2016 in South Africa
Events that have occurred or will occur in 2016 in South Africa. The incumbent President of South Africa is Jacob Zuma who was first elected in 2009 and was re-elected in 2014. Politically, South Africa has held municipal elections in 2016. The political party with the majority in most municipalities in South Africa is the African National Congress, however, the Democratic Alliance managed to gain the key metros of Johannesburg, Pretoria and Port Elizabeth. In international sport, a South African team of 68 athletes competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics. South Africa hosted the African football tournament, 2016 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations in April.
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Incumbents
Events
February
- February 1-April 4 - 2016 Varsity Shield - Rugby
- February 8-April 11 - 2016 Varsity Cup - Rugby
- February 26-July 16 - 2016 Super Rugby season
April
- April 9-July 23 - 2016 Currie Cup qualification - Rugby
- April 15–24 - 2016 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations - Football
May
- May 18 - South African municipal elections, 2016
June
- June 20–23 - The Tswane riots in which five people die occur in Pretoria and across the metropolitan area.
August
- August–October - 2016 Currie Cup First Division - Rugby
- August–October - 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division - Rugby
- August 5–21 - 68 athletes from South Africa will compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- August 27-October 8 - 2016 Rugby Championship
September
- September 10-October 29 - 2016 Gold Cup - Rugby
Death
August
- 15 – Makhenkesi Stofile, 71, South African politician and diplomat, Premier of the Eastern Cape (1997–2004), Minister of Sport and Recreation (2004–2010), Ambassador to Germany (since 2011).[1]
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References
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