2007 in South Africa

none April 2020 December 2013 2007 The following lists events that happened during 2007 in South Africa. Incumbents President: Thabo Mbeki.Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices: South Africa: Heads of State: 1994-2017 (Accessed on 5 June 2017) 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.Second Cabinet of Thabo Mbeki Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (South Africa) National Assembly 24th South African Parliament 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 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. 7 – Nationwide Airlines Flight 723 performs an emergency landing at Cape Town International Airport, South Africa, because the right-side engine detached from the aircraft. All 112 occupants survive.Ranter Harro Serious incident Boeing 737-230 ZS-OEZ, Wednesday 7 November 2007 https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/321836 2024-12-22 asn.flightsafety.org 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) 19 July – Sid Kiel, doctor and sportsman (b. 1916) 1 August – Ryan Cox, professional road racing cyclist (b. 1979) 10 September – Stanley Nadas, (b.1949) 18 October – Lucky Dube, reggae singer. (b. 1964)BBC News, Friday, 19 October 2007 - Shock at SA reggae star shooting 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 2007 in South African television References 30em 2007 in collapsed South Africa Category:Years in South Africa