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Zulu calendar. The Zulu calendar is the traditional lunisolar calendar used by the Zulu people of South Africa. [ 1] Its new year begins at the new moon of uMandulo (September) in the Gregorian calendar . The Zulu calendar is divided into two seasons, the summer iHlobo and Winter ubuSika. [ 2] The lunar seasonal calendar has 13 months [ 3] that ...
The Christian holidays of Christmas Day and Good Friday remained in secular post-apartheid South Africa's calendar of public holidays. The Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission), a chapter nine institution established in 2004, held countrywide consultative public hearings in June and July 2012 to ...
24 September 1995. Heritage Day ( Afrikaans: Erfenisdag; Xhosa: Usuku Lwamagugu, Usuku lokugubha amasiko) is a South African public holiday celebrated on 24 September. On this day, South Africans are encouraged to celebrate their culture and the diversity of their beliefs and traditions, in the wider context of a nation that belongs to all its ...
Status of observance. Map of countries where Christmas is a formal public holiday either on December 24/25 or January 6/7. Colour shading indicates "Days of rest". Note: Slovenia does have two days of rest, but the 26th is not a Christmas-related public holiday ( Independence and Unity Day ). Many national governments recognize Christmas as an ...
Printable version; Help. Months 2023 events in South Africa ... Pages in category "September 2023 events in South Africa" This category contains only the following page.
8 January: Benin, Parliament [ 1] 13–14 January: Czech Republic, President (1st round) [ 2] 18 January: Antigua and Barbuda, House of Representatives [ 3] 21 January: Slovakia, Constitutional Referendum [ 4] 26 January: Tokelau, Parliament [ 5] 27–28 January: Czech Republic, President (2nd round) [ 6] 29 January:
Shooting, suicide bombing. 4+ (+3) 16+. Karachi, Pakistan. 2023 Karachi police station attack. Militants with automatic weapons, grenades and suicide vests attacked the heavily guarded Karachi Police Office (KPO). One of the attackers blew himself up in the building. The two others were killed by security forces.
20 March – South Africa prepares for a "nationwide shutdown" as the military is deployed ahead of protests by the Economic Freedom Fighters. [8] 2 June – In February 2023, South Africa experienced a cholera outbreak that grew from 2 initial cases to 99 confirmed cases in Tshwane over the following months. Jubilee Hospital reported 17 deaths.