Event Calendar

February 2013

DATE

EVENT

   
February 2 World Wetlands Day
   
February 4 World Cancer Day
   
February 14 State of the Nation Address
   
February 15 Healthy Lifestyles Awareness Day
   
February 20 World Day of Social Justice
   
February 21 State of the Province Address
   
February 27 National Budget Speech

March 2013

DATE

EVENT

   
March 4 – 8 School Health Week
   
March 6 Provincial Budget Speech
   
March 8 International Women’s Day
   
March 9 Commonwealth Day
   
March 14 FS Legislature sitting:  General Debate on Appropriation Bill & Tabling of Annual Performance Plans
Community Development Worker Conference, Gauteng
   
March 15 FS Legislature sitting:  Debate on Budget Votes of the Departments of Health and Provincial Treasury (Reddersburg)
World Consumer Rights Day
Community Development Worker Conference, Gauteng
   
March 18 FS Legislature sitting:  Debate on Budget Vote of the Department of the Premier (Vredefort)
8th Annual Broadband Summit, Jhb
National Water Week
   
March 19 FS Legislature sitting:  Debate on Budget Vote of the Department of Cooperative Governance, Traditional Affairs & Human Settlements  (Viljoenskroon)
8th Annual Broadband Summit, Jhb
National Water Week
   
March 20 FS Legislature sitting:  Debate on Budget Votes of the Departments of Sport, Arts, Culture & Recreation & Social Development (Hoopstad)
World Head Injury Day
National Water Week
   
   

DATE

EVENT

   
March 21 Human Rights Day
International Day for Elimination of Discrimination
World Down Syndrome Day
National Water Week
World Poetry Day
   
March 22 FS Legislature sitting:  Debate on Budget Vote of the Department of Public Works (Allanridge)
National Water Week
   
March 23 World Meteorological Day
   
March 24 World TB Day
   
March 25 FS Legislature sitting:  Debate on Budget Votes of the Departments of Police, Roads and Transport & Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (Ventersburg)
   
March 26 FS Legislature sitting:  Debate on Budget Votes of the Departments of Education & Agriculture and Rural Development (Marquard)
   
March 27 FS Legislature sitting:  Committee Stage & Third Reading, Appropriation Bill (Clocolan)
   
March 29 Good Friday
   
March 30 Easter Weekend
   
March 31 Easter Weekend

April 2013

DATE

EVENT

   
April 1 Family Day
   
April 7 World Health Day
   
April 22 International Earth Day
   
April 23 World Book & Copyright Day
   
April 25 World Malaria Day
   
April 26 World Intellectual Property Day
   
April 27 Freedom Day
   
April 28 World Day for Safety & Health at Work
   
April 29 National Polio (1st Round) and Measles Immunisation Campaign
   
April 30 National Polio (1st Round) and Measles Immunisation Campaign

May 2013

DATE

EVENT

   
May 1 Workers’ Day
   
May 1 – 17 National Polio (1st Round) and Measles Immunisation Campaign
   
May 3 World Press Freedom Day
   
May 8 International Red Cross & Red Crescent Day
   
May 10 World Move for Health Day
   
May 12 International Nurses Day
   
May 17 World Telecommunication & Information Society Day
   
May 18 International Museum Day
   
May 19 AIDS Candlelight Memorial Day
   
May 25 Africa Day
   
May 27 – 31 Child Protection Week
   
May 28 International Day of Action for Women’s Health

June 2013

DATE

EVENT

   
June 1 – 2 Child Protection Week
   
June 2 International Cancer Survivors Day
   
June 5 World Environment Day
   
June 8 World Oceans Day
   
June 12 World Day against Child Labour
   
June 14 World Blood Donor Day
   
June 15 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
   
June 16 National Youth Day & Day of the African Child
   
June 17 – 21 National Epilepsy Week
National Polio (2nd Round) Immunisation Campaign
   
June 18 – 21 6th SA AIDS Conference, Durban
   
June 22 Africa Public Service Day
   
June 24 – 28 National Youth Health Indaba
   
June 26 International Day against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking

July 2013

DATE

EVENT

   
July 11 World Population Day
   
July 18 International Day of Nelson Mandela
   
July 28 World Hepatitis Day
   
July 29 – 31 National Science Week

 

August 2013

DATE

EVENT

   
August 1 – 2 National Science Week
   
August 1 – 6 World Breastfeeding Week
   
August 9 National Women’s Day
   
August 12 International Youth Day
   
August 26 – 31 African Traditional Medicine Week
   
August 28 – 31 59th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference: 28 August – 06 September 2013

September 2013

DATE

EVENT

   
September 1 – 6 59th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference: 28 August – 06 September 2013
Pharmacy Week
   
September 8 International Literacy Day
   
September 12 World Oral Health Day
   
September 20 International Day of Peace
   
September 24 Heritage Day
   
September 26 World Environmental Health Day
   
September 29 World Health Day

 

October 2013

DATE

EVENT

   
October 1 International Day for Older Persons
   
October 5 World Teachers Day
   
October 9 International Day for Disaster Reduction
   
October 10 World Mental Health Day
World Sight Day
   
October 15 World Rural Women’s Day
   
October 16 World Food Day
World Spine Day
   
October 17 International Day for the eradication of poverty
World Trauma Day
   
October 24 World Polio Day
   
October 30 Commemoration of African Food and Nutrition Security Day

November 2013

DATE

EVENT

   
November 2 National Children’s Day
   
November 11 SADC Malaria Day
   
November 14 World Diabetes Day
   
November 15 International Day for Tolerance
   
November 16 World Remembrance Day for Victims of Road Accidents
   
November 20 Africa Industrialization Day
   
November 25 – 30 16 Days of Activism of “No violence against women and children”

December 2013

DATE

EVENT

   
December 1 World AIDS Day
   
December 1 – 10 16 Days of Activism of “No violence against women and children”
   
December 3 International Day for Persons with Disabilities
   
December 9 International Anti-Corruption Day

 

December 10 International Human Rights Day
   
December 16 Day of Reconciliation
   
December 25 Christmas Day
   
December 26 Day of Goodwill