The following lists events that happened during 2001 in South Africa.

2001
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South Africa

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Incumbents edit

Cabinet edit

The Cabinet, together with the President and the Deputy President, forms part of the Executive.

National Assembly edit

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March
  • 9 – The National plan for Higher Education is gazetted. The Act restructured higher education in the country, most notably in technikons and vocational institutions & it reduced the number of higher education institutions from 36 universities and technikons to 22 higher education institutions, leading to the formation of institutions such as the University of Johannesburg, Durban University of Technology, Walter Sisulu University & Cape Peninsula University of Technology.
  • 18 – The Department of Health declines the offer of a large donation of HIV test kits made by Guardian Scientific Africa Incorporated.
April
  • 5 – George Bizos is awarded the 2001 International Trial Lawyer Prize of the Year by the International Academy of Trial Lawyers.
  • 11 – Pfizer Inc. agrees to supply AIDS patients attending public hospitals with an unlimited two-year supply of Fluconazole.
  • 30 – South Africa and India sign a declaration of intent on co-operation in health and medicine.
June
September
October
December
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Births edit

Deaths edit

 
Govan Mbeki

Railways edit

 
Class 7E4

Locomotives edit

Sports edit

Athletics edit

  • 4 March – Ian Syster wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:13:30 in Durban.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices: South Africa: Heads of State: 1994-2017 (Accessed on 5 June 2017)
  2. ^ Stanley Uys (20 August 2001). "Donald Woods". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. ^ Denis Herbstein (31 August 2001). "Govan Mbeki". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Autopsy confirms asthma killed Barnard". Cyprus Mail. 5 September 2001. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2007.
  5. ^ Middleton, John N. (2002). Railways of Southern Africa Locomotive Guide - 2002 (as amended by Combined Amendment List 4, January 2009) (2nd, Dec 2002 ed.). Herts, England: Beyer-Garratt Publications. pp. 50, 61.