2015 in South Africa

2015 in South Africa
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2015 in South Africa saw a number of social and political protests and movements form. At President Jacob Zuma's 2015 State of the Nation Address, the president was interrupted by an opposition party, the Economic Freedom Fighters, who demanded that he pay back the money used on his Nkandla homestead. South Africa also saw new xenophobic uprisings taking place, mainly targeted towards Africans from other countries. Foreigners were beaten, robbed and murdered during the attacks. The social protest Rhodes Must Fall started in 2015 at the University of Cape Town to protest for the removal of statues erected in South Africa during the colonial era depicting some of the well known colonists who settled in South Africa. In education, South Africa recorded a drop in its matric pass rate from 2013 to 2014. The protest #FeesMustFall was started towards the end of the year and achieved its primary goal of stopping an increase in university fees for 2016. South Africa also saw the discovery of Homo naledi in 2015. The South African national rugby union team came third in the 2015 Rugby World Cup and Trevor Noah started hosting The Daily Show on Comedy Central.

Incumbents

Events

January

February

March

The statue of Cecil John Rhodes in front of the University of Cape Town being removed on 9 April 2015.

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Deaths

January

Johannes de Villiers Graaff

February

March

April

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  39. Johannes de Villiers Graaff
  40. Juluka passes on
  41. Former army general dies
  42. Walter Westbrook August 3, 1921 – January 15, 2015
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  44. Sir David Graaff owner of De Grendel: RIP
  45. Cedric Kushner dies at 66
  46. South African Carnatic music expert dies
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  49. Ex-Springbok Tjol Lategan dies
  50. Nkululeko "Flabba" Habedi
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  52. Steve Mokone
  53. Ken Owen SA's Last Great White Editor
  54. Sharon Tandy
  55. A Tribute to Dr Louis Muggleton
  56. Stars' Henyekane dies in car crash
  57. 'Shoes' loses battle with cancer
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  62. Lauretta Ngcobo author, teacher and activist
  63. Death announced of South Africa's first woman priest
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