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See also:	1999 in South African sport List of years in South Africa

The following lists events that happened during1999 in South Africa.

• President:
  • Nelson Mandela (until 16 June).^[1]
  • Thabo Mbeki (from 16 June).^[1]
• Deputy President:Thabo Mbeki (until 16 June),Jacob Zuma (starting 16 June).
• Chief Justice:Ismail Mahomed.

The Cabinet, together with thePresident and theDeputy President, forms part of the Executive.

• Eastern Cape Province:Makhenkesi Stofile
• Free State Province:Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri (until 15 June),Winkie Direko (since 15 June)
• Gauteng Province:Mathole Motshekga (until 15 June),Mbhazima Shilowa (since 15 June)
• KwaZulu-Natal Province:Ben Ngubane (until 10 February),Lionel Mtshali (since 10 February)
• Limpopo Province:Ngoako Ramathlodi
• Mpumalanga Province:Mathews Phosa (until 15 June),Ndaweni Mahlangu (since 15 June)
• North West Province:Popo Molefe
• Northern Cape Province:Manne Dipico
• Western Cape Province:Gerald Morkel

January

• 14 –South African Police Service Captain Bennie Lategan who was investigatingPeople Against Gangsterism and Drugs (PAGAD) is killed in a drive-by-shooting inCape Town.
• 27 – Controversial youth drama series,Yizo Yizo debuts onSABC 1.

March

• 20 – TheAzanian People's Liberation Army (APLA), the military wing of thePan Africanist Congress (PAC), disbands.
• 24 –Allan Boesak, former Director of the Foundation for Peace and Justice, is sentenced to 8 years in prison for fraud.
• 31 – TheDurban High Court findsSipho Thwala guilty of 16 murders and 10 rapes and sentences him to 506 years in prison.

April

• 20 – JudgeEdwin Cameron, high court judge and human rights advocate, announces that he is HIV positive.
• 23 –Makhaya Ntini, cricketer, is found guilty of raping a student.

May

• 29 –Cathy O'Dowd becomes the first woman to summitMount Everest from both the north and south sides.

June

• 2 – Thesecond democratic elections take place and is won by theAfrican National Congress.
• 10 –George Bizos is awarded the Order for Meritorious Service, Class II, by PresidentNelson Mandela.
• 16 –Thabo Mbeki becomes the secondPresident of South Africa.
• Watershed are signed toEMI Music South Africa and begin recording their first albumIn the Meantime.

September

• 2 – ASouth African Air ForceAlouette III helicopter crashes nearPort Elizabeth, killing pilot Major K.A. Newman and seriously injuring two crew members.
• 10–19 – TheAll-Africa Games take place inJohannesburg.^[2]

October

• 22 –Henry Navigator, a 13,000 tonCyprus bulk carrier, sinks off Bok Point about 35 km north ofCape Town.
• 23 – ASouth African Air ForceOryx helicopter crashes nearKroonstad, killing 10 people and injuring 14 others.
• QueenElizabeth II andThe Duke of Edinburgh visit South Africa.
• TheGreater St. Lucia Wetland Park is declared a UNESCOWorld Heritage Site.

November

• 15 – Afrikaans language television channelkykNET is launched.

December

• 3 – Government signs the final purchasing agreement in the arms deal and the loan agreement to pay for the equipment is signed by Finance MinisterTrevor Manuel.^[3]

Unknown Date

• Statistics South Africa conducts aSurvey of Activities of Young People.

• 25 January -Ndavi Nokeri,Miss South Africa 2022
• 16 February –Chloe Meecham, water polo player^[4]
• 20 February -Boohle, singer
• 3 March -Sphephelo Sithole, soccer player
• 2 April –Elaine, singer and songwriter
• 26 April -Laura Wolvaardt, cricket player
• 22 May -Bongeka Gamede, soccer player
• 11 June -Paballo Mavundla, actor
• 29 November -Kamo Mphela, dancer and singer
• Masego Kgomo,muti murder victim. (d. 2009)

• 10 January –Gavin Relly, businessman and Chairman ofAnglo American.^[5] (b. 1926)
• 26 May –David Millin, 78, movie director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1920)^[6]
• 27 July –Simon "Mahlathini" Nkabinde, mbaqanga singer (b.1938)
• 15 November –Pieter van der Byl, politician (b. 1923)

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