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A list of current public holidays in South Africa: [ 1] Commemorates the Sharpeville massacre of 1960. [ 3] Commemorates the Soweto uprising led by secondary school students in 1976. [ 3] Commemorates the 1956 march of approximately 20,000 women to petition against pass laws. [ 3]
14 to 28 – The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup takes place in South Africa and is won by Brazil, with the United States as the runner-up. July. 18 – The first Mandela Day is organised on Nelson Mandela 's 91st Birthday. [14] 19 – Gill Marcus is appointed Governor of the South African Reserve Bank by Jacob Zuma, to replace Tito Mboweni on 9 ...
Former public holidays in South Africa (3 P) Pages in category "Public holidays in South Africa" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
National Women's Day (Zulu: Usuku Lwabesifazane, Afrikaans: Nasionale Vrouedag) is a South African public holiday celebrated annually on 9 August. The day commemorates the 1956 march of approximately 20,000 women to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to petition against the country's pass laws that required South Africans defined as "black" under The Population Registration Act to carry an ...
The National flag largely represents peace and unity. The Day of Reconciliation is a public holiday in South Africa held annually on 16 December. The holiday came into effect in 1995 after the end of apartheid, with the intention of fostering reconciliation and national unity for the country. [ 1] Recognising the need for racial harmony, the ...
On 27 April 2009, the 46664 concerts and the Nelson Mandela Foundation invited the global community to join them in support of an official Mandela Day. [3] Mandela Day is not meant as a public holiday, but as a day to honour the legacy of Nelson Mandela, South Africa's former President, and his values, through volunteering and community service ...
It was established as a national holiday in 1915. [ 7] First Thursday of November. Thanksgiving. Established in 1883, this is a day for prayer to thank God for being born in a free country. [ 8][ 9] November 29. William V. S. Tubman's Birthday. Birthday of the longest serving President in Liberia. December 25.
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Christmas lights twinkle, holiday music plays and Johannesburg’s popular Rosebank mall bustles with shoppers. Then the lights The post South Africa marks holidays despite ...