21 – Jacob Zuma holds ceasefire talks with Alain Mugabarabona, the leader of the
Palipehutu-FNL and Jean-Bosco Ndayikengurukiye, the leader of the other faction of CNDD-FDD.
25–26 – Jacob Zuma facilitates meetings between
Pierre Buyoya, the
President of Burundi and rebels Alain Mugabarabona, Jean-Bosco Ndayikengurukiye and Pierre Nkurunziza in
Pretoria.
27 – Pierre Buyoya, the President of Burundi and Pierre Nkurunziza, leader of a faction of the CNDD-FDD, sign a
memorandum of understanding in Pretoria.
February
9 Feb- 23 Mar - South Africa co-hosts the ICC Cricket World Cup. Australia are declared champions after beating India in the final.
1 – The defence ministers of South Africa,
Ethiopia and
Mozambique announce in
Addis Ababa that their countries will send 3,500 peace-keeping troops under the
African Union flag to
Burundi within 60 days.
13 – Health Minister
Manto Tshabalala-Msimang presents her budget speech to the National Assembly, outlining that free health care will be extended to people with disabilities.
31 –
SABC shuts down
Bop TV due to financial constraints.
August
3–6 – A National AIDS Conference is held in
Durban.
14 – South Africa signs a contract to acquire four new
Super Lynx helicopters for operation from the new naval corvettes.
28 – Three parachuted pallets, dropped by a
South African Air ForceCasa 212 during a training mission, are blown off course and lands in a residential suburb of
Gauteng, causing minor damage.
September
7–17 – The 5th World Parks Congress is held in
Durban.
7 – South African Justice Ministry officials announce that the five policemen who were accused of killing
Steve Biko in 1977 will not be prosecuted because of insufficient evidence.
12 – A
South African Air ForceImpala Mk I jet trainer crashes next to the
N4 highway between
Nelspruit and
Komatipoort. Pilots Lieutenant Paul Martin and Lieutenant Gert Duvenhage abort an emergency landing on the highway to avoid an oncoming truck and eject, but are both killed, one of them hitting the truck.
21 – Jacob Zuma holds ceasefire talks with Alain Mugabarabona, the leader of the
Palipehutu-FNL and Jean-Bosco Ndayikengurukiye, the leader of the other faction of CNDD-FDD.
25–26 – Jacob Zuma facilitates meetings between
Pierre Buyoya, the
President of Burundi and rebels Alain Mugabarabona, Jean-Bosco Ndayikengurukiye and Pierre Nkurunziza in
Pretoria.
27 – Pierre Buyoya, the President of Burundi and Pierre Nkurunziza, leader of a faction of the CNDD-FDD, sign a
memorandum of understanding in Pretoria.
February
9 Feb- 23 Mar - South Africa co-hosts the ICC Cricket World Cup. Australia are declared champions after beating India in the final.
1 – The defence ministers of South Africa,
Ethiopia and
Mozambique announce in
Addis Ababa that their countries will send 3,500 peace-keeping troops under the
African Union flag to
Burundi within 60 days.
13 – Health Minister
Manto Tshabalala-Msimang presents her budget speech to the National Assembly, outlining that free health care will be extended to people with disabilities.
31 –
SABC shuts down
Bop TV due to financial constraints.
August
3–6 – A National AIDS Conference is held in
Durban.
14 – South Africa signs a contract to acquire four new
Super Lynx helicopters for operation from the new naval corvettes.
28 – Three parachuted pallets, dropped by a
South African Air ForceCasa 212 during a training mission, are blown off course and lands in a residential suburb of
Gauteng, causing minor damage.
September
7–17 – The 5th World Parks Congress is held in
Durban.
7 – South African Justice Ministry officials announce that the five policemen who were accused of killing
Steve Biko in 1977 will not be prosecuted because of insufficient evidence.
12 – A
South African Air ForceImpala Mk I jet trainer crashes next to the
N4 highway between
Nelspruit and
Komatipoort. Pilots Lieutenant Paul Martin and Lieutenant Gert Duvenhage abort an emergency landing on the highway to avoid an oncoming truck and eject, but are both killed, one of them hitting the truck.