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16 Days of Activism

16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children 2015 - 25 November - 10 December

Disability Rights Awareness Month 2015

South Africa commemorates National Disability Rights Awareness Month 3 November to 3 December.

Nelson Mandela Month 2016

Make everyday a Mandela Day: Contributing 67 minutes of our time to help those in need

Youth Month 2015

June is celebrated as Youth Month in South Africa, with a specific focus on 16 June.

In memoriam: Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati

Mme Ruth Segomotsi Mompati passed on in the early hours of Tuesday, 12 May 2015, at a Military Hospital in Cape Town.

Africa Month 2015

South Africans are invited to the country’s inaugural Africa Day celebrations which will be held on 24 May 2015 at the University of Pretoria, Mamelodi Campus.

Outbreak of violence against foreign nationals

The South African Government condemns in the strongest possible terms the recent outbreak of violent attacks in parts of the country against foreign nationals, particularly fellow Africans from var