2023 in South Africa
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Events in the year 2023 in South Africa.
Incumbents
- President: Cyril Ramaphosa (ANC)
- Deputy President:
- David Mabuza (ANC) until 28 February
- Paul Mashatile (ANC) starting 7 March
- Chief Justice: Raymond Zondo
- Deputy Chief Justice: Mandisa Maya
- President of the Supreme Court of Appeal: Xola Petse (acting)
- Deputy President of the Supreme Court of Appeal: Nambitha Dambuza (acting)
- Chairperson of the Electoral Court of South Africa: Boissie Henry Mbha[1]
- Speaker of the National Assembly: Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula (ANC)
- Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly: Lechesa Tsenoli (ANC)
- Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly: John Steenhuisen (DA)
- Leader of Government Business: David Mabuza (ANC)
- Government Chief Whip (of the National Assembly): Pemmy Majodina (ANC)
- Opposition Chief Whip (of the National Assembly): Siviwe Gwarube (DA)
- Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces: Amos Masondo (ANC)
- Deputy Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces: Sylvia Lucas (ANC)
- Leader of the Opposition of the National Council of Provinces: Cathlene Labuschagne (DA)
- Chief Whip of the National Council of Provinces: Seiso Mohai (ANC)
Cabinet
The Cabinet, together with the President and the Deputy President, forms the Executive.
National Assembly and National Council of Provinces
Provincial Premiers
- Eastern Cape Province: Oscar Mabuyane (ANC)
- Free State Province: Sisi Ntombela (ANC)
- Gauteng Province: Panyaza Lesufi (ANC)
- KwaZulu-Natal Province: Nomusa Dube-Ncube (ANC)
- Limpopo Province: Stanley Mathabatha (ANC)
- Mpumalanga Province: Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane (ANC)
- North West Province: Bushy Maape (ANC)
- Northern Cape Province: Zamani Saul (ANC)
- Western Cape Province: Alan Winde (DA)
Events
January
- 12 January – A truck crashes into several minibus taxis at an intersection in Roodepoort, Gauteng, killing five people and injuring nine others.[2]
- 15 January – A light aircraft crashes in Nasrec, Johannesburg, South Africa, killing all three people on board.[3]
- 27 January – South Africa agrees to send 12 cheetahs to India a year for the next 8 to 10 years to help establish a "viable and secure cheetah population" in the wild. The Asiatic cheetah became extinct in India in the 1940s due to hunting and habitat destruction.[4]
- 29 January – Eight people are killed and three others are injured in a mass shooting at a birthday party in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape.[5]
February
March
- 20 March – South Africa prepares for a "nationwide shutdown" as the military is deployed ahead of protests by the Economic Freedom Fighters.[8]
June
- 2 June – In February 2023, South Africa experienced a cholera outbreak that grew from 2 initial cases to 99 confirmed cases in Tshwane over the following months. Jubilee Hospital reported 17 deaths. Efforts to contain the outbreak led to a significant decrease in new cases by June 2023.[9]
July
- 5 July – 2023 Boksburg gas leak – 17 people, including three children, died in a suspected gas leak in the Angelo informal settlement in Boksburg. According to emergency services, the leak appeared to be linked to illegal mining activities.[10]
- 12 July – Six people were shot dead and four wounded in KwaNobuhle, Eastern Cape, after three men entered the yard of a home and opened fire.[11]
- 19 July – Ramaphosa announces Russian president Vladimir Putin will not physically attend the BRICs summit next month. As a member of the International Criminal Court, South Africa is obligated to arrest Putin if he shows up.[12]
- 20 July – A suspected underground gas explosion rips open roads and flips vehicles in Johannesburg, killing one and injuring at least 48.[13]
August
- 31 August – A large building fire in the central business district of Johannesburg kills at least 73 people.[14]
September
- 1 September – Eighteen people are killed during a shootout between robbers and police in Limpopo.[15]
- 20 September – Three members of the South African Navy are killed and five others are rescued when large waves hit a submarine near Kommetjie, Western Cape.[16]
October
- 28 October – 2023 Rugby World Cup: South Africa wins a record fourth Webb Ellis Cup after defeating New Zealand 12–11 in the final.[17]
- 30 October – President Cyril Ramaphosa announces the 15th of December as a public holiday in celebration of the sports achievements (2023 Rugby World Cup:South Africa)
November
- 20 November – Israel recalls its ambassador from South Africa after Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni called on the International Criminal Court to issue an arrest warrant against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.[18]
- 27 November – Eleven workers are killed and 75 others are injured at an Impala platinum mine in Rustenburg, North West, when a lift transporting them to the surface drops approximately 200 metres (660 ft).[19]
December
- 29 December – South Africa files the case South Africa v. Israel (Genocide Convention) against Israel at World Court.[20]
- 30 December – Flash flooding kills 21 people in KwaZulu-Natal state.[21]
Holidays
South Africa has 12 public holidays; if a holiday falls on a Sunday, it is celebrated the following Monday.[22]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 21 March – Human Rights Day
- 27 April – Freedom Day (National day)
- 1 May - National Worker's Day
- 16 June – Youth Day
- 9 August – National Women's Day
- 24 September – Heritage Day
- 16 December - Reconciliation Day
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December - Day of Goodwill
Deaths
January
- 8 January – Adriaan Vlok, 85, politician, minister of correctional services (1991–1994).[23]
February
- 6 February – John Moeti, 55, South African footballer.
- 10 February – AKA, 35, South African rapper, drive-by shooting.[24]
March
- 11 March – Costa Titch, 28, South African rapper.[25]
- 25 March – Moosa Moolla, 88, Indian South African activist and diplomat.[26]
May
- 14 May – Billy Masetlha, 68, South African intelligence officer.
June
- 5 June – Tina Joemat-Pettersson, 59, South African politician.[27]
- 10 June – Clive Barker, 78, South African football coach.
July
- 6 July – Essop Pahad, 84, South African politician.
August
- 9 August – Doreen Mantle, 97, South African-born British actress (One Foot in the Grave, Jam & Jerusalem, Yentl).[28]
- 22 August – Derek Watts, 74, South African investigative reporter and the presenter of Carte Blanche on M-Net, lung cancer.
September
- 9 September – Mangosuthu Buthelezi, 95, South African politician.
- 27 September – Aziz Pahad, 82, South African politician.
October
- 18 October – Mzwakhe Sibisi, 53, South African politician.[29]
November
- 19 November – Hannes Strydom, 58, South African rugby union player.[30]
December
- 11 December – Zahara, 36, South African singer and songwriter.[31]
- 26 December – Alice Mthembu, 64, South African politician, car accident.[32]
- 27 December – Mbongeni Ngema, 68, South African musician and playwright (Sarafina!, Woza Albert!), car accident.[33]
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