Information about 2003 In South Africa
See also:
2002 in South Africa,
other events of 2003,
2003 in South African sport,
2004 in South Africa and the
Timeline of South African history.
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Republika y'u Burundi
République du Burundi
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Events
January
- 17 January, Jacob Zuma, Deputy President of South Africa hold ceasefire talks with Pierre Nkurunziza, the leader of a faction of the National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD)
- 21 January - Jacob Zuma, hold ceasefire talks with Alain Mugabarabona, the leader of the Palipehutu-FNL and Jean-Bosco Ndayikengurukiye, the leader of the other faction of CNDD-FDD
- 24 January - The Inkwazi (the South African Air Force Boeing Business Jet) while on a flight taking President Thabo Mbeki to Paris, France develops technical problems during its inaugural flight and had to turn back
- 25-26 January - Jacob Zuma facilitates meetings between Pierre Buyoya, the
- 27 January - Pierre Buyoya, the President of Burundi and Pierre Nkurunziza, leader of a faction of the CNDD-FDD of sign a memorandum of understanding in Pretoria
March
- 21 March - The Truth and Reconciliation Commission releases its final report
April
- 1 April - The defence ministers of South Africa, Ethiopia and Mozambique announce in Addis Ababa that their countries will send 3,500 peacekeeping troops to Burundi within 60 days under the African Union flag
- An South African Air Force Cheetah C fighter jet crashes near Louis Trichardt, pilot Major Andrea Serra, ejected safely
May
- 13 May - The Health Minister, Manto Tshabalala-Msimang presents her budget speech to the National Assembly outlining that free health care will be extended to people with disabilities
June
- PJ Powers and Sibongile Khumalo is awarded the 2002 Reconciliation Award by the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation
- The name of the town Louis Trichardt to changed to Makhado
- 5 June - An South African Air Force Denel Oryx helicopter crash lands at Durban International Airport and the crew suffer only minor injuries
- 6 June - Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Celso Amorim and Yashwant Sinha foreign ministers of South Africa, Brazil and India, met in Brasilia, Brazil and sign the Brasilia Declaration
August
- 3 - 6 August - A National AIDS Conference is held in Durban
- 14 August - South Africa signs for four Super Lynx helicopters for operation from the new naval corvettes
- 28 August - Three parachuted pallets dropped by a South African Air Force Casa 212 during a training mission are blown off course and land into a residential suburb of Centurion causing mior damage
September
- 7 - 17 September - The 5th World Parks Congress is held in Durban
October
- 2 October - The first South African Air Force BAE Hawk 120 (serial 250) makes its maiden flight at BAE Systems’ Warton, Fylde
- 7 October - The South African Justice Ministry officials announced that the five policemen who were accused of killing Steve Biko in 1977 would not be prosecuted because of insufficient evidence
- 8 October - Domitien Ndayizeye, President of Burundi and Pierre Nkurunziza, the leader of a faction of the National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) sign an agreement to integrate the armed forces, the police and intelligence services of Burundi, in Pretoria under the facilitation of Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa and Jacob Zuma, Deputy President of South Africa
- 15-18 October - Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa, hold bilateral talks with Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India while on a state visit to India
- 17 October - The first South African Air Force BAE Hawk 120 (serial 250) arrives in South Africa inside an Antonov An-22
- 19 October - The South African Competitions Commission finds two giant pharmaceutical companies, GlaxoSmithKline and Boehringer-Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals guilty of price fixing anti-retroviral drugs
November
- 12 November - A South African Air Force Impala MKI jet trainer crashes next to the N4 highway between Nelspruit and Komatipoort. Both pilots, Lieutenant Paul Martin and Lieutenant Gert Duvenhage, while trying to do an emergency landing on the highway, aborted to avoid an oncoming truck and ejected but were both killed (one hitting the truck).
December
- 11 December - The Sea Point, Cape Town home of Asher Karni, an Israeli and South African businessman who is alleged to have supplied nuclear technology to Pakistan, is raided by police
Unknown date
- Sewsunker "Papwa" Sewgolum receives a posthumous achievement award from President Thabo Mbeki
Sport
Athletics
- The annual national marathon championships are not held
Births
Deaths
See also: 2001 in South Africa, other events of 2002, 2002 in South African sport, 2003 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.
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'See also:'' 2002 in South African sport, 2003 in South Africa, 2004 in South African sport and the Timeline of South African sport.
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Athletics
- 23-31 August - South Africa wins 4 medals at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics held at the Stade de France in Saint
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See also: 2003 in South Africa, other events of 2004, 2004 in South African sport, 2005 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.
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Events
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This is a timeline of the History of South Africa. For sport see Timeline of South African sport.
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Before European colonisation
- Early BCE Southern Africa
- Early ACE Southern Africa
Colonization
- 1400s
- 1500s
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January 17 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.
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Events
- 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla.
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Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma (born Inkandla, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, April 12, 1942) is a former Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa and current deputy president of the governing political party, the African National Congress (ANC).
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South Africa
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Pierre Nkurunziza (b. 18 December, 1963) is the President of Burundi and chairman of the National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD). The CNDD was an ethnic Hutu rebel group in Burundi, but transformed itself into a political party.
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January 21 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.
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January 24 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.
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South African Air Force (SAAF) (Afrikaans: Suid-Afrikaanse Lugmag) is the air force of South Africa. It is the world's second oldest independent air force, and its motto is Per Aspera Ad Astra (Through adversity to the stars).
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Type Business jet
Manufacturer Boeing
Maiden flight September 4, 1998
Introduced 1996
Produced 100+
Number built 100+
Unit cost US$42-47 million as of 2004
The Boeing Business Jet
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Manufacturer Boeing
Maiden flight September 4, 1998
Introduced 1996
Produced 100+
Number built 100+
Unit cost US$42-47 million as of 2004
The Boeing Business Jet
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Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki (born June 18 1942) is the current President of the Republic of South Africa.<ref name="gcis-profile2004" />
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Early years
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Ville de Paris
City flag City coat of arms
Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur
(Latin: "Tossed by the waves, she does not sink")
The Eiffel Tower in Paris, as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro.
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City flag City coat of arms
Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur
(Latin: "Tossed by the waves, she does not sink")
The Eiffel Tower in Paris, as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro.
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Motto
Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"
Anthem
"La Marseillaise"
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Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"
Anthem
"La Marseillaise"
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- Diwrnod Santes Dwynwen.
- Tatiana Day, celebrated as the Day of Russian students since 1755, when the Moscow University was founded.
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January 26 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.
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Events
- 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France.
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Major Pierre Buyoya (born 24 November 1949) is a Burundi politician who has ruled Burundi twice, from 1987 to 1993 and from 1996 to 2003.
In September of 1987, Buyoya led a military coup against the Second Republic of Burundi, led by Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, and installed
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In September of 1987, Buyoya led a military coup against the Second Republic of Burundi, led by Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, and installed
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Burundi
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- Pierre Nkurunziza
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Pretoria
The central area of Pretoria viewed from the Union Buildings.
Flag
Motto: Praestantia Praevaleat Pretoria (May Pretoria Be Pre-eminent In Excellence)
Country South Africa
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The central area of Pretoria viewed from the Union Buildings.
Flag
Motto: Praestantia Praevaleat Pretoria (May Pretoria Be Pre-eminent In Excellence)
Country South Africa
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January 27 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.
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Events
- 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva.
- 672 - St.
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March 21 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.
In astrology, March 21
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In astrology, March 21
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Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was a court-like body assembled in South Africa after the end of Apartheid. Anybody who felt he or she had been a victim of violence could come forward and be heard at the TRC.
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April 1 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining. April 1 is most notable in the Western world for being April Fools' Day.
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Ethiopia (IPA: /i.θi.oʊ.pi.ə/) ( ʾĪtyōṗṗyā), officially the
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Motto
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Anthem
Pátria Amada
(formerly Viva, Viva a FRELIMO)
Capital
(and largest city) Maputo
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Anthem
Pátria Amada
(formerly Viva, Viva a FRELIMO)
Capital
(and largest city) Maputo
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Addis Ababa
Map of Ethiopia
Coordinates:
Chartered city Addis Ababa
Government
- Mayor Berhanu Deresa
Area
- City 530.
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Map of Ethiopia
Coordinates:
Chartered city Addis Ababa
Government
- Mayor Berhanu Deresa
Area
- City 530.
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Republika y'u Burundi
République du Burundi
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Anthem
Let Us All Unite and Celebrate Together [1]
Administrative Centre Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Largest city Cairo, Egypt
Working languages Arabic
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Let Us All Unite and Celebrate Together [1]
Administrative Centre Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Largest city Cairo, Egypt
Working languages Arabic
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