Events in the year 2024 in South Africa.
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July
- 1 July – President Cyril Ramaphosa unveils his cabinet made up of seven parties.[24]
- 10 July – Thirteen people, including 12 children, are killed in a school bus crash in Merafong, Gauteng.[25]
- 11 July – At least 4,500 people are displaced following storms in Cape Town that damage around 15,000 structures.[26]
- 13 July – Six firefighters are killed in a wildfire believed to have been caused by poachers near Boston, KwaZulu-Natal.[27]
- 18 July – The African Development Bank grants a $1 billion loan to the state rail and port company Transnet valid for 25 years.[28]
- 25 July – President Ramaphosa appoints Mandisa Maya to become the first female Chief Justice of South Africa effective 1 September.[29]
- 26 July – A raid on a farm suspected to double as a clandestine military training camp in White River, Mpumalanga leads to the arrest of 95 Libyan nationals.[30]
- 27 July – Fourteen sites associated with the struggle against apartheid, including the site of the Sharpeville Massacre in 1960, the village of Mqhekezweni, and Nelson Mandela's alma mater, the University of Fort Hare, are designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, along with three prehistoric sites in Western Cape and KwaZulu Natal.[31]
- 29 July – Former President Jacob Zuma is formally expelled from the African National Congress for creating his own party, uMkhonto weSizwe.[32]
- 29 July — Tatjana Smith wins a gold medal in the Women's 100 metre breaststroke representing South Africa at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[33]
September
- 13 September – President Ramaphosa signs the Basic Education Laws Amendment into law, but suspends the implementation of two sections covering the language of instruction and admissions until December due to protests by the Democratic Alliance regarding the use of Afrikaans.[37]
- 20 September – The first cases of rabies in Cape fur seals is confirmed in 24 specimen caught off the country's western and southern coasts.[38]
- 21–22 September – Two people die from hypothermia after being stranded in snowstorms along the N3 highway leading to Durban.[39]
- 27 September – 2024 Lusikisiki shootings: Eighteen people are killed in a mass shooting on two houses in Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape.[40]
March
- 12 March – Bheka Prince Mchunu, 45, radio presenter.
- 21 March – Markus Jooste, 63, former CEO of Steinhoff International
August
- 6 August – Connie Chiume, 72, actress (Black Panther, Black Is King).[44]
- 14 August – Zanele Mbokazi-Nkambule, 52, radio presenter.[45][46]
- 31 August – Jessica Mbangeni, 47, poet and singer.[47]
- 31 August – Thabiso Sikwane, 50, media personality, and author.[48]
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