2008 in South Africa

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2008
in
South Africa

Decades:
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The following lists events that happened during 2008 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
March
May
  • 1 – Culling of elephants to control their population resumes after the 1995 ban on culling is lifted.
  • 12 –
    Riots in South Africa
    begins as a result of the ongoing controversy of immigration.

June

  • 3 – Andrew Jordaan is convicted at Pretoria High Court of abducting 7-year-old Sheldean Human, taking her into isolated bushes 500m from his home, killing her and leaving her body down a manhole. He is also found guilty of raping and indecently assaulting her eight-year-old friend. Sheldean disappeared on 18 February 2007, and Acting Judge Chris Eksteen calls Jordaan a 'blatant liar' over his version of events.[2]
July
September

Births

Deaths

  • 22 January – John Gomomo, unionist and activist. (b. 1945)
  • 15 September – John Matshikiza, actor, director, poet and journalist. (b. 1954)
  • 27 October – Es'kia Mphahlele, writer, educationist, artist and activist. (b. 1919)
  • 9 November – Miriam Makeba, singer. (b. 1932)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices: South Africa: Heads of State: 1994-2017 (Accessed on 5 June 2017)
  2. ^ "'Liar' Jordaan guilty of Sheldean murder". Mail & Guardian. 3 June 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  3. ^ "inthenews.co.uk - ANC chooses Mbeki replacement". Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2008.
  4. ^ abc.net.au - South Africa names new president