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Public Holidays In South Africa
A list of current public holidays in South Africa: :''In gold, the National Day'' The Public Holidays Act (Act No 36 of 1994) states that whenever a public holiday falls on a Sunday, the Monday following it will be a public holiday. Once-off holidays Since 1994 election days have been declared ad hoc public holidays: * National and provincial government elections – 2 June 1999 * National and provincial government elections – 14 April 2004 * Local government elections – 1 March 2006 * National and provincial government elections – 22 April 2009 * Local government elections – 18 May 2011 * National and provincial government elections – 7 May 2014 * Local government elections – 3 August 2016 * National and provincial government elections – 8 May 2019 * Local government elections – 1 November 2021 31 December 1999 and 2 January 2000 were declared public holidays to accommodate the Y2K changeover, and 3 January 2000 was automatically a public holiday because t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Year 2000 Problem
The term year 2000 problem, or simply Y2K, refers to potential computer errors related to the Time formatting and storage bugs, formatting and storage of calendar data for dates in and after the year 2000. Many Computer program, programs represented four-digit years with only the final two digits, making the year 2000 indistinguishable from 1900. Computer systems' inability to distinguish dates correctly had the potential to bring down worldwide infrastructures for computer-reliant industries. In the years leading up to the turn of the millennium, the public gradually became aware of the "Y2K scare", and individual companies predicted the global damage caused by the bug would require anything between $400 million and $600 billion to rectify. A lack of clarity regarding the potential dangers of the bug led some to stock up on food, water, and firearms, purchase backup generators, and withdraw large sums of money in anticipation of a computer-induced Global catastrophic risk, ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of Home Affairs (South Africa)
The minister of home affairs is the minister (government), minister in the Cabinet of South Africa with responsibility for the Department of Home Affairs (South Africa), Department of Home Affairs. This position is currently filled by Leon Schreiber, who was appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa on 30 June 2024. The position includes responsibility for immigration, refugee and asylum policy, for the civil registry, and for the issuing of identity documents and passports. List of past ministers Interior affairs, 1910–1984 Internal affairs, 1984–1994 Home affairs, 1994–present {, class="wikitable" !Name !Portrait !Term !Party !President , - , Mangosuthu Buthelezi , , 10 May 1994 – 13 July 2004 , Inkatha Freedom Party, IFP , Nelson Mandela (Government of National Unity) , - , Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula , , 13 July 2004 – 21 April 2009 , ANC , Thabo Mbeki Kgalema Motlanthe (after Mbeki resigned from office) , - , Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma , , 22 April 2009 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of South Africa
The president of South Africa is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of South Africa. The president directs the executive branch of the government and is the commander-in-chief of the South African National Defence Force. Between 1961 and 1994, the office of head of state was the state presidency. The president is elected by the National Assembly, the lower house of Parliament, and is usually the leader of the largest party, which has been the African National Congress since the first multiracial election was held on 27 April 1994. The Constitution limits the president's time in office to two five-year terms. The first president to be elected under the new constitution was Nelson Mandela. The incumbent is Cyril Ramaphosa, who was elected by the National Assembly on 15 February 2018 following the resignation of Jacob Zuma. Under the interim constitution (valid from 1994–96), there was a Government of National Unity, in which a member of Parliament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department Of Labour (South Africa)
The Department of Employment and Labour is the department of the South African government responsible for matters related to employment, including industrial relations, job creation, unemployment insurance and occupational health and safety. Through a range of initiatives developed in collaboration with social partners, the Department of Employment and Labour makes a substantial contribution to the decline in inequality, poverty, and unemployment. These programs aim to reduce workplace poverty, promote positive labor relations, increase economic efficiency and productivity, eliminate workplace discrimination and inequality. the Minister of Employment and Labour is Thembelani Thulas Nxesi. In the 2011/12 budget the department had a budget of R1,981 million and a staff complement of 3,490 civil servants. References External links Official website Labour in South Africa Labour South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department Of Home Affairs (South Africa)
The Department of Home Affairs is a department of the South African government. Duties The department is responsible for: * Maintenance of the National Population Register (the civil registry), including the recording of births, marriages/civil partnerships and deaths. * Issuing identity documents and passports. * Issuing visas for visitors to South Africa (although visa applications pass through embassies or consulates which are part of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation). * Managing immigration to South Africa and naturalisation of permanent immigrants. * Handling refugees and asylum seekers in South Africa. * Controlling ports of entry at land borders, seaports and airports. Budget In the 2010 national budget, the department received an appropriation of 5,719.6 million rand, and had 9,375 employees. Criticisms A report by the country's Public Service Commission found that the Department of Home Affairs accounted for 22 of the 260 financial mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chapter Nine Institution
Chapter Nine Institutions refer to a group of organisations established in terms of Chapter 9 of the South African Constitution of South Africa, Constitution to guard democracy. The institutions are: * the Public Protector * the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) * the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission) * the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) * the Auditor-General (South Africa), Auditor-General * the Independent Electoral Commission (South Africa), Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) * an Independent Authority to Regulate Broadcasting. Though chapter nine calls for a broadcast regulator it does not specifically mandate the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA). Interpretations vary on whether ICASA is a Chapter 9 institution or not. Parliamentary review In October 2006 an ''ad hoc'' Parliament of South Africa, parliamentary committee was establis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commission For The Promotion And Protection Of The Rights Of Cultural, Religious And Linguistic Communities
The Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission) is an independent chapter nine institution in South Africa. It draws its mandate from the South African Constitution by way of the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities Act of 2002. Mandate The CRL Rights Commission is mandated "to promote respect for and further the protection of the rights of cultural, religious and linguistic communities; promote and develop peace, friendship, humanity, tolerance, national unity among and within cultural, religious and linguistic communities on the basis of equality, non-discrimination and free association; to promote the right of communities to develop their historically diminished heritage and to recognise community councils". Vision and mission The vision of the CRL Rights Commission is "a united South African nation that protects and promo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secular State
is an idea pertaining to secularity, whereby a state is or purports to be officially neutral in matters of religion, supporting neither religion nor irreligion. A secular state claims to treat all its citizens equally regardless of religion, and claims to avoid preferential treatment for a citizen based on their religious beliefs, affiliation or lack of either over those with other profiles. Although secular states have no state religion, the absence of an established state religion does not mean that a state is completely secular or egalitarian. For example, some states that describe themselves as secular have religious references in their national anthems and flags, laws that benefit one religion or another, or are members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and of the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance. Origin and practice Secularity can be established at a state's creation (e.g., the Soviet Union, the United States) or by it later secul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COSATU
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU or Cosatu) is a trade union federation in South Africa. It was founded in 1985 and is the largest of the country's three main trade union federations, with 21 affiliated trade unions.One Union expelled, and seven Unions voluntarily suspended their participation in COSATU History Founding and early history On 30 November 1985, 33 unions met at the University of Natal for talks on forming a federation of trade unions. This followed four years of unity talks between competing unions and federations that were opposed to apartheid and were "committed to a non-racial, non-sexist and democratic South Africa." COSATU was officially established on 1 December 1985. Among the founding unions were the affiliates of the Federation of South African Trade Unions (FOSATU), the small National Federation of Workers, and some independent unions, notably the National Union of Mineworkers. Elijah Barayi was the organisation's first president an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyril Ramaphosa
Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa (born 17 November 1952) is a South African businessman and politician serving as the 5th and current President of South Africa since 2018. A former Anti-Apartheid Movement, anti-apartheid activist and trade union leader, Ramaphosa is also the president of the African National Congress (ANC). Ramaphosa rose to national prominence as secretary general of South Africa's biggest and most powerful trade union, the National Union of Mineworkers (South Africa), National Union of Mineworkers. 48th National Conference of the African National Congress, In 1991, he was elected ANC secretary general under ANC president Nelson Mandela and became the ANC's chief negotiator during the Negotiations to end apartheid in South Africa, negotiations that ended apartheid. He was elected chairperson of the Constitutional Assembly after the country's 1994 South African general election, first fully democratic elections in 1994 and some observers believed that he was Mandela's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
