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South Africa became a republic under the Constitution of 1961 and the Monarch and Governor-General were replaced by a ceremonial State President. In 1984, under the Tricameral Constitution, the State President gained executive powers, becoming head of both state and government. Since 1994, under the Interim Constitution and the current ...
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This is a graphical lifespan timeline of presidents of South Africa. The presidents are listed in order of office. The presidents are listed in order of office. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
A patient dies from mpox in Tembisa Hospital, making him the first recorded fatality from the disease in South Africa. [ 19 ] 12 June – The Inkatha Freedom Party says that it will join a unity government with the African National Congress and the Democratic Alliance .
According to a 2017 government audit, 72 percent of the nation's private farmland is owned by white people, who make up 9 percent of the population. [32] In May 2019, South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) won the parliamentary election, but with a reduced majority. The ANC, led by President Ramaphosa, held its outright majority with 58 ...
Nelson Mandela (1918–2013); leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe 1961–90; President of South Africa 1994–99; Trevor Manuel (born 1956); Minister of Finance, 1996–2009; Isaac Lesiba Maphotho (1931–2019) South African anti-apartheid activist and Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) veteran; Govan Mbeki (1910–2001) South African activist and father of Thabo ...
South Africans celebrate their “Freedom Day” every April 27, when they remember their country's pivotal first democratic election in 1994 that announced the official end of the racial ...
The Dutch ship Nieuwe Haerlem runs aground at the Cape of Good Hope. Under the leadership of Leendert Janszen, the stranded Dutch seamen stay at the Cape for a year. After their return to the Netherlands, Leendert Janszen and Matthijs Proot are commissioned by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) to write a report on their findings on the feasibility of the Cape as a refreshment station.