The following lists events that happened during 2006 in South Africa.

2006
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South Africa

Decades:
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Incumbents

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

Events

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January
  • 10 – Three miners are killed and four others are injured when a magnitude 2.4 earthquake traps twelve miners underground at the TauTona gold mine near Carletonville.
  • 26–28 – A large fire breaks out on the slopes of Table Mountain, taking one life.
February
  • 18–23 – The Koeberg nuclear power station automatically disconnects from the national power grid after when a loose bolt damages a rotor, leaving large parts of the Western Cape without electricity supply. Load shedding in the form of erratic rolling blackouts persist during the week, causing around R500 billion in losses to industry, according to some estimates.
March
April
May
June
July
September
October
November

Deaths

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  • 18 January – Anton Rupert, billionaire businessman and philanthropist. (b. 1916)
  • 27 February – Tsakani Mhinga (known as TK), singer and songwriter. (b. 1978)
  • 16 April – Brett Goldin, actor (b. 1977)
  • 19 April – Ellen Kuzwayo, political activist (b. 1914)
  • 7 May – Stella Sigcau, politician, 1st female Prime Minister of the Transkei (b. 1937)
  • 8 May – Patrick Ntsoelengoe, football player (b. 1952)
  • 21 July – Barry Streek, journalist, political activist, author (b. 1948)
  • 23 October – Lebo Mathosa, singer and dancer (b. 1977)
  • 31 October – P.W. Botha, former prime minister and state president. (b. 1916)
  • 12 November – Jabu Khanyile, musician, lead musician of music group Bayete (b. 1957)

Railways

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Class 39-000

Locomotives

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Sports

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Athletics

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices: South Africa: Heads of State: 1994-2017 (Accessed on 5 June 2017)
  2. ^ "Policeman shot by colleagues after rampage". 4 April 2006. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  3. ^ "SA 'dry-cleaner' case collapses". BBC News. 25 April 2006. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Is Africa open for business?". 1 June 2006. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  5. ^ "S Africa robbery ends in carnage". 25 June 2006. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Security guards burn to death". 29 September 2006. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  7. ^ Middleton, John N. (2002). Railways of Southern Africa Locomotive Guide - 2002 (as amended by Combined Amendment List 4, January 2009) (2nd, Dec 2002 ed.). Herts, England: Beyer-Garratt Publications.
  8. ^ Information supplied by staff at Transnet Rail Engineering, Bloemfontein and Koedoespoort
  9. ^ South African Railways Index and Diagrams Electric and Diesel Locomotives, 610mm and 1065mm Gauges, Ref LXD 14/1/100/20, 28 January 1975, as amended