3 – South African Olympic mountain biker and former age group world champion Burry Stander is killed in a road accident while training near his home.[1]
President Jacob Zuma announces that South African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela has recovered from his lung infection and a surgical procedure to remove gallstones.
9 – South Africa police fire rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse striking farm workers in the Western Cape region.
10 – Fitch Group downgrades South Africa's long term foreign currency Issuer Default Rating to 'BBB' from 'BBB+' and long-term local currency IDR to BBB+ from A.
In this event, President Jacob Zuma is booed repeatedly by thousands of the attendees.[9]
11 – Thamsanqa Jantjie, the sign language interpreter at the memorial service for Nelson Mandela, is exposed as a fake signer who merely made incomprehensible gestures, has a criminal record and is undergoing psychiatric treatment.[10][11][12]
The first ten of ninety-five 3 kV DC and 25 kV AC dual voltage Class 20E electric locomotives for Transnet Freight Rail are being built in China by CSL Zhuzhou.[20]