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1999 Event Venue
April 14 - 15 SADC - US Forum Botswana
14 - 16 ARLAC Conference to mark 10th Anniversary Zimbabwe
16 - 28 Exercise Blue Crane (follow-up to Military Exercise Blue Hungwe) South Africa
19 - 21 African Conference on Use of Children as Soldiers Mozambique
21 - 22 SADC 12th Electricity Sub Committee Meeting Angola
22 - 23 Workshop on NGO Participation at the 25th session of the African Commission
on Human and People's Rights and Book Fair		 Burundi
May 3 - 7 First Meeting of the Parties to the International Convention Against the Manufacture and Use of Landmines Maputo
25 Malawi elections Malawi
June 2 South African elections South Africa
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Public Holidays in SADC for the period April to June
Date Holiday Country
2 April Good Friday SADC (except Mauritius)
4 April Easter Monday SADC (except Mauritius)
18 April Independence Day Zimbabwe
19 April Public Holiday Zimbabwe
19 April King's Birthday Swaziland
25 April National Flag Day Swaziland
26 April Union Day Tanzania
27 April Freedom Day South Africa
28 April Public Holiday South Africa
1 May Labour/Workers' Day All SADC countries
4 May Cassinga Day Namibia
5 May Public Holiday Namibia
8 May Ascension Day Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland
25 May Africa Day Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
26 May Public Holiday Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
14 June Freedom Day Malawi
16 June Youth Day South Africa
25 June Independence Day Mozambique
Currency Check List
Country Currency (US$1)
Angola Kwanza (100 lewi) ------
Botswana Pula (100 thebe) 0.2133
D.R.C. Congo Franc ------
Lesotho Maloti (100 lisente) 6.24
Malawi Kwacha (100 tambala) 43.70
Mauritius Rupee (100 cents) 24.90
Mozambique Meticas (100 centavos) 11 900
Namibia Dollar (100 cents) 6.17
Seychelles Rupee (100 cents) ------
South Africa Rand (100 cents) 6.18
Swaziland Lilangeni (100 cents) 6.23
Tanzania Shilling (100 cents) 685
Zambia Kwacha (100 ngwee) 2360
Zimbabwe Dollar (100 cents) 38.15
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Source: Standard Chartered Bank Zimbabwe Ltd,
7 April 1999.
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