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2024 in South Africa

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2024
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South Africa

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Events in the year 2024 in South Africa.

Incumbents

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

Events

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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  • 13 September – President Ramaphosa signs the Basic Education Laws Amendment into law, but suspends the implementation of two sections covering the language of instruction and admissions until December due to protests by the Democratic Alliance regarding the use of Afrikaans.[37]
  • 20 September – The first cases of rabies in Cape fur seals is confirmed in 24 specimen caught off the country's western and southern coasts.[38]
  • 21–22 September – Two people die from hypothermia after being stranded in snowstorms along the N3 highway leading to Durban.[39]
  • 27 September – 2024 Lusikisiki shootings: Eighteen people are killed in a mass shooting on two houses in Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape.[40]

Art and entertainment

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Deaths

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January

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March

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  • 12 March – Bheka Prince Mchunu, 45, radio presenter.
  • 21 March – Markus Jooste, 63, former CEO of Steinhoff International

April

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July

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August

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September

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October

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Holidays

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Source:[56][57]

See also

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Country overviews

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References

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  20. ^ "South Africa's IFP says it will join ANC and DA in unity government". Reuters. 12 June 2024.
  21. ^ "South Africa's National Assembly re-elects Cyril Ramaphosa as president". Reuters. 15 June 2024.
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  23. ^ "South African MP suspended for racist language". BBC. 20 June 2024.
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  25. ^ "12 schoolchildren and their driver are killed when their minibus crashes in South Africa". AP News. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  26. ^ "South Africa's Cape Town is hit by more storms, with 4,500 people displaced by floods and damage". AP News. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  27. ^ "6 firefighters have died battling a bushfire in South Africa after storms batter other areas". AP News. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  28. ^ "African Development Bank approves $1B loan to South Africa's state-owned rail and ports company". AP News. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
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  38. ^ "Scientists in South Africa say they have identified the first known outbreak of rabies in seals". Associated Press. 20 September 2024.
  39. ^ "Late snowstorms batter South Africa's coast and leave 2 people dead". Associated Press. 23 September 2024.
  40. ^ "No arrests in South Africa mass shootings as death toll rises to 18". Associated Press. 30 September 2024.
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  42. ^ "Luke Fleurs: South African footballer shot dead in car hijacking". BBC News. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  43. ^ "Mass killer dies as victims still demand justice". BBC News. 26 July 2024.
  44. ^ "Veteran actress Connie Chiume passes on". SABC News. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  45. ^ "Ukhozi FM presenter Zanele Mbokazi-Nkambule has died". SowetanLIVE. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
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