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List of events
Events in the year
2023 in
South Africa .
Incumbents
The Cabinet, together with the
President and the
Deputy President , forms the Executive.
Events
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]
5 February – South Africa reports imported cases of
cholera in two sisters who travelled to
Malawi .
[6]
14 February – Twenty people are killed and 68 others injured during a head-on collision between a tour bus and an armoured cash-in-transit van in Makhado,
Limpopo .
[7]
20 March – South Africa prepares for a "nationwide shutdown" as the
military is deployed ahead of protests by the
Economic Freedom Fighters .
[8]
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]
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]
31 August – A
large building fire in the central business district of Johannesburg kills at least 73 people.
[14]
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]
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 )
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]
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
February
6 February –
John Moeti , 55, South African footballer.
10 February –
AKA , 35, South African rapper, drive-by shooting.
[24]
March
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
See also
Wikinews has related news:
Country overviews
Related timelines for current period
References
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"Rapper Costa Titch collapses & dies on stage" . News24 . Retrieved 12 March 2023 .
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"Gallant fighter for freedom: ANC mourns death of struggle veteran Moosa 'Mosie' Moolla" . News24 . Retrieved 26 March 2023 .
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"1995 Springbok World Cup hero Hannes Strydom has died" . News24 .
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"ANC MP Alice Mthembu dies in car accident" . News24 . Retrieved 27 December 2023 .
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"Mbongeni Ngema dies: Tributes paid to South African theatre legend" . BBC News . 28 December 2023.
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