2010 in South Africa
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February
- 24 February – Cezanne Visser, has been sentenced to seven years in prison by the North Gauteng High CourtNorth Gauteng High CourtThe North Gauteng High Court is a division of the High Court of South Africa...
. - 24 February – Nersa granted EskomEskomEskom is a South African electricity public utility, established in 1923 as the Electricity Supply Commission by the government of South Africa in terms of the Electricity Act . It was also known by its Afrikaans name Elektrisiteitsvoorsieningskommissie . The two acronyms were combined in 1986 and...
a 24.8% fee, (25.8% increase for 20112011 in South Africa- February :* 9 February – A 600MW generator failed catastrophically while performing over speed testing at Duvha Power Station -March:* 24 March – Henry Gordon Makgothi, teacher, defiance campaigner and 1956 treason trialist June...
and 25.9% in 2012). - 25 February – The North Gauteng High CourtNorth Gauteng High CourtThe North Gauteng High Court is a division of the High Court of South Africa...
ruled that farmers whose land was seized in ZimbabweLand reform in ZimbabweLand reform in Zimbabwe officially began in 1979 with the signing of the Lancaster House Agreement, an effort to more equitably distribute land between the historically disenfranchised blacks and the minority-whites who ruled Zimbabwe from 1890 to 1979...
can be compensated with Zimbabwean assets in South Africa.
March
- 2 March – Minister of Arts and Culture Lulama XingwanaLulama XingwanaLulama "Lulu" Marytheresa Xingwana is a South African politician, serving as Minister of Arts and Culture from May 2009 to October 2010...
leaves an art exhibition, allegedly because it depicted same-sex couples
May
- 1 May – King Shaka International AirportKing Shaka International AirportKing Shaka International Airport, also known as La Mercy Airport and abbreviated as KSIA, is the primary airport serving Durban, South Africa. Located at La Mercy, approximately north of the city centre of Durban, it opened its doors to passengers on May 1, 2010, just over a month before the...
in DurbanDurbanDurban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism...
opened, replacing Durban International AirportDurban International AirportDurban International Airport was the international airport of Durban from 1951 until 2010, when it was replaced by King Shaka International Airport, to the north. The airport is co-located with AFB Durban.-History:...
June
- 5 June – South Africa Vs Wales International Rugby Friendly.
- 11 June – 2010 FIFA World Cup2010 FIFA World CupThe 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
begins in South Africa.
July
- 2 July – Former chief of police, Jackie SelebiJackie SelebiJacob Sello Selebi is the former national commissioner of the South African Police Service, and a former president of Interpol. In January 2008, Selebi was put on extended leave as national police commissioner, and resigned as president of Interpol, after he was charged with corruption in his...
, is found guilty of corruption, but not guilty of further charges of perverting the course of justice. - 11 July – FIFA World Cup ends.
August
- 25 August – A minibus carrying 14 school children is hit by a train at a level crossing in Cape town. 9 died on the scene and a 10th child later died in hospital.
- 24 to 26 August – President Jacob ZumaJacob ZumaJacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma is the President of South Africa, elected by parliament following his party's victory in the 2009 general election....
lead a delegation of over 200 South African business leaders and entrepreneurs to the People's Republic of ChinaPeople's Republic of ChinaChina , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
to promote trade and investment between the two countries.
February
- 5 February – Harry SchwarzHarry SchwarzHarry Heinz Schwarz was a South African lawyer, statesman and long-time political opposition leader against apartheid, who eventually served as the South African ambassador to the United States during the country’s transition to representative democracy.Schwarz rose from the childhood poverty he...
, lawyer, politician, diplomat and anti-apartheid leader
April
- 3 April – Eugene Terre'BlancheEugène Terre'BlancheEugène Ney Terre'Blanche was a former member of South Africa's Herstigte Nasionale Party who founded the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging during the apartheid era...
, political activist (born 1941) - 5 April – Molefi SefularoMolefi SefularoMolefi Sefularo was the Deputy Minister of Health of South Africa from September 25, 2008 until his death. The position of Deputy Minister of Health had been vacant since Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge was dismissed from the post on August 8, 2007...
, Deputy Minister of Health, (born 1957)
May
- 4 May – Sheena DuncanSheena DuncanSheena Duncan was a South African anti-Apartheid activist and counselor. Duncan was the leader of Black Sash, a group of white, middle-class South African women who offered support to black South Africans and advocated the non-violent abolishment of the Apartheid system...
, Anti-ApartheidInternal resistance to South African apartheidInternal resistance to the apartheid system in South Africa came from several sectors of society and saw the creation of organisations dedicated variously to peaceful protests, passive resistance and armed insurrection. It came from both black activists like Steve Biko and Desmond Tutu as well as...
activist, leader of Black SashBlack SashThe Black Sash was a non-violent white women's resistance organization founded in 1955 in South Africa by Jean Sinclair. The Black Sash initially campaigned against the removal of Coloured or mixed race voters from the voters' roll in the Cape Province by the National Party government... - 4 May – Lolly Jackson, Businessman, Founder of Teazers.
- 14 May – Frederik van Zyl SlabbertFrederik van Zyl SlabbertFrederik van Zyl Slabbert was a South African political analyst, businessman and politician. He is best known for having been the leader of the official opposition — the Progressive Federal Party — in the House of Assembly from 1979 to 1986.-Early life, education and academic career:Born in...
, Political analyst, businessman, and former politician (born 1940) - 22 May – Lwandile Zwelenkosi MatanzimaLwandile Zwelenkosi MatanzimaLwandile Zwelenkosi Matanzima was a South African clan leader and ruler and king of Western Thembuland.Matanzima was the grandson of the former President of Transkei, Kaiser Matanzima....
, South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n clan leaderClanA clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, clan members may be organized around a founding member or apical ancestor. The kinship-based bonds may be symbolical, whereby the clan shares a "stipulated" common ancestor that is a...
, ruler of Western Thembuland.
June
- 19 June – Nico SmithNico SmithNico Smith was a South African Afrikaner minister and prominent opponent of apartheid. Smith was a professor of theology at the University of Stellenbosch, a member of the Afrikaner Broederbond organization, and a minister of the apartheid-supporting Dutch Reformed Church...
, Anti-ApartheidInternal resistance to South African apartheidInternal resistance to the apartheid system in South Africa came from several sectors of society and saw the creation of organisations dedicated variously to peaceful protests, passive resistance and armed insurrection. It came from both black activists like Steve Biko and Desmond Tutu as well as...
activist and minister
August
- 18 August – Fiona Coyne, presenter of the Weakest Link.
September
- 4 September – Fanie Botha, Former minister of Water Affairs and Forestry and minister of Mines and Labour (born 1922)