC Summit outcomes and Sierra Leone relief efforts, Pretoria, South Africa
- 24 Aug: Ministerial Session of the Second Session of the South Africa - Mozambique Bi-National Commission, Maputo, Mozambique
- 31 Aug: African Traditional Medicine Day
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September
2017
- September: Heritage Month (South Africa)
- September: Tourism Month (South Africa)
- September: Public Service Month (South Africa)
- September: Heart 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)
- 1-7 Sep: Arbor Week
- 3-5 Sep: Ninth BRICS Summit, Xiamen City, People's Republic of China
- 5 Sep: Deputy Minister Luwellyn Landers addresses the 17th Annual Regional Seminar on International Humanitarian Law (IHL), Pretoria, South Africa
- 5-8 Sep: Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) co-host the 17th Annual Regional Seminar on International Humanitarian Law (IHL), Pretoria, South Africa
- 6-7 Sep: Working Visit by Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane to Hanoi, Socialist Republic of Vietnam
- 8 Sep: International Literacy Day
- 9 Sep: Fourth Meeting of the African Union (AU) High Level Panel on Libya at the level of Heads of States and Government, Brazzaville, in the Republic of Congo
- 9 Sep: World Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Day
- 10 Sep: World Suicide Prevention Day
- 10-16 Sep: National Parks Week
- 15 Sep: SADC Extra-Ordinary Double Troika Summit, Pretoria, South Africa
- 15 Sep: International Day of Democracy
- 16 Sep: International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
- 18 Sep: Meeting of the Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC), United Nations (UN) Headquarters, New York, USA
- 19-23 Sep: Official Visit by Deputy Minister Nomaindiya Mfeketo to Damascus, Syria and Beirut, Lebanon
- 19-25 Sep: 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 72), New York, USA
- 21 Sep: International Day of Peace
- 21 Sep: World Alzheimer's Day
- 23 Sep-18 Oct: Eye Care Awareness Month 2017
- 24 Sep: Heritage Day (South Africa)
- 25 Sep: Public Holiday (South Africa)
- 26 Sep: DIRCO briefs the media on SA's hosting of the 17th Indian Ocean Rim Association Council of Ministers’ Meetings, Pretoria, South Africa
- 26 Sep: World Environmental Health Day
- 28 Sep: World Rabies Day
- 29 Sep: 11th South Africa - Spain Annual Consultations, 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
2017
- 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
- 2 Oct: South Africa - Zimbabwe Bi-National Commission (BNC), Pretoria, South Africa
- 2 Oct: World Habitat Day
- 6 Oct: Media Accreditation deadline for the 17th Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Council of Ministers' Meetings, Durban, South Africa
- 9 Oct: DIRCO briefs the media on IORA Preparations and the outcomes of the BRICS Ministerial Meeting, Durban, South Africa
- 9 Oct: World Post Day
- 9-20 Oct: Fifth Ordinary Session of the Fourth Parliament of the Pan African Parliament (PAP), Midrand, South Africa
- 10 Oct: World Mental Health Day
- 10 Oct: Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) presents its Annual Report to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation, Cape Town, South Africa
- 11 Oct: Second Session of the South Africa - Zambia Joint Commission for Cooperation (JCC), Lusaka, Republic of Zambia
- 12 Oct: World Sight Day
- 12 Oct: World Arthritis Day
- 12-13 Oct: State Visit by President Jacob Zuma to Lusaka, Republic of Zambia
- 14 Oct: World Food Day (FAO)
- 14 Oct: World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2017
- 14-18 Oct: IORA 17th Council of Ministers' Meetings 2017, Durban, South Africa
- 15 Oct: Working Visit by President Jacob Zuma to Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
- 15 Oct: International Day of Rural Women
- 15 Oct: Global Handwashing Day
- 16 Oct: World Spine Day
- 17 Oct: World Trauma Day
- 17 Oct: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
- 17-18 Oct: 14th South Africa – Cuba Joint Consultative Mechanism, Havana, Cuba
- 20 Oct: World Osteoporosis Day
- 23 Oct: 13th Joint Commission of South Africa - Iran, Pretoria, South Africa
- 23-25 Oct: State Visit by President Macky Sall of the Republic of Senegal, to Pretoria, South Africa
- 24 Oct: World Polio Day
- 29 Oct: World Stroke Day
- 31 Oct: Fifth South Africa – Ireland Partnership Forum, Pretoria, South Africa
- 31 Oct: World Cities Day
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November
2017
- 6 Nov: SADC Malaria Day
- 6 Nov: International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict 2017
- 9 Nov: Working Visit by the Minister of External Relations, Manuel Domingo’s Agusto, from the Republic of Angola, to Pretoria, South Africa
- 10 Nov: World Science Day for Peace and Development
- 14 Nov: World Diabetes Day
- 14 Nov: World Quality Day
- 16 Nov: Ministerial Meeting of the Fourth Session of the South Africa - Botswana Bi-National Commission, Gaborone, Botswana
- 16 Nov: SADC Troika plus Chair Meeting, SADC Headquarters, Gaborone, Botswana
- 17 Nov: Fourth South Africa – Botswana Bi-National Commission (BNC), Gaborone, Botswana
- 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
- 23-25 Nov: State Visit by the President of the Republic of Angola, João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, to Pretoria, South Africa
- 24 Nov: Public Lecture by the President of Angola, João Lourenço, Pretoria, 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
- 29-30 Nov: Fifth Summit of the African Union - European Union, Abidjan, Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
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