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Events Calendar 2020
Event
Calender of: 2004
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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,
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
2020
- 1 Jan: New Year's Day
- 11-12 Jan: Official Visit by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali, of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, to Pretoria, South Africa
- 14-16 Jan: Fifth Raisina Dialogue Conference, New Delhi, India
- 14-17 Jan: 10th South Africa – India Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC), New Delhi, India
- 20 Jan: United Kingdom (UK) – Africa Investment Summit 2020, London, United Kingdom
- 21-24 Jan: World Economic Forum, Davos-Klosters, Switzerland
- 23 Jan: Deputy Minister Alvin Botes hosts students from the Westbury Secondary School, Pretoria, South Africa
- 28 Jan: Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa the South African Heads of Missions Conference (HoM), OR Tambo Building, Pretoria, South Africa
- 28 Jan: Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) hosts the Africa Heads of Missions Conference, OR Tambo Building, Pretoria, South Africa
- 26 Jan: World Leprosy Day
- 31 Jan: Working Visit by President Gen Salva Kiir Mayardit, of the Republic of South Sudan, to Pretoria, South Africa
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February
2020
- 2 Feb: World Wetlands Day
- 3 Feb: South Africa – Netherlands Joint Commission for Cooperation (JCC), Pretoria, South Africa (Media Invite)
- 3 Feb: Deputy Minister Candith Mashego-Dlamini participates in a “Back-to-School“ Outreach, Mukhari Secondary School, Mookgopong, Limpopo, South Africa
- 3 Feb: Minister Naledi Pandor delivers a keynote address at the launch of the Mapungubwe Institute’s Publication: Africa and the World: Navigating Shifting Geopolitics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
- 4 Feb: World Cancer Day
- 5-7 Feb: Official Visit by Chancellor Angela Merkel, of the Federal Republic of Germany, to Pretoria, South Africa
- 6 Feb: Parliament briefs the media on the 2020 State of the Nation Address, Cape Town, South Africa
- 7 Feb: Deputy Minister Candith Mashego-Dlamini participates in a “Back-to-School“ Outreach, Manzini Combined School, Mpumalanga, South Africa
- 9-10 Feb: 33rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) Summit, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Media Statement)
- 13 Feb: State of the Nation Address to a Joint Sitting of Parliament by President Cyril Ramaphosa, Cape Town, South Africa
- 15 Feb: President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the Ubuntu Awards Ceremony, Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), Cape Town, South Africa
- 15 Feb: Annual Ubuntu Awards under the theme: “Celebrating Excellence in Diplomacy – Working Together to Build a Better Africa and a Better World”, Cape Town, South Africa
- 15 Feb: Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) hosts the annual Ubuntu Awards for 2020, Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), Cape Town, South Africa
- 20 Feb: World Day of Social Justice
- 21 Feb: South Africa – Portugal Bilateral Consultations, Pretoria, South Africa
- 21 Feb: International Mother Language Day
- 21 Feb: International Tourist Guide Day
- 24-26 Feb: High-Level Segment of the 43rd Session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council, Geneva, Switzerland
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March 2020
- March: Human Rights Month (South Africa)
- March: TB Awareness Month (South Africa)
- 8 Mar: International Women's Day
- 9 Mar: Commonwealth Day
- 8-14 Mar: World Glaucoma Week
- 10 Mar: President Cyril Ramaphosa hosts Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, of the Government of National Accord of the State of Libya, in Pretoria, South Africa
- 11-12 Mar: Working Visit by President Cyril Ramaphosa for the Inaugural Meeting of the Contact Group on Libya, to Oyo, Republic of Congo
- 13 Mar: Deputy Minister Candith Mashego-Dlamini addresses a symposium on South Africa’s chairing of the African Union (AU), University of Venda, Thohoyandou, Limpopo Province, South Africa – Media Invite
- 15 Mar: Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on measures to combat COVID-19 Epidemic, Pretoria, South Africa
- 15 Mar: World Consumer Rights Day
- 18 Mar: Southern African Development Community (SADC) Council of Ministers Meeting, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Pretoria, South Africa
- 20 Mar: Tenth Meeting of the South Africa – Germany Bi-National Commission, Pretoria, South Africa
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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
- 23 Mar: Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on escalation of measures to combat COVID-19 Epidemic, Pretoria, South Africa
- 24-25 Mar: Media Briefing to further unpack Government’s Intervention Measures on COVID-19, Pretoria, South Africa
- 25 Mar: International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
- 26 Mar: Bureau of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government Teleconference on COVID-19, Pretoria, South Africa
- 26 Mar: G20 Leaders’ Summit Video-teleconference
- 30 Mar: Message by President Cyril Ramaphosa on COVID-19 pandemic, Pretoria, South Africa
- 31 Mar: Media Briefing to update Government’s Lockdown Intervention Measures on COVID-19, Pretoria, South Africa
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April 2020
- April: Freedom Month (South Africa)
- 3 Apr: African Union (AU) Bureau of Heads of State and Government Teleconference Meeting, Pretoria, South Africa
- 4 Apr: International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
- 9 Apr: President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the nation, Pretoria, South Africa (Media Statement)
- 10 Apr: Good Friday
- 13 Apr: Family Day
- 14 Apr: Government of the People’s Republic of China donates Humanitarian Aid for COVID-19 to South Africa, OR Tambo International Airport, Kempton Park, South Africa
- 21 Apr: Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on further Economic and Social Measures in response the COVID-19 Epidemic, Union Buildings, Pretoria, South Africa
- 22 Apr: Virtual Meeting by President Cyril Ramaphosa with African business leaders on the continent, Pretoria, South Africa
- 22 Apr: International Mother Earth Day
- 23 Apr: President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the nation, Pretoria, South Africa (Media Statement)
- 23 Apr: World Book and Copyright Day
- 24 Apr: President Cyril Ramaphosa participates in the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) global collaboration on COVID-19 tools, Pretoria, South Africa
- 26 Apr: Minister Naledi Pandor welcomes the Cuban Medical Brigade, Waterkloof Air Force Base, Pretoria, South Africa
- 26 Apr: World Intellectual Property Day
- 27 Apr: Freedom
Day (South Africa)
- 27 Apr: World Veterinary Day
- 29 Apr: Teleconference Meeting of the Bureau of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government with Chairpersons of the Regional Economic Communities of the AU, Pretoria, South Africa
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May 2020
- May: Africa Month
- May: Energy Month (South Africa)
- 1 May: Workers Day (South Africa)
- 3 May: World Press Freedom Day
- 4 May: Online Summit-level Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement Contact Group in response to COVID-19. Pretoria, South Africa
- 13 May: Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on South Africa’s response to the Coronavirus Pandemic, Pretoria, South Africa
- 15 May: International Day of Families
- 17 May: World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
- 18 May: International Museum Day
- 21 May: Virtual Media Briefing by Minister Naledi Pandor on the Repatriation of stranded South Africans abroad, Pretoria, South Africa
- 21 May: World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
- 22 May: International Day for Biological Diversity
- 24 May: Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa on South Africa’s response to the Coronavirus Pandemic, Pretoria, South Africa
- 25 May: Africa Day
- 28 May: Minister Naledi Pandor leads a webinar on the impact of COVID-19 on the African continent, Pretoria, South Africa (Webinar information)
- 29 May: Southern African Development Community (SADC) Council of Ministers Video-Conference Meeting, Pretoria, South Africa
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