2007 in South Africa
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The following lists events that happened during 2007 in South Africa.
Incumbents
- President: Thabo Mbeki.[1]
- Deputy President: Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka.
- Chief Justice: Pius Langa.
Cabinet
The Cabinet, together with the President and the Deputy President, forms part of the Executive.
National Assembly
Provincial Premiers
- Eastern Cape Province: Nosimo Balindlela
- Free State Province: Beatrice Marshoff
- Gauteng Province: Mbhazima Shilowa
- KwaZulu-Natal Province: S'bu Ndebele
- Limpopo Province: Sello Moloto
- Mpumalanga Province: Thabang Makwetla
- North West Province: Edna Molewa
- Northern Cape Province: Elizabeth Dipuo Peters
- Western Cape Province: Ebrahim Rasool
Events
- January
- 17 – South Africa is selected as the host of the sub-region's Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre. Included in the sub-region are Angola, Comoros, Madagascar, Mozambique and Namibia.
- February
- 6–8 – President of the People's Republic of China, Hu Jintao, visits South Africa.
- 23 – South African Courts dismiss charges against Simon Mann, former British Army officer, security expert and mercenary, and 7 other suspected mercenaries.
- A large-scale Community Survey is conducted in all provinces by Statistics South Africa.
- May
- 2 – A Zimbabwean court rules that Simon Mann, former British Army officer, security expert and mercenary, be extradited to Equatorial Guinea to face charges of leading a failed coup d'état.
- September
- 10 – The National Prosecuting Authority obtains an arrest warrant for Jackie Selebi, president of Interpol and South Africa's National Police Commissioner.
- 14 – A search warrant is added to the arrest warrant for Jackie Selebi.
- 23 – Vusi Pikoli, Director of the National Prosecuting Authority, is suspended.
- November
- 5 – Tiny Makopo, dormitory matron at Oprah Winfrey's Leadership Academy for Girls, is arrested for the abuse at the academy of six girls aged 13–14 and one woman aged 23.
- December
- 18 – Jacob Zuma is elected chairman of the African National Congress.
Births
- 16 February – Stacey Fru, writer
Deaths
- 4 January – Marais Viljoen, former State President. (b. 1915)
- 9 January – Elmer Symons, motorcyclist. (b. 1977)
- 18 March – Bob Woolmer, Proteas cricket coach from 1994 to 1999. (b. 1948)
- 11 July – William Flynn, actor and comedian, (b. 1948)
- 1 August – Ryan Cox, professional road racing cyclist (b. 1979)
- 10 September – Stanley Nadas, (b.1949)
- 18 October – Lucky Dube, reggae singer. (b. 1964)[2]
- 20 November – Ian Smith, former Prime Minister of Rhodesia. (b. 1919)
- 22 November – Reg Park, British bodybuilder, businessman, and actor. (b. 1928)
Sports
Athletics
- 11 February – George Mofokeng wins his second national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:13:50 in Port Elizabeth.
Rugby
- 20 October– South Africa defeats England 15–6 in the final to win the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
See also
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