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2022 in Southern Africa
Southern Africa related events in 2022
The following lists events that happened during 2022 in Southern Africa. The countries are those described in the United Nations geoscheme for Southern Africa.
Incumbents
Botswana
 Botswana
Eswatini
 Eswatini (Swaziland)
Lesotho
 Lesotho
Namibia
 Namibia
South Africa
 South Africa
Events
Elections
Major holidays
- March 11 – Anniversary of the death of King Moshoeshoe I, Public holidays in Lesotho.[7]
- March 22 – Independence Day, Public holidays in Namibia.[8]
- March 23 – Southern African Liberation Day, Public holidays in Angola.[9]
- April 19 – King Mswati III′s Birthday, Public holidays in Eswatini.[10]
- April 27 – Freedom Day (South Africa), Public holidays in South Africa.[11]
- May 4 – Cassinga Day, Namibia.[8]
- May 25 – Africa Day.[7]
- July 17 – King Letsie III′s Birthday, Lesotho.[7]
- July 22 – King Father′s Birthday, Eswatini.[10]
- September 6 – Somhlolo Day (Independence Day), Eswatini.[10]
- October 1 – Botswana Day holiday[12]
- October 4 – Independence Day, Lesotho.[7]
- November 11 – Independence Day, Angola.[9]
- December 10 – Human Rights Day.[8]
- December 16 – Day of Reconciliation, South Africa.[11]
Culture
Sports
Deaths
- 17 July – Jessie Duarte, 68, politician and acting secretary-general of the African National Congress.[13]
See also
References
- ^ a b CIA World Factbook: Botswana Archived 2021-01-09 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 18 Apr 2020
- ^ CIA World Factbook: Eswantini Archived 2018-12-31 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 18 Apr 2020
- ^ CIA World Factbook: Lesotho Archived 2021-07-02 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 18 Apr 2020
- ^ "Lesotho's new PM sworn in after resignation, murder drama". ABC News. Archived from the original on September 27, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ a b c CIA World Factbook: Namibia Archived 2021-01-10 at the Wayback Machine retrieved April 19, 2020
- ^ a b CIA World Factbook: South Africa Archived 2021-01-10 at the Wayback Machine retrieved April 19, 2020
- ^ a b c d "Lesotho Public Holidays 2021". PublicHolidays.africa. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Independence Day 2021, 2022 and 2023 in Namibia". PublicHolidays.africa. Archived from the original on January 10, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ a b "Southern Africa Liberation Day 2021, 2022 and 2023 in Angola". PublicHolidays.africa. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Eswatini Public Holidays 2021". PublicHolidays.africa. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ a b "National Holidays in South Africa in 2021". Office Holidays. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ "Botswana Day 2021, 2022 and 2023 in Botswana". PublicHolidays.africa. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ Mntambo, Nokukhanya. "'Her politics was not divisive, but empowering, unifying' - Ramaphosa on Duarte". ewn.co.za. Archived from the original on 2022-07-20. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
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