2023 in South Africa
Events in the year 2023 in South Africa.
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Incumbents
- President: Cyril Ramaphosa (ANC)
- Deputy President: David Mabuza (ANC)
- 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.
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
- 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]
Holidays
South Africa has 12 public holidays; if a holiday falls on a Sunday, it is celebrated the following Monday.[9]
- 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
- 8 January: Adriaan Vlok, 85, politician, minister of correctional services (1991–1994).[10]
- 6 February: John Moeti, 55, South African footballer.
- 11 March: Costa Titch, 28, South African rapper.[12]
- 25 March: Moosa Moolla, 88, Indian South African activist and diplomat.[13]
See also
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Country overviews
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References
- "Heads of Superior Courts". www.judiciary.org.za. 2021. Archived from the original on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- Pijoos, Iavan. "'Absolute mayhem': 5 killed, several injured after truck crashes into taxis in Roodepoort". News24. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- "Three People Killed In Light Plane Crash In South Africa - Ambulance". UrduPoint. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- "South Africa to send 12 cheetahs a year to India". BBC News. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- "Gunmen kill eight at birthday party in South Africa: Police". Hindustan Times. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- "South Africa records two imported cholera cases". Reuters. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- "South Africa: Tour bus crash kills 20 in Limpopo province". BBC News. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- "South Africa braces for 'nationwide shutdown' as military deployed ahead of protest". The Independent. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- "Public holidays in South Africa | South African Government". gov.za. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- "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.
- Solomons, Jeff Wicks, Nkosikhona Duma and Lisalee. "Kiernan 'AKA' Forbes killed in Durban nightclub shooting". News24. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- "Rapper Costa Titch collapses & dies on stage". News24. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- Felix, Jason. "Gallant fighter for freedom: ANC mourns death of struggle veteran Moosa 'Mosie' Moolla". News24. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
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