2009 in South Africa
See also: 2008 in South Africa, other events of 2009, 2010 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.
Events
January
- January 8 - 97th Anniversary of the ANC.
February
- February 4 - Jacob Zuma appeared in the Pietermaritzburg High Court.[1]
- February 4 - Jimmy Mohlala a Mbombela Local Council Municipality speaker was shot dead in his Nelspruit home.[2][3] His 19 year old son was also wounded in the attack.
He had previously been asked to resign by the African National Congress[4] following a whistle blower act which saw Municipal manager Jacob Dladla suspended.[5]
- February 11 - Trevor Manuel releases the 2009-2010 budget.[6]
- February 11 - For the first time in South Africa, court proceedings in a trial are conducted entirely in isiZulu in the municipality of Msinga. The proceedings are part of a pilot project to offer "access to justice for all".[7]
March
- March 3 - South African holidaymakers will need visas to enter the United Kingdom.[8]
- March 3 - Convicted fraudster Schabir Shaik has been released from jail on medical parole.[9]
- March 4 - The 14th Dalai Lama's visa application to enter South Africa is refused.
- March 12- The Constitutional Court ruled that registered voters living overseas can vote for the National Assembly in the April 22 elections.[10]
April
- April 7 - All charges against Jacob Zuma and French arms manufacturer, Thint, over the South African arms deal are officially withdrawn in the Durban High Court [11].
- April 22 - The 2009 national and provincial elections are held.
- April 25 - The Independent Electoral Commission publishes the elections results, (The ANC won 65.9% of the vote, The DA won 16.66%)[12].
May
- May 6 - South African presidential election.
July
- July 18 - First Mandela Day organised on Nelson Mandela's 91st Birthday.[13]
- July 19 - Gill Marcus is appointed Governor of the South African Reserve Bank by Jacob Zuma to replace Tito Mboweni on 9 November.
August
September
- 22-24 September The United States Embassy and other US government facilities in South Africa are closed because of unspecified security concerns
- 22 September - Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa meets with the Paramount leaderof the People's Republic of China Hu Jintao in New York to deepen bilateral relations
- 24 September - Airlink Flight 8911 crashes shortly after take-off killing one and injuring 3[14].
December
- 8 December - Serial Killer, serial rapist and criminal, Ananias Mathe is sentenced to an effective 54 years in jail for various crimes committed[15].
- 12 December - Miss World 2009 is held in Johannesburg.
- 13 December - Miss South Africa 2009 is held at Sun City.
Deaths
January
- January 1 - Helen Suzman, Anti-apartheid activist and politician (b. 1917)
April
- April 6 - Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri, South African politician, Minister of Communications.
October
- October 13 - Winston Mankunku Ngozi, Musician [16](b. 1943).
December
- December 3 - Curtis Nkondo, activist, educator, politician, ambassador[17] (b. 1928)
- December 16 - Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, politician, former health Minister.[18]
References
- ^ Zuma's first court date set
- ^ "SA official gunned down". BBC.co.uk. 2009-01-05. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
- ^ "2010 World Cup whistle-blower shot dead". Sowetan. 5 February 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
- ^ "ANC in stadium cover-up". Mail & Guardian online. Feb 22 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Dladla report-Jimmy Mohlala vindicated". ziwaphi.com. 22 October 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
- ^ Manuel to Avoid Spending Surge in His Last South African Budget
- ^ Rural court set to make history.
- ^ New SA passport too late for UK
- ^ Shaik released on medical parole
- ^ Expats will be allowed to vote
- ^ "Zuma's five minutes to freedom". Archived from the original on 2009-09-11. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
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- ^ Calls for global 'Mandela Day'
- ^ MEDIA RELEASE: ACCIDENT - AIRLINK FLIGHT Update #2 at 16h30
- ^ Mathe smiles after sentencing
- ^ SA jazz legend dies
- ^ Struggle veteran Nkondo dies
- ^ "Manto Tshabalala-Msimang has died", timeslive.co.za, December 16, 2000.