2005 in South Africa
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See also: 2004 in South Africa, other events of 2005, 2006 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.
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Events
March
- 8 March - Pretoria's council voted to change the city's name to Tshwane
- 9 March - An earthquake measuring 5.3 occurs at Stilfontein's Hartebeestfontein gold mine
May
- 23 May - A seismic event measuring about 3.5 on the Richter scale at 08:10 with its epicentre at Carletonville, west of Johannesburg causes rockfalls at East Driefontein gold mine injuring 19 miners, 3 seriously
June
- 7-10 June - The second national AIDS conference is held in Durban
- 8 June - Schabir Shaik is found guilty and is sentenced to 15 years on two counts of corruption and 3 years on a fraud count
- 11 June - The South Africa national rugby union team set a massive record-breaking victory against the Uruguay national rugby union team 134-3 in East London
- 14 June - Jacob Zuma is relieved of his post as Deputy President of South Africa, following the verdict in Schabir Shaik's trial on the 8th.
- 18 June:
- The South Africa national football team loses 0-2 to the Ghana national football team at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg
- The South Africa national rugby union team drew 30-30 with the France national rugby union team in Durban
- 22 June - Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka is appointed the new Deputy President of South Africa
- 25 June - The South Africa national rugby union team clinches the series 2-0 by beating the France national rugby union team 27-13 in Port Elizabeth
- 28 June - Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa, and Laurent Gbagbo, President of Côte d'Ivoire, hold talks in Pretoria to advance peace in Côte d'Ivoire
July
- 8 July - The South Africa national football team beats the Mexico national football team 2-1 during the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the Carson, California
- 9 July - The South Africa national rugby union team loses against the Australia national rugby union team 30-12 in the first match of the Mandela Challenge held in Sydney
- 10 July - The South Africa national football team drew 3-3 with the Jamaica national football team during the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup in Los Angeles, California
- 12 July - The South African Municipal Workers Union hold a 1 day strike during wage negotiations
- 17 July - The South Africa national football team drew 1-1 with the Panama national football team in Houston, Texas and is out of the running in the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
- 22 - 28 July - South African Airways cabin crew workers go on strike over a wage dispute
- 22 July - 2 August - Pick 'n Pay, a large supermarket chain store, workers go on strike over a wage dispute
- 23 July - The South Africa national rugby union team beat the Australia national rugby union team 33-20 to retain the Mandela Challenge Plate in the second leg test in Johannesburg
- 24 July - Roland Schoeman sets a new world record in the men's 50-metre butterfly during the semi-finals at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal, Canada
- 25 July - Roland Schoeman wins gold and breaks his own world record in the men's 50-metre butterfly final at the World Aquatics Championships in Montreal, Canada
- 27 - 29 July - The South African Municipal Workers Union hold a 3 day strike as a warning in wage negotiations
- 30 July - The South Africa national rugby union team beat the Australia national rugby union team 22-16 in the first Tri Nations Series match in Pretoria
- Roland Schoeman wins his second gold in the men's 50-metre Freestyle swimming final at the World Aquatics Championships in Montreal, Canada
August
- 6 August - The South Africa national rugby union team beat the New Zealand national rugby union team 22-16 in the Tri Nations Series match at Newlands Cape Town
- 7 August - Retief Goosen wins a PGA Tour held at the International in Castle Rock, Colorado
- 7 - 11 August - The National Union of Mineworkers go on strike to demand better pay
- 8 - 14 August- The South African Municipal Workers Union go on strike over a wage dispute
- 14 August - The South Africa national football team loses 8-9 in a shootout to the Zambia national football team kicking them out of the Cosafa Castle Cup
- 17 August - The South Africa national football team loses 1-4 in a friendly match against to the Iceland national football team
- 20 August - The South Africa national rugby union team beat the Australia national rugby union team 22-19 in the Tri Nations Series match at Perth, Australia
- 27 August - The South Africa national rugby union team loses to the New Zealand national rugby union team 27-31 in the Tri Nations Series match at Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand
Births
Deaths
- 19 January - K. Sello Duiker, novelist
- 16 March - Allan Hendrickse, politician and former Labour Party leader dies at the age of 77
- 12 June - Rain Queen Makobo Modjadji VI of the Balobedu people in the Limpopo Province, dies in Polokwane
- 30 June - King Ingwenyama Mayitjha III of the Ndzundza-Mabhoko people (Ndebele), dies
- 16 September - Mzukisi Sikali, boxer
