2023 in South Africa

Events in the year 2023 in South Africa.

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Cabinet

The Cabinet, together with the President and the Deputy President, forms the Executive.

Main article: Second Cabinet of Cyril Ramaphosa
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Main article: 27th South African Parliament

Provincial Premiers
See also: Premier (South Africa)

Events
See also: COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa
  • 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]

Holidays
Main article: Public holidays in South Africa

South Africa has 12 public holidays; if a holiday falls on a Sunday, it is celebrated the following Monday.[17]

  • 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
  • 10 February: AKA, 35, South African rapper, drive-by shooting.[19]
  • 27 September: Aziz Pahad, 82, South African politician.

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References
  1. "Heads of Superior Courts". www.judiciary.org.za. 2021. Archived from the original on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  2. Pijoos, Iavan. "'Absolute mayhem': 5 killed, several injured after truck crashes into taxis in Roodepoort". News24. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  3. "Three People Killed In Light Plane Crash In South Africa - Ambulance". UrduPoint. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  4. "South Africa to send 12 cheetahs a year to India". BBC News. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  5. "Gunmen kill eight at birthday party in South Africa: Police". Hindustan Times. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  6. "South Africa records two imported cholera cases". Reuters. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  7. "South Africa: Tour bus crash kills 20 in Limpopo province". BBC News. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  8. "South Africa braces for 'nationwide shutdown' as military deployed ahead of protest". The Independent. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  9. "Minister Joe Phaahla updates on Cholera outbreak | South African Government". 2 June 2023. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  10. Sullivan, Helen (6 July 2023). "Johannesburg gas leak: at least 16 dead on outskirts of South African city". The Guardian.
  11. "South Africa police launch manhunt after six die in mass shooting". Al JAZEERA.
  12. "Putin will not attend Brics summit- South African presidency". BBC.
  13. "Massive gas explosion shatters South Africa streets during rush hour, flipping cars, causing extensive damage". FOX NEWS.
  14. "A building fire in Johannesburg kills at least 73 people, many of them homeless, authorities say". AP News. 31 August 2023.
  15. "South African police say 18 suspected robbers killed in shootout". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  16. McCain, Nicole. "UPDATE | Three naval mariners dead after 'huge wave' hits submarine in Kommetjie". News24. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  17. "Public holidays in South Africa | South African Government". gov.za. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  18. "Former apartheid law and order minister Adriaan Vlok dies at 85". SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader. 8 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  19. Wicks, Jeff; Duma, Nkosikhona; Solomons, Lisalee. "Kiernan 'AKA' Forbes killed in Durban nightclub shooting". News24. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  20. "Rapper Costa Titch collapses & dies on stage". News24. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  21. Felix, Jason. "Gallant fighter for freedom: ANC mourns death of struggle veteran Moosa 'Mosie' Moolla". News24. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  22. Hayward, Anthony (11 August 2023). "Doreen Mantle obituary". The Guardian.
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