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15 December 2023 was declared a holiday by president Cyril Ramaphosa due to South Africa winning the Rugby World Cup for the fourth time. Religious public holidays. The Christian holidays of Christmas Day and Good Friday remained in secular post-apartheid South Africa's calendar of public holidays.
v. t. e. On 29 May 2024, general elections were held in South Africa to elect a new National Assembly as well as the provincial legislature in each of the nine provinces. [1] [2] This was the 7th general election held under the conditions of universal adult suffrage since the end of the apartheid era in 1994.
An academic term (or simply term) is a portion of an academic year during which an educational institution holds classes. The schedules adopted vary widely. Specific synonyms are commonly used to denote the duration or a term. In most countries, the academic year begins in late summer or early autumn and ends during the following spring or summer.
11 January – South Africa v. Israel (Genocide Convention): A two-day public hearing begins at the Peace Palace in The Hague regarding alleged violations by Israel of its obligations under the 1948 Genocide Convention and international law in relation to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. 13 January–4 February 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup
Education in South Africa is governed by two national departments, namely the Department of Basic Education (DBE), which is responsible for primary and secondary schools, and the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), which is responsible for tertiary education and vocational training. Prior to 2009, both departments were ...
The following lists events that happened during 2024 in Southern Africa. The countries are those described in the United Nations geoscheme for Southern Africa . The combined population of Africa is estimated at 1,460.47 million (2023). [1]
The customary celebration of library week exists in many countries. Such a tradition had been celebrated for some years in South Africa, mainly in the public library sector and spearheaded by the various Provincial Library Services. It was customary to celebrate this during the last two weeks of May. However, it is LIASA's vision to celebrate a ...
Testing. A COVID-19 testing tent at the Paarl Provincial Hospital. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) started testing people in South Africa for SARS-CoV-2 on 28 January 2020, [47] and by 7 February had conducted 42 such tests. [48] By mid-March, state hospitals were offering free COVID-19 testing.