2001 in South Africa
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[edit] Events
[edit] March
- 4 March – Ian Syster wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:13:30 in Durban.
- 18 March – The Department of Health declines the offer of a large donation of HIV test kits made by Guardian Scientific Africa Incorporated
[edit] April
- 5 April – George Bizos is awarded the 2001 International Trial Lawyer Prize of the Year by the International Academy of Trial Lawyers
- 11 April – Pfizer Inc., a pharmaceutical company, agrees to supply AIDS patients attending public hospitals with an unlimited two-year supply of Fluconazole
- 30 April – South Africa and India sign a declaration of intent on co-operation in health and medicine
[edit] June
- 11 June – The Maloti-Drakensberg Transfrontier Conservation Area is signed into existence
- 12–15 June – President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, visits the United Kingdom on a state visit.
[edit] September
- 1–8 September – Durban hosts the World Conference against Racism
[edit] October
- The name of Gaza-Kruger-Gonarezhou Transfrontier Park is changed to the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park
- 4 October – The first 40 (including 3 breeding herds) of a planned 1000 elephants is translocated from the over-populated Kruger National Park to the war-ravaged Limpopo National Park
- 9 October – The second South African National Census is held
[edit] December
- 4 December – Marike de Klerk, ex-wife of Frederik Willem de Klerk is murdered in her flat in Cape Town.
[edit] Unknown date
- The New National Party leaves the Democratic Alliance
[edit] Deaths
- 13 August — Fanie du Plessis (71), South African athlete (b. 1930)
