5 February – South Africa reports imported cases of
cholera in two sisters who travelled to
Malawi.[6]
14 February – Twenty people are killed and 68 others injured during a head-on collision between a tour bus and an armoured cash-in-transit van in Makhado,
Limpopo.[7]
2 June – In February 2023, South Africa experienced a
cholera outbreak that grew from 2 initial cases to 99 confirmed cases in
Tshwane over the following months.
Jubilee Hospital reported 17 deaths. Efforts to contain the outbreak led to a significant decrease in new cases by June 2023.[9]
5 July –
2023 Boksburg gas leak – 17 people, including three children, died in a suspected gas leak in the Angelo informal settlement in Boksburg. According to emergency services, the leak appeared to be linked to illegal mining activities.[10]
12 July – Six people were shot dead and four wounded in KwaNobuhle, Eastern Cape, after three men entered the yard of a home and opened fire.[11]
19 July – Ramaphosa announces Russian president Vladimir Putin will not physically attend the BRICs summit next month. As a member of the International Criminal Court, South Africa is obligated to arrest Putin if he shows up.[12]
20 July – A suspected underground gas explosion rips open roads and flips vehicles in Johannesburg, killing one and injuring at least 48.[13]
31 August – A
large building fire in the central business district of Johannesburg kills at least 73 people.[14]
1 September – Eighteen people are killed during a
shootout between robbers and police in
Limpopo.[15]
27 November – Eleven workers are killed and 75 others are injured at an
Impalaplatinum mine in
Rustenburg,
North West, when a
lift transporting them to the surface drops approximately 200 metres (660 ft).[19]
5 February – South Africa reports imported cases of
cholera in two sisters who travelled to
Malawi.[6]
14 February – Twenty people are killed and 68 others injured during a head-on collision between a tour bus and an armoured cash-in-transit van in Makhado,
Limpopo.[7]
2 June – In February 2023, South Africa experienced a
cholera outbreak that grew from 2 initial cases to 99 confirmed cases in
Tshwane over the following months.
Jubilee Hospital reported 17 deaths. Efforts to contain the outbreak led to a significant decrease in new cases by June 2023.[9]
5 July –
2023 Boksburg gas leak – 17 people, including three children, died in a suspected gas leak in the Angelo informal settlement in Boksburg. According to emergency services, the leak appeared to be linked to illegal mining activities.[10]
12 July – Six people were shot dead and four wounded in KwaNobuhle, Eastern Cape, after three men entered the yard of a home and opened fire.[11]
19 July – Ramaphosa announces Russian president Vladimir Putin will not physically attend the BRICs summit next month. As a member of the International Criminal Court, South Africa is obligated to arrest Putin if he shows up.[12]
20 July – A suspected underground gas explosion rips open roads and flips vehicles in Johannesburg, killing one and injuring at least 48.[13]
31 August – A
large building fire in the central business district of Johannesburg kills at least 73 people.[14]
1 September – Eighteen people are killed during a
shootout between robbers and police in
Limpopo.[15]
27 November – Eleven workers are killed and 75 others are injured at an
Impalaplatinum mine in
Rustenburg,
North West, when a
lift transporting them to the surface drops approximately 200 metres (660 ft).[19]