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See also: 2008 in South Africa, other events of 2009, 2010 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.

Events

January

• January 8 - 97th Anniversary of the ANC.

February

• February 4 - Jacob Zuma appeared in the Pietermaritzburg High Court.^[1]
• February 4 - 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]

• February 11 - Trevor Manuel releases the 2009-2010 budget.^[6]
• February 11 - 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

• March 3 - South African holidaymakers will need visas to enter the United Kingdom.^[8]
• March 3 - Convicted fraudster Schabir Shaik has been released from jail on medical parole.^[9]
• March 4 - The 14th Dalai Lama's visa application to enter South Africa is refused.
• March 12- The Constitutional Court ruled that registered voters living overseas can vote for the National Assembly in the April 22 elections.^[10]

April

• April 7 - All charges against Jacob Zuma and French arms manufacturer, Thint, over the South African arms deal are officially withdrawn in the Durban High Court ^[11].

• April 22 - The 2009 national and provincial elections are held.
• April 25 - The Independent Electoral Commission publishes the elections results, (The ANC won 65.9% of the vote, The DA won 16.66%)^[12].

May

• May 6 - South African presidential election.

July

• July 18 - First Mandela Day organised on Nelson Mandela's 91st Birthday.^[13]
• July 19 - Gill Marcus is appointed Governor of the South African Reserve Bank by Jacob Zuma to replace Tito Mboweni on 9 November.

August

September

• 22-24 September The United States Embassy and other US government facilities in South Africa are closed because of unspecified security concerns
• 22 September - Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa meets with the Paramount leaderof the People's Republic of China Hu Jintao in New York to deepen bilateral relations
• 24 September - Airlink Flight 8911 crashes shortly after take-off killing one and injuring 3^[14].

December

• 8 December - Serial Killer, serial rapist and criminal, Ananias Mathe is sentenced to an effective 54 years in jail for various crimes committed^[15].
• 12 December - Miss World 2009 is held in Johannesburg.
• 13 December - Miss South Africa 2009 is held at Sun City.

Deaths

January

• January 1 - Helen Suzman, Anti-apartheid activist and politician (b. 1917)

April

• April 6 - Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri, South African politician, Minister of Communications.

October

• October 13 - Winston Mankunku Ngozi, Musician ^[16](b. 1943).

December

• December 3 - Curtis Nkondo, activist, educator, politician, ambassador^[17] (b. 1928)
• December 16 - Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, politician, former health Minister.^[18]

References