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Years in South Africa


Events

February

  • Tropical Cyclone Eline brings heavy rains to Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi and Madagascar
  • The Mozambican navy begins evacuating people from low ground using rubber boats donated from last year's floods.
  • 5 February – The first wave of floods hit Mozambique
  • 9 February – The South African Air Force airlifts foreign tourists cut off by floodwaters in the Kruger National Park.
  • 11 February – Mbabane, the capital of Swaziland is left without drinking water due to flooding.
    • The swollen Limpopo River bursts its banks
    • Southern Botswana receives 75% of its average annual rainfall in three days
    • United Nations officials say the lives of 150,000 people are in immediate danger from lack of food and disease.
  • 22 February – The full force of tropical Cyclone Eline hits the Mozambique coast near Beira – just north of the areas already devastated by the first wave of floods. Winds measure 260 km/h (160 mph).
    • The South African air force sends in 5 helicopters to aid to people trapped by floods.
  • 24 February – The United Nations says $13 million is needed for urgent relief supplies
    • Mozambique calls for international help and asks for more than $65 million to help rebuild the country's roads, bridges and power supplies.
  • 27 February – Zimbabwe opens the sluice gates of Kariba Dam
    • A wall of water about 2 meters (6 ft) high hit Chokwe and inundate low farmlands around Chokwe and Xai-Xai in Mozambique.

March

  • 1 March – The first United States Air Force C-17 transport aircraft lands in Maputo
    • Britain states that it will send in food, medicine, equipment, 77 rubber boats and three HC-1 Puma helicopters to help the South African helicopters
    • The South African Air Force sends 3 more helicopters to Mozambique
  • 2 March – Cyclone Gloria hits Mozambique
    • Aidworkers in Mozambique estimate 100,000 people need to be evacuated and around 7,000 are trapped in trees. Many have been there for several days, without food and water.
    • Floodwater levels are said to have risen from 4 to 5 metres (more than 26 feet) in five days.
  • 5 March – Johannes Maremane wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:11:15 in Pinelands.
  • 15 March – The South African rescue workers end its operation in Mozambigue
  • 28 March – The Zambezi River is still between 2,5 metres and 3 metres above flood level

April

May

July

  • 9–14 July – The 13th International AIDS conference is held in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, the first ever to be held in a developing country

August

September

November

Unknown date

Deaths

  • 20 June – Mary Benson, activist and author, dies at the age of 80

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