2009 in South Africa
Events
January
- 8 January – 97th Anniversary of the ANC.
February
- 4 February – Jacob Zuma appeared in the Pietermaritzburg High Court.[1]
- 4 February – Jimmy Mohlala a Mbombela Local Council Municipality speaker was shot dead in his Nelspruit home.[2][3] His 19-year-old son was also wounded in the attack.
He had previously been asked to resign by the African National Congress[4] following a whistle blower act which saw Municipal manager Jacob Dladla suspended.[5]
- 11 February – Trevor Manuel releases the 2009–2010 budget.[6]
- 11 February – For the first time in South Africa, court proceedings in a trial are conducted entirely in isiZulu in the municipality of Msinga. The proceedings are part of a pilot project to offer "access to justice for all".[7]
March
- 3 March – South African holidaymakers will need visas to enter the United Kingdom.[8]
- 3 March – Convicted fraudster Schabir Shaik has been released from jail on medical parole.[9]
- 4 March – The 14th Dalai Lama's visa application to enter South Africa is refused.
- 12 March- The Constitutional Court ruled that registered voters living overseas can vote for the National Assembly in the 22 April elections.[10]
April
May
July
August
September
December
Deaths
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Deaths in 2009January
- 1 January – Helen Suzman, Anti-apartheid activist and politician (b. 1917)
- 11 January- Ludumo Galada, Olympic boxer (b. 1982),
April
October
December
References