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🇿🇦 National Women's Day in South Africa
Commemorates the 1956 march of women against pass laws
Date in South Africa
August 9
Instituted1995
Marks the march of approximately 20,000 women to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to protest against the pass laws
Public life in South Africa
BanksClosed
SchoolsClosed
Government officesClosed
Calendar & celebration
Calendar systems
Gregorian
Types of celebration
Memorial
On this day in South Africa's history
In South Africa, around 1995
- 1995 Runaway locomotive kills over 100 miners at Vaal Reefs gold mine, South Africa. · South Africa
- 1995 The day is declared Heritage Day in South Africa, a public holiday to celebrate the cultural diversity of the country. · South Africa
- 1995 Rugby World Cup: South Africa defeats New Zealand and Nelson Mandela presents Francois Pienaar with the Webb Ellis Cup in an iconic post-apartheid mom... · South Africa
- 1995 Heritage Day is declared a public holiday in South Africa to celebrate the country's cultural diversity. · South Africa