2010 in South Africa

	2010 in South Africa
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Incumbents

• President – Jacob Zuma
• Deputy President – Kgalema Motlanthe

Events

February

• 24 – Advocate Cézanne Visser is sentenced to seven years in prison by the North Gauteng High Court.^[1]
• 24 – Nersa grants Eskom a 24.8% fee increase, 25.8% in 2011 and 25.9% in 2012.^[2]
• 25 – The North Gauteng High Court rules that farmers whose land was seized in Zimbabwe can be compensated with Zimbabwean assets in South Africa.^[3]

March

• 2 – Minister of Arts and Culture Lulama Xingwana leaves an art exhibition, allegedly because it depicts same-sex couples.^[4]

May

• 1 – King Shaka International Airport in Durban is opened and replaces Durban International Airport.^[5]

June

• 11 to 11 July – The 2010 FIFA World Cup takes place in South Africa and is won by Spain, with the Netherlands as the runner-up.

July

• 2 – Former Chief of Police and Chief of Interpol, Jackie Selebi, is found guilty of corruption, but not guilty on further charges of perverting the course of justice.^[6]

August

• 25 – In the Blackheath train accident a minibus carrying 14 school children is struck by a train at a level crossing in Cape town. Nine die on the scene and a 10th child later dies in hospital.^[7]
• 24-26 – President Jacob Zuma leads a delegation of over 200 South African business leaders and entrepreneurs to the People's Republic of China to promote trade and investment between the two countries.^[8]

November

• 13 – Anni Dewani, while on her honeymoon in South Africa, is kidnapped and then murdered in Gugulethu township near Cape Town.^[9]

Deaths

January

• 27 – Ruben Kruger, former Springbok rugby player. (b. 1970)^[10]

February

• 5 – Harry Schwarz, lawyer, politician, diplomat and anti-apartheid leader.

April

• 3 – Eugène Terre'Blanche, political activist, is bludgeoned to death in his bed. (b. 1941)
• 5 – Molefi Sefularo, Deputy Minister of Health, (b. 1957)^[11]

May

• 4 – Sheena Duncan, Anti-Apartheid activist and Black Sash leader.
• 4 – Lolly Jackson, businessman, founder of Teazers.^[12]
• 14 – Frederik van Zyl Slabbert, political analyst, businessman and former politician. (b. 1940)^[13]
• 22 – Lwandile Zwelenkosi Matanzima, South African clan leader, ruler of Western Thembuland.^[14]

June

• 19 – Nico Smith, Anti-Apartheid activist and minister.

August

• 18 – Fiona Coyne, TV presenter of "The Weakest Link".^[15]

September

• 4 – Fanie Botha, former Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry and Minister of Mines and Labour. (b. 1922)^[16]

Railways

Locomotives

• Transnet Freight Rail places the first of seventy-six Class 15E heavy electric freight locomotives in service on the Sishen–Saldanha iron ore line.^[17]

Sports

Rugby

• 5 June – South Africa vs Wales International Rugby Friendly is played.

Football

• 11 June – The 2010 FIFA World Cup begins in South Africa.
• 11 July – The 2010 FIFA World Cup ends.

References

1. Barbie gets 7 years in jail
2. Eskom scores 24.8% hike
3. Coup for white Zim farmers
4. "This is not art!": Lulu Xingwana Archived 7 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
5. "King Shaka welcomes first plane". IOL. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
6. South Africa ex-police head Selebi guilty of corruption
7. Train hits school bus near CT
8. Zuma in China for state visit
9. BBC News. "Anni Dewani honeymoon murder: South African jailed", 8 August 2012. Retrieved on 7 April 2013.
10. Ruben Kruger passes away
11. Deputy health minister dies
12. Lolly Jackson murdered
13. Frederik van Zyl Slabbert dies
14. "Sudden death of King Matanzima, 39". Daily Dispatch. 25 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
15. Fiona Coyne dies in crash in CT
16. Former minister Fanie Botha dies
17. Transnet press release on 2 March 2011

Further reading

• Ineke van Kessel (2011). "South Africa". In Andreas Mehler; et al. Africa Yearbook: Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2010. 7. Koninklijke Brill. pp. 503–518. ISBN 90-04-20556-X.