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7 – The 14th Dalai Lama is unable to attend the 80th birthday celebration of fellow Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu, having again been refused a visa to enter South Africa.^[1]^[2]

Deaths

29 January – Fanus Rautenbach, Afrikaans radio and media personality. (b. 1928)
18 February – Lucas Maree, South African singer. (b. 1952)
12 March – Hubert du Plessis, South African composer and pianist. (b. 1922)
16 March – Carel Boshoff, South African politician, founder of Orania. (b. 1927)
24 March – Henry Gordon Makgothi, teacher, defiance campaigner and 1956 treason trialist. (b. 1928)^[3]
2 June – Albertina Sisulu, anti–apartheid activist, widow of Walter Sisulu. (b. 1918)
15 June – Zack du Plessis, Afrikaans actor. (b. 1949)
22 June – Kader Asmal, politician. (b. 1934)
11 July – King Maxhob'ayakhawuleza Sandile, Rarabe King. (b. 1956)
13 July – Al Debbo, South African actor, comedian and singer. (b. 1924)
18 July – Magnus Malan, Minister of Defence. (b. 1930)
11 September – Deon du Plessis, newsman. (b. 1952)^[4]
26 October – Dick Lord, South African Air Force and Fleet Air Arm fighter pilot. (b. 1936)
22 December – Zithulele Sinqe, long distance athlete. (b, 1963)^[5]
25 December – John Christoffel Kannemeyer, writer, authority on Afrikaans literature. (b. 1939).^[6]
29 December – Amichand Rajbansi, leader of the Minority Front in the South African Parliament. (b. 1942).

Railways

Locomotives

January – Transnet Rail Engineering at Koedoespoort takes delivery of the first two of ten imported Class 43-000 General Electric type C30ACi diesel-electric locomotives for Transnet Freight Rail.^[7]
July – The first of the 133 locally built Class 43-000 locomotives rolls out at the Koedoespoort shops in Pretoria.^[8]

References

^ Was South Africa right to deny Dalai Lama a visa? 4 October 2011
^ Dalai Lama criticises China in South Africa video link bbc 8 October 2011
^ Henry Makgothi: The softly-spoken freedom fighter
^ Respected newsman Deon du Plessis dies
^ Zithulele Sinqe dies in crash Archived 21 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
^ Top book man dies suddenly
^ Railways Africa, 12 Jan 2011: New Diesels for South Africa
^ "Railways Africa, 10 Jul 2012: Class 43 Loco Celebration". Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.

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 <!-- IF POSSIBLE, PLEASE USE PRESENT TENSE -->
+The following lists events that happened during '''[[2011]] in [[South Africa]]'''.
+==Incumbents==
+*[[President of South Africa|President]] &ndash; [[Jacob Zuma]]
+*[[Deputy President of South Africa|Deputy President]] &ndash; [[Kgalema Motlanthe]]
+*[[Chief Justice of South Africa|Chief Justice]] &ndash; [[Sandile Ngcobo]] then [[Mogoeng Mogoeng]]
+=== [[Cabinet of South Africa|Cabinet]] ===
+The Cabinet, together with the [[President of South Africa|President]] and the [[Deputy President of South Africa|Deputy President]], forms part of the Executive.{{Main article|First Cabinet of Jacob Zuma}}
+{{Main article|Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (South Africa)}}
+=== [[National Assembly of South Africa|National Assembly]] ===
+{{Main article|25th South African Parliament}}
+=== [[Premier (South Africa)|Provincial Premiers]] ===
+* [[Eastern Cape]] Province: [[Noxolo Kiviet]]
+* [[Free State (province)|Free State]] Province: [[Ace Magashule]]
+* [[Gauteng]] Province: [[Nomvula Mokonyane]]
+* [[KwaZulu-Natal]] Province: [[Zweli Mkhize]]
+* [[Limpopo]] Province: [[Cassel Mathale]]
+* [[Mpumalanga]] Province: [[David Mabuza]]
+* [[North West (South African province)|North West]] Province: [[Thandi Modise]]
+* [[Northern Cape]] Province: [[Hazel Jenkins]]
+* [[Western Cape]] Province: [[Helen Zille]]
 ==Events==
 ;February
-* 9 &mdash; A 600MW generator fails catastrophically while performing overspeed testing at [[Duvha Power Station]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}
+* 9 &ndash; A generator fails catastrophically while performing overspeed testing at [[Duvha Power Station]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}
 ;May
-* 18 &mdash; [[South African municipal election, 2011|Municipal elections]] take place.
+* 18 &ndash; [[South African municipal election, 2011|Municipal elections]] take place.
+;October
-==Births==
+* 7 &ndash; The [[14th Dalai Lama]] is unable to attend the 80th birthday celebration of fellow [[Nobel Peace Prize]] laureate [[Desmond Tutu]], having again been refused a visa to enter South Africa.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111008021240/http://blogs.reuters.com/africanews/2011/10/04/was-south-africa-right-to-deny-dalai-lama-a-visa/ Was South Africa right to deny Dalai Lama a visa?] 4 October 2011</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15228604 Dalai Lama criticises China in South Africa video link] bbc 8 October 2011</ref>
-{{Empty section|date=November 2013}}
 ==Deaths==
 {{Main|Deaths in 2011}}
 {{Further|:Category:2011 deaths}}
-* 29 January &mdash; [[Fanus Rautenbach]], Afrikaans radio and  media personality (b. [[1928]])
+* 29 January &ndash; Fanus Rautenbach, Afrikaans radio and media personality. (b. [[1928]])
-* 18 February &mdash; [[Lucas Maree]], South African singer (b. [[1952]])
+* 18 February &ndash; Lucas Maree, South African singer. (b. [[1952]])
-* 12 March &mdash; [[Hubert du Plessis]], South African composer and pianist (b. [[1922]])
+* 12 March &ndash; Hubert du Plessis, South African composer and pianist. (b. [[1922]])
-* 16 March &mdash; [[Carel Boshoff]], South African politician, founder of Orania. (b. [[1927]])
+* 16 March &ndash; [[Carel Boshoff]], South African politician, founder of Orania. (b. [[1927]])
-* 24 March &mdash; Henry Gordon Makgothi, teacher, defiance campaigner and 1956 treason trialist. (b. 1928)<ref>[http://mg.co.za/article/2011-04-02-henry-makgothi-the-softlyspoken-freedom-fighter Henry Makgothi: The softly-spoken freedom fighter]</ref>
+* 24 March &ndash; Henry Gordon Makgothi, teacher, defiance campaigner and 1956 treason trialist. (b. 1928)<ref>[http://mg.co.za/article/2011-04-02-henry-makgothi-the-softlyspoken-freedom-fighter Henry Makgothi: The softly-spoken freedom fighter]</ref>
-* 2 June &mdash; [[Albertina Sisulu]], anti–[[apartheid]] activist, widow of [[Walter Sisulu]]. (b. 1918)
+* 2 June &ndash; [[Albertina Sisulu]], anti–[[apartheid]] activist, widow of [[Walter Sisulu]]. (b. 1918)
-* 15 June &mdash; [[Zack du Plessis]], Afrikaans actor (b. [[1949]])
+* 15 June &ndash; [[Zack du Plessis]], Afrikaans actor. (b. [[1949]])
-* 22 June &mdash; [[Kader Asmal]], politician. (b. 1934)
+* 22 June &ndash; [[Kader Asmal]], politician. (b. 1934)
-* 13 July &mdash; [[Al Debbo]], South African actor, comedian and singer (b. [[1924]])
+* 11 July &ndash; King [[Maxhob'ayakhawuleza Sandile]], [[Rarabe]] King. (b. 1956)
-* 18 July &mdash; General [[Magnus Malan]], Minister of Defense (b. [[1930]])
+* 13 July &ndash; [[Al Debbo]], South African actor, comedian and singer. (b. [[1924]])
+* 18 July &ndash; [[Magnus Malan]], Minister of Defence. (b. [[1930]])
-* 11 September &mdash; Deon du Plessis, newsman. (b. 1952)<ref>[http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Respected-newsman-Deon-du-Plessis-dies-20110911 Respected newsman Deon du Plessis dies]</ref>
-* 22 December &mdash; [[Zithulele Sinqe]], [[Long-distance running|long distance]] athlete. (b, 1963)<ref>[http://www.sport24.co.za/OtherSport/Athletics/Zithulele-Sinqe-dies-in-crash-20111223 Zithulele Sinqe dies in crash]</ref>
+* 11 September &ndash; [[Deon du Plessis]], newsman. (b. 1952)<ref>[http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Respected-newsman-Deon-du-Plessis-dies-20110911 Respected newsman Deon du Plessis dies]</ref>
+* 26 October &ndash; [[Dick Lord]], [[South African Air Force]] and [[Fleet Air Arm]] fighter pilot. (b. 1936)
-* 25 December &mdash; [[John Christoffel Kannemeyer]], writer, authority on Afrikaans literature (b. 1939).<ref>[http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Top-book-man-dies-suddenly-20111226 Top book man dies suddenly]</ref>
+* 22 December &ndash; [[Zithulele Sinqe]], [[Long-distance running|long distance]] athlete. (b, 1963)<ref>[http://www.sport24.co.za/OtherSport/Athletics/Zithulele-Sinqe-dies-in-crash-20111223 Zithulele Sinqe dies in crash] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021145832/http://www.sport24.co.za/OtherSport/Athletics/Zithulele-Sinqe-dies-in-crash-20111223 |date=21 October 2013 }}</ref>
-* 29 December &mdash; [[Amichand Rajbansi]], leader of the [[Minority Front]] in the South African Parliament (b. 1942).
+* 25 December &ndash; [[John Christoffel Kannemeyer]], writer, authority on Afrikaans literature. (b. 1939).<ref>[http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Top-book-man-dies-suddenly-20111226 Top book man dies suddenly]</ref>
+* 29 December &ndash; [[Amichand Rajbansi]], leader of the [[Minority Front]] in the South African Parliament. (b. 1942).
-==Transportation==
+==Railways==
-===Railways===
+===Locomotives===
-* January &mdash; [[Transnet Rail Engineering]] at Koedoespoort takes delivery of the first two of ten imported [[South African Class 43-000|Class {{nowrap|43-000}}]] [[General Electric]] type C30ACi diesel-electric locomotives for [[Transnet Freight Rail]].<ref name="Railways Africa">[http://www.railwaysafrica.com/blog/2011/01/new-diesels-for-south-africa/ Railways Africa, 12 Jan 2011: New Diesels for South Africa]</ref>
+* January &ndash; [[Transnet Rail Engineering]] at Koedoespoort takes delivery of the first two of ten imported [[South African Class 43-000|Class {{nowrap|43-000}}]] [[General Electric]] type C30ACi diesel-electric locomotives for [[Transnet Freight Rail]].<ref name="Railways Africa">[http://www.railwaysafrica.com/blog/2011/01/new-diesels-for-south-africa/ Railways Africa, 12 Jan 2011: New Diesels for South Africa]</ref>
-* July &mdash; The first of the 133 locally built Class {{nowrap|43-000}} locomotives rolls out at the Koedoespoort shops in [[Pretoria]].<ref name="Celebration">[http://www.railwaysafrica.com/blog/2012/07/class-43-loco-celebration/ Railways Africa, 10 Jul 2012: Class 43 Loco Celebration]</ref>
+* July &ndash; The first of the 133 locally built Class {{nowrap|43-000}} locomotives rolls out at the Koedoespoort shops in [[Pretoria]].<ref name="Celebration">{{Cite web |url=http://www.railwaysafrica.com/blog/2012/07/class-43-loco-celebration/ |title=Railways Africa, 10 Jul 2012: Class 43 Loco Celebration |access-date=21 October 2013 |archive-date=21 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021145943/http://www.railwaysafrica.com/blog/2012/07/class-43-loco-celebration/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
+==See also==
+*[[2011 in South African television]]
 ==References==
-{{Reflist}}
+{{reflist}}
+==Further reading==
+* {{cite book|editor=Andreas Mehler |title=Africa Yearbook: Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2011 |year= 2012 |volume=8 |publisher=Koninklijke Brill |isbn=978-90-04-24178-7 |chapter=South Africa |pages=511+ |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TSUzAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA511 |display-editors=etal}}
+{{South Africa year nav}}
+{{Africa topic|2011 in|state=collapsed}}
+[[Category:2011 by country|South Africa]]
+[[Category:2010s in South Africa]]
+[[Category:Years of the 21st century in South Africa]]
+[[Category:2011 in Africa|South Africa]]

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