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2000   Event Venue
July 28 -5 Aug  Zimbabwe International Book Fair (ZIBF) Zimbabwe
Aug 4-5  SADC Council of Ministers Meeting  Namibia
6-7  SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government Namibia
11  World Population Day  All SADC
12  International Youth Day  All SADC
14-15  African 2000 Defence Summit  South Africa
17  SADC Day All SADC
20-23 Southern African International Dialogue  Mozambique
Sept 1  Launch of the SADC Trade Protocol  All SADC
5  The Millennium Assembly of the United Nations UN, New York
22-28 Southern African Film Festival Zimbabwe
Oct 5-7  Global Women Summit 2000 (10th Anniversary) South Africa
6-13 3rd International Conference on Women in Africa Madagascar
9-11  International Herald Tribune Southern Africa
Trade and Investment Summit
Namibia
14  SADC Performers and Creators Day All SADC
16  World Food Day All SADC
29 Tanzania Elections Tanzania
Currency Checklist
Country Currency (US$1)
Angola Adjusted Kwanza (100 lewi)  -
-Botswana Pula (100 thebe) 4.60
D.R.C Congo Franc 134,400
Lesotho Maloti (100 lisente) 6.95
Malawi Kwacha (100 tambala) 43.10
Mauritius Rupee (100 cents) 24.95
Mozambique Metical (100 centavos) 12,115
Seychelles Rupee (100 cents) 26.35
South Africa Rand (100 cents) 6.95
Swaziland Lilangeni (100 cents) 6.95
Tanzania Shilling (100 cents) 689
Zambia Kwacha (100 ngwee) 2,425
Zimbabwe Dollar (100 cents) 37.95
Source: Standard Chartered Bank Zimbabwe Ltd, 16 July 2000
Public Holidays in SADC for the period Aug - Oct 2000
Date Holiday  Country
7 August Farmers’ Day  Zambia
8 August Peasants’ Day  Tanzania
9 August  National Women’s Day  South Africa
11 August  Heroes’ Day  Zimbabwe
12 August  Defence Forces Day  Zimbabwe
15 August  Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary  Mauritius/
Seychelles
6 September  Somhlolo Day  Swaziland
7 September  Victory Day  Mozambique
17 September  Founder of Nation and National Heroes’ Day Angola
25 September  Armed Forces Day  Mozambique
24 September  Heritage Day  South Africa
30 September  National Day  Botswana
2 October  Public Holiday  Botswana
4 October  Independence Day  Lesotho
11 October  Mothers’ Day  Malawi
24 October  Independence Day  Zambia
26 October Divali Mauritius

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