2006 in South Africa

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Timeline of South African history


Events

January

  • 10 January – 3 miners are killed and 4 others are injured when a magnitude 2.4 earthquake traps 12 miners underground at the TauTona gold mine near Carletonville
  • 26–28 January – A large fire breaks out on the slopes of Table Mountain, spreading to lower-lying suburbs and Lion's Head, taking one life, causing property damage and destroying significant portions of the indigenous fynbos population. (Full article: 2006 Table Mountain fire)

February

  • 18–23 February – The Koeberg nuclear power station automatically disconnects from the national power grid after an undisclosed incident, leaving large parts of the Western Cape without electricity supply. Load shedding in the form of erratic rolling blackouts persist during the week, causing around R500 billion in losses to industry according to some estimates.

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October

November

Sport

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