2019 in South Africa

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Events in the year 2019 in South Africa .

Incumbents

Cabinet

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

Contents

National Assembly and National Council of Provinces

Provincial Premiers

Predicted and scheduled events

Events that are scheduled to occur in 2019 in South Africa.

February


March

April


May

Events

The following lists events that happened during 2019 in South Africa.

January

February

August

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South Africa bans its former national flag for hate speech.

September

October

November

December

Deaths

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Kelly Seymour
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Wim Richter
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Dorothy Masuka

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