Sunday, November 22, 2009
South Africa Petitioned For Arrival Day Public Holiday
Sources: Press Trust of India (PTI) and South Africa bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). A coalition of South African Indian cultural, religious and political leaders have asked the government of South Africa to declare a public holiday on November 16, 2010, to mark the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the first indentured labourers from India.