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1999 in South Africa

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1999
in
South Africa

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The following lists events that happened during 1999 in South Africa.

Incumbents

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The Cabinet, together with the President and the Deputy President, forms part of the Executive.

Events

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January
March
April
  • 20 – Judge Edwin Cameron, high court judge and human rights advocate, announces that he is HIV positive.
  • 23 – Makhaya Ntini, cricketer, is found guilty of raping a student.
May
June
August
  • British children's television series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends returns to airing on television in South Africa after a very long absence since its very last air on TV1 (now SABC 2). The series will now broadcast on M-Net as part of their K-T.V. children's block.
September
October
November
  • 11 – UK children's stop motion animated series Bob the Builder begins on SABC 2 and was shown every Thursday.
  • 15 – Afrikaans language television channel kykNET is launched.
December
  • 3 – Government signs the final purchasing agreement in the arms deal and the loan agreement to pay for the equipment is signed by Finance Minister Trevor Manuel.[3]
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Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ a b Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices: South Africa: Heads of State: 1994-2017 (Accessed on 5 June 2017)
  2. ^ Bell, Daniel (17 March 2016). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland. p. 515. ISBN 978-1-4766-1527-1.
  3. ^ The Arms Deal in Your Pocket. Peter Holden. (2008)
  4. ^ "Olympedia – Chloe Meecham". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. ^ Staff Reporter. "GAVIN RELLY DIES". The M&G Online. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Press Release: Death of David Millin".