The following lists events that happened during 2011 in South Africa.
Incumbents
The Cabinet, together with the President and the Deputy President, forms part of the Executive.
Events
February
- 9 – A generator fails catastrophically while performing overspeed testing at Duvha Power Station.
May
October
Deaths
- 29 January – Fanus Rautenbach, Afrikaans radio and media personality. (b. 1928)
- 18 February – Lucas Maree, South African singer. (b. 1952)
- 12 March – Hubert du Plessis, South African composer and pianist. (b. 1922)
- 16 March – Carel Boshoff, South African politician, founder of Orania. (b. 1927)
- 24 March – Henry Gordon Makgothi, teacher, defiance campaigner and 1956 treason trialist. (b. 1928)
- 2 June – Albertina Sisulu, antiâÂÂapartheid activist, widow of Walter Sisulu. (b. 1918)
- 15 June – Zack du Plessis, Afrikaans actor. (b. 1949)
- 22 June – Kader Asmal, politician. (b. 1934)
- 11 July – King Maxhob'ayakhawuleza Sandile, Rarabe King. (b. 1956)
- 13 July – Al Debbo, South African actor, comedian and singer. (b. 1924)
- 18 July – Magnus Malan, Minister of Defence. (b. 1930)
- 11 September – Deon du Plessis, newsman. (b. 1952)
- 26 October – Dick Lord, South African Air Force and Fleet Air Arm fighter pilot. (b. 1936)
- 22 December – Zithulele Sinqe, long distance athlete. (b, 1963)
- 25 December – John Christoffel Kannemeyer, writer, authority on Afrikaans literature. (b. 1939).
- 29 December – Amichand Rajbansi, leader of the Minority Front in the South African Parliament. (b. 1942).
Railways
Locomotives
See also
References
Further reading