2007 in South Africa

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2007
in
South Africa

Decades:
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
  • 2010s
  • 2020s
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The following lists events that happened during 2007 in South Africa.

Incumbents[]

Cabinet[]

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

National Assembly[]

Provincial Premiers[]

Events[]

January
February
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

Births[]

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 – , (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[]

Rugby[]

See also[]

References[]

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