2001 in South Africa

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See also: 2000 in South Africa, other events of 2001, 2002 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.

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Contents 1 Events 1.1 March 1.2 April 1.3 June 1.4 September 1.5 October 1.6 Unknown date 2 Sport 2.1 Athletics 3 Births 4 Deaths

[edit] Events

[edit] March

• 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

[edit] September

• 1 September - 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

[edit] Unknown date

• The New National Party leaves the Democratic Alliance

[edit] Sport

[edit] Athletics

• March 4 – Ian Syster wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:13:30 in Durban.

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

• 4 December - Marike de Klerk, ex-wife of Frederik Willem de Klerk is murdered in her flat in Cape Town.