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Events Calendar 2018
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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
2018
- 1 Jan: New Year's Day
- 9 Jan: African Union (AU) Ministerial Conference on Migration, Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco
- 11 Jan: Working Visit by President Uhuru Kenyatta, of Kenya to Durban, South Africa
- 18 Jan: South Africa - India Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC) and the Foreign Office Consultations (FOC), New Delhi, India
- 23-26 Jan: World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting, Davos, Switzerland
- 28 Jan: World Leprosy Day
- 28-29 Jan: 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU), Addis Ababa, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
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February
2018
- 2 Feb: World Wetlands Day
- 4 Feb: First Meeting of the BRICS Sherpas and Sous Sherpas, Cape Town, South Africa
- 6 Feb: Closing Remarks by Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane at the First Meeting of the BRICS Sherpas and Sous Sherpas, Cape Town, South Africa
- 16 Feb: State of the Nation Address to a Joint Sitting of Parliament by President Cyril Ramaphosa, Cape Town, South Africa
- 20 Feb: World Day of Social Justice
- 21 Feb: 2018 National Budget by Minister of Finance, Malusi Gigaba, Parliament, Cape Town, South Africa
- 21 Feb: International Mother Language Day
- 26-28 Feb: High-Level Segment of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) Meetings, Geneva, Switzerland
- 28 Feb: Inaugural Meeting of the Drought Core Group (DCG), Pretoria, South Africa
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March 2018
- March: Human Rights Month
- March: TB Awareness Month
- 8 Mar: International Women's Day
- 8 Mar: World Kidney Day
- 9 Mar: Second Session of the Joint Commission of Cooperation (JCC) between South Africa and Seychelles, Pretoria, South Africa
- 11-14 Mar: World Glaucoma Week
- 12 Mar: Commonwealth Day
- 13 Mar: Meeting between Minister Lindiwe Sisulu and Minister Joseph Malanji of Zambia, Pretoria, South Africa
- 15 Mar: World Consumer Rights Day
- 19-21 Mar: Extraordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) Summit, Kigali, Rwanda
- 20 Mar: African Continental Free Trade Area Business Forum, Rwanda, Kigali
- 20 Mar: SADC Council of Ministers Consultation Meeting, Kigali, Rwanda
- 20 Mar: World Oral Health 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: Meeting between Minister Lindiwe Sisulu and the Diplomatic Corps, Cape Town, South Africa
- 22 Mar: Fourth Annual Ubuntu Awards, Cape Town, South Africa
- 22 Mar: World Water Day
- 23 Mar: South Africa - Norway High Level Consultation Meeting, Pretoria, South Africa
- 24 Mar: World TB Day
- 25 Mar: International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
- 26-27 Mar: SADC Council of Ministers Meeting, Pretoria, South Africa
- 28 Mar: SADC - European Union (EU) Political Dialogue, Pretoria, South Africa
- 29 Mar: South Africa - Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Technical Assistance and the Exchange of Notes on Humanitarian Assistance to the Western Saharawi refugee camps, Pretoria, South Africa
- 30 Mar: Good Friday
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April 2018
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May 2018
- May: Energy Month
- May: Africa Month
- May: Anti-Tobacco Campaign Month
- 1 May: Workers Day (South Africa)
- 3 May: World Press Freedom Day
- 10 May: World Move for Health Day
- 12 May: World Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Day
- 12 May: International Nurses' Day
- 15 May: Budget Vote Speech by Minister Lindiwe Sisulu, Cape Town, South Africa
- 15 May: Visit by Deputy President David Mabuza as Special Envoy, to Moscow, Russia
- 15-16 May: Global Commission on the Future of Work of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Geneva, Switzerland
- 15 May: International Day of Families
- 17 May: World Hypertension Day
- 17 May: World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
- 18 May: International Museum Day
- 20-21 May: G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 21 May: World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
- 22 May: International Day for Biological Diversity
- 25 May: President Cyril Ramaphosa hosts the Diplomatic Corps in Celebration of Africa Day, Pretoria, 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 2018 - June: Youth Month (South Africa)
- June: Environment Month (South Africa)
- June: World Blood Donor Month
- 1 Jun: 107th Session of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group (ACP) Council of Ministers and the 43rd Session of the ACP-European Union (EU) Joint Council of Ministers, Lomé, Togo
- 2, 3 and 4 Jun: Media Accreditation for the BRICS Ministerial Meeting, Pretoria, South Africa
- 3 Jun: International Cancer Survivors Day
- 4 Jun: Second Formal Meeting of the BRICS Foreign Affairs/International Relations Ministers, Pretoria, South Africa
- 4 Jun: IBSA Declaration on South-South Cooperation, Pretoria, South Africa
- 4 Jun: International Day of Innocent Children - Victims of Aggression
- 4-10 Jun: Heart Rhythm Week
- 5 Jun: Working Visit by President Brahim Ghali of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, to Pretoria, South Africa
- 5 Jun: World Environment Day
- 8 Jun: World Oceans Day
- 8 Jun: United Nations Security Council (UNSC) elections, New York, USA
- 9 Jun: G7 Leaders’ Summit Outreach, Quebec, Canada
- 13 Jun: International Albinism Awareness Day
- 14 Jun: World Blood Donor Day
- 15 Jun: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
- 16 Jun: Youth Day (South Africa)
- 17 Jun: Minister Lindiwe Sisulu celebrates Youth Month, Grace Bible Church, Soweto, South Africa
- 17 Jun: World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
- 18 Jun: Speaker's Meeting on “BRICS in Africa: Working towards the realisation of the African Aspirations” by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) and South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), Johannesburg, South Africa (Media Invite)
- 18 Jun: BRICS Roundtable Discussion, Durban, South Africa
- 19 Jun: Accreditation for the Fourth Meeting of the BRICS Deputy Ministers on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Pretoria, South Africa
- 20 Jun: Fourth Meeting of the BRICS Deputy Ministers on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Pretoria, South Africa
- 20 Jun: World Refugee Day
- 22 Jun: 20th Meeting of the SADC Ministerial Committee of the Organ (MCO) on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation, Luanda, Republic of Angola
- 22 Jun: Closure for the Accreditation for the 10th BRICS Summit, Johannesburg, South Africa
- 22 Jun: Deputy Minister Reginah Mhaule addresses a BRICS Business Stakeholders, Johannesburg, South Africa
- 23 Jun: Africa Public Service Day
- 25 Jun: IMC on State Funerals briefs media on preparations for the Official Memorial and Funeral Services for Ambassador Billy Modise, Pretoria, South Africa
- 26 Jun: International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
- 26 Jun: Fourth BRICS Young Diplomats Forum (YDF), Pretoria, South Africa
- 26 Jun: Official Memorial Service for Ambassador Billy Modise, Pretoria, South Africa
- 27 Jun: BRICS stakeholder engagement, Pretoria, South Africa
- 28 Jun: Special Official Funeral for Ambassador Billy Modise, Emmarentia, Johannesburg
- 29 Jun: Sixth SACU (Southern African Customs Union) Summit, Gaborone, Botswana
- 29 Jun: Deputy Minister Reginah Mhaule addresses youth on the upcoming 10th BRICS Summit, Hazyview, South Africa
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July
2017
- July: Nelson Mandela Month
- July: Moral Regeneration Month
- 1-2 Jul: 31st Ordinary Session of the Assembly of African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government Nouakchott, Islamic Republic of Mauritania
- 3 Jul: President Cyril Ramaphosa receives the Letters of Credence from Ambassadors and High Commissioners-designate at a Credentials Ceremony, Pretoria, South Africa
- 3 Jul: Minister Lindiwe Sisulu launches the Travel Smart Campaign and briefs media on international developments, Pretoria, South Africa
- 4 Jul:Minister Lindiwe Sisulu briefs the media on international developments, Pretoria, South Africa
- 5 Jul: State Visit by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of the Republic of Ghana, to Pretoria, South Africa
- 6 Jul: Visit by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Mr Jorge Arreaza, to Pretoria, South Africa
- 7 Jul: Deputy President David Mabuza welcomes and addresses the returning Cuban-trained medical student, Johannesburg, South Africa
- 10-11 Jul: Working Visit by President Cyril Ramaphosa to Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria
- 11
Jul: World Population Day
- 12-13 Jul: State Visit by President Cyril Ramaphosa to Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- 17 Jul: BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) Round Table Discussion, Industrial Development Zone, Richards Bay, South Africa
- 17-27 Jul: 10th BRICS Summit media presentation in person for live accreditation, Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa
- 18 Jul: Nelson Mandela Day
- 19 Jul: Media Roundtable and Site Visit on the 10th BRICS Summit, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa
- 22-23 Jul: BRICS Business Council Meeting, Durban, South Africa
- 23 Jul: BRICS IMC addresses the press on the state of readiness for the hosting of the 10th BRICS Summit, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa
- 24 Jul: State Visit by President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China, to Pretoria, South Africa
- 25 Jul: The Minister of Trade and Industry, Rob Davies, briefs the media on the BRICS Business Forum, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa
- 25-27 Jul: 10th BRICS Summit 2018, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa
- 28 Jul: World Hepatitis Day
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August
2018
- August: Women's Month (South Africa)
- August: National Month of Deaf People (South Africa)
- 1 Aug: Fourth Annual Gertrude Shope Annual Dialogue Forum on Conflict Resolution and Peace-making hosted by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), Pretoria, South Africa
- 2 Aug: Minister Lindiwe Sisulu hosts monthly media engagement to discuss BRICS and other matters, Pretoria, South Africa
- 2 Aug: Media accreditation for the FOCAC Summit to be held in China
- 9
Aug: Women's Day (South Africa)
- 9 Aug: International Day of the World's Indigenous People
- 9-10
Aug: Working Visits by President Cyril Ramaphosa to Lusaka, Zambia and Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
- 12 Aug: International Youth Day
- 13-14 Aug: SADC Council of Ministers Meeting, Windhoek, Namibia
- 16 Aug: SADC Organ Troika Summit, Windhoek, Namibia
- 16 Aug: Deputy Minister Landers addresses the African Regional Conference on Nuclear Disarmament and Lethal Autonomous Weapons, Pretoria, South Africa
- 17-18 Aug: 38th Ordinary SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government, Windhoek, Namibia
- 15 Aug-15 Oct: Bone Marrow Stem Cell Donation and Leukaemia Awareness Month
- 21-22 Aug: Indaba on a Legally Binding Instrument To Regulate The Activities Of Transnational Corporations, Johannesburg, South Africa
- 23 Aug: Keynote Address by Minister Lindiwe Zulu at a conference on "BRICS and African Development: Development Finance a Catalyst for the BRICS Economic Partnerships in Africa, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
- 23-24 Aug: Conference on Development Finance: "BRICS and African Development: Development Finance a Catalyst for the BRICS Economic Partnerships in Africa, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
- 25 Aug: Minister Lindiwe Sisulu attends the newly-built student residence at the Mangosuthu University of Technology campus, Durban, South Africa
- 27 Aug: Minister Lindiwe Sisulu holds monthly media briefing, Pretoria, South Africa
- 27-28 Aug: Third Indian Ocean Conference, Hanoi, Vietnam
- 27-28 Aug: Singapore-Sub-Saharan High Level Ministerial Exchange, in Singapore, Singapore
- 28 Aug: Working Visit by Prime Minister Theresa May of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Pretoria, South Africa
- 29 Aug: Working Visit by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, Mr Abdelkader Messahel, to Cape Town, South Africa
- 31 Aug-2 Sep: State Visit by President Cyril Ramaphosa to Beijing, People’s Republic of China (PRC)
- 31 Aug: African Traditional Medicine Day
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September
2018
- 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)
- September: Forum on China - Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
- 1-7 Sep: Arbor Week
- 2 Sep: Seventh Ministerial Meeting of Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), Beijing, People’s Republic of China (PRC)
- 3 Sep: Deputy Minister Mhaule hands shelters over to schools, Mbombela, South Africa
- 3-4 Sep: Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), Beijing, People’s Republic of China (PRC)
- 4-7 Sep: 18th edition of the Annual Regional Seminar on the implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) for Southern Africa and Indian Ocean Island States, in Pretoria, South Africa
- 8 Sep: International Literacy Day
- 9 Sep: World Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Day
- 10 Sep: Minister Lindiwe Sisulu hosts the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs of the Kingdom of Belgium, Mr Didier Reynders, in Pretoria, South Africa
- 10 Sep: World Suicide Prevention Day
- 12-13 Sep: Sixth Retreat of the Executive Council of the African Union Commission, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 12-14 Sep: Ninth Extraordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Executive Council (including Ministers in charge of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) and/or Ministers in charge of Negotiations with the European Union (EU), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 14 Sep: President Ramaphosa meets members of the Diplomatic Corps, Pretoria, South Africa
- 15 Sep: International Day of Democracy
- 16 Sep: International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
- 17 Sep: Meeting between Minister Lindiwe Sisulu and the Minister of State for African Affairs of Saudi Arabia, Mr Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Kattan, Johannesburg, South Africa
- 18 Sep: Official Visit by Dr Tshepo Motsepe to New York, United States of America
- 18-30 Sep: 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), New York, USA
- 19 Sep: Deputy Minister Reginah Mhaule delivers a Public Lecture at the Sol Plaatje University, Kimberley, South Africa
- 21 Sep: International Day of Peace 2018
- 21 Sep: World Alzheimer's Day
- 25-27 Sep: Working Visit by President Cyril Ramaphosa to New York, USA
- 23 Sep-18 Oct: Eye Care Awareness Month
- 24 Sep: Heritage Day (South Africa)
- 26 Sep: World Environmental Health Day
- 27 Sep: Deputy Minister Reginah Mhaule hosts a Public Participation Programme, Bela-Bela, South Africa
- 28 Sep: World Rabies Day
- 29 Sep: World Heart Day
- 30 Sep: International Translations Day
- 30 Sep-6 Oct: Older Persons Week
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October
2018
- October: Marine Month
- October: Mental Awareness Month
- October: Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- 1 Oct: World Habitat Day
- 1 Oct: International Day of Older Persons
- 1-4 Oct: United Nations (UN) Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR), Geneva, Switzerland
- 4 Oct: Minister Lindiwe Sisulu hosts a Workshop on the Review of SA’s Foreign Policy, Pretoria, South Africa
- 6-7 Oct: Ministerial Meeting of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), Tokyo, Japan
- 9 Oct: Monthly Media Briefing by Minister Lindiwe Sisulu, Pretoria, South Africa (Postoned)
- 9 Oct: World Post Day
- 10 Oct: World Mental Health Day
- 11 Oct: Monthly Media Briefing by Minister Lindiwe Sisulu, Pretoria, South Africa
- 12 Oct: World Sight Day
- 12 Oct: World Arthritis Day
- 12-15 Oct: Working Visit by Deputy Minister Luwellyn Landers to the Saharawi Refugee Camps, Tindouf, South West Algeria
- 14 Oct: World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
- 15 Oct: International Day of Rural Women
- 15 Oct: Global Handwashing Day
- 14-15 Oct: Ministerial Meeting between South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Kinshasa, DRC
- 16 Oct: 11th Session of the Bi-National Commission (BNC) between South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Kinshasa, DRC
- 16 Oct : World Food Day
- 16 Oct: World Spine Day
- 17 Oct: World Trauma Day
- 17 Oct: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
- 17-18 Oct: Working Visit by Deputy Minister Luwellyn Landers to Tunis, Tunisia
- 18 Oct: International Day of the Girl Child
- 19 Oct: Media Accreditation for the 18th Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Council of Ministers Meetings, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- 20 Oct: World Osteoporosis Day
- 21-25 Oct: 2018 Heads of Missions (HOM) Conference, Pretoria, South Africa
- 22 Oct: Second Joint Commission between South Africa and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Pretoria, South Africa
- 22 Oct: Minister Lindiwe Sisulu addresses the 2018 Heads of Missions (HOM) Conference, Pretoria, South Africa
- 24 Oct: World Polio Day
- 27 Oct: World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
- 29 Oct: World Stroke Day
- 31 Oct: World Cities Day
- 31 Oct-2 Nov: 18th Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Council of Ministers Meetings, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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