2007 in South Africa

See also: 2006 in South Africa, other events of 2007, 2007 in South African sport, 2008 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.

Events

January

• 17 January - South Africa is selected as the host of sub-region's Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre. Included in the sub-region are Angola, Comoros, Madagascar, Mozambique and Namibia

Sport

Athletics

• February 11 – George Mofokeng wins his second national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:13:50 in Port Elizabeth.

Rugby

• October 20, South Africa defeats England 15-6 in the final to win the 2007 Rugby World Cup.

Births

Deaths

• 4 January - Marais Viljoen, former State President of South Africa, dies in Pretoria from heart failure at the age of 91
• 9 January - Elmer Symons, motorcyclist, dies of injuries sustained in a crash during the fourth stage of the 29th Dakar Rally
• 18 October - Lucky Dube, reggae singer, aged 43, was shot dead in Rosettenville suburb of Johannesburg^[1]

References

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