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Events in the year2022 inSouth Africa.

• President:Cyril Ramaphosa (ANC)
• Deputy President:David Mabuza (ANC)
• Chief Justice:Raymond Zondo
• Deputy Chief Justice:Mandisa Maya
• President of theSupreme Court of Appeal: TBA
• Deputy President of the Supreme Court of Appeal: Xola Petse
• Chairperson of theElectoral Court of South Africa: Boissie Henry Mbha^[1]
• Speaker of the National Assembly:Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula (ANC)
• Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly:Lechesa Tsenoli (ANC)
• Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly:John Steenhuisen (DA)
• Leader of Government Business: David Mabuza (ANC)
• Government Chief Whip (of the National Assembly):Pemmy Majodina (ANC)
• Opposition Chief Whip (of the National Assembly):Siviwe Gwarube (DA)
• Chairperson of theNational Council of Provinces:Amos Masondo (ANC)
• Deputy Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces:Sylvia Lucas (ANC)
• Leader of the Opposition of the National Council of Provinces:Cathlene Labuschagne (DA)
• Chief Whip of the National Council of Provinces:Seiso Mohai (ANC)

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

• 2 January –2022 Parliament of South Africa fire: A major fire breaks out atthe parliamentary complex inCape Town.
• 4 January – The first part of the final three-part report of theJudicial Commission of Inquiry into State Capture was published.
• 10 January –2022 Eastern Cape floods: Flooding inEastern Cape leaves at least 14 dead and displaces hundreds more in the region.
• 1 February
  • TheJSC resumed its interviews for the nextChief Justice,^[2] interviewingJusticeMbuyiseli Madlanga.^[3]
  • The second part of the final three-part report of theJudicial Commission of Inquiry into State Capture was published.
• 2 February – The JSC interviewedSupreme Court of Appeal Judge PresidentMandisa Maya for the post ofChief Justice.
• 3 February – The JSC interviewedJudge PresidentDunstan Mlambo for the position of Chief Justice.
• 4 February – The JSC interviewed acting Chief JusticeRay Zondo for the position of Chief Justice.
• 5 February – The JSC recommendedSCAJudge PresidentMandisa Maya to be appointed as the nextChief Justice.
• 10 February - PresidentCyril Ramaphosa delivered his State of the Nation Address atCape Town City Hall in a joint sitting ofparliament.^[4]

• 1 March – The third part of the three part report of theJudicial Commission of Inquiry into State Capture was published.
• 10 March – ActingChief JusticeRaymond Zondo is appointed Chief Justice of South Africa with effect from 1 April 2022.
• 16 March – President Cyril Ramaphosa recognised PrinceMisuzulu Zulu as theKing of AmaZulu nation inSouth Africa after a long court battle.^[5]
• 19 March – DrEsther Mahlangu wasattacked at her homestead. The attacker physically assaulted her and stole a safe that had a licensed firearm and an undisclosed amount of money.^[6]
• 22 March – TheEFF opened a case against Operation Dudula leader Nhlanhla 'Lux' Dlamini after members of the organisation allegedly attached 59-year old Victor Ramerafe in order to provoke the EFF.
• 25 March
  • The trial of allegedparliament arsonist Zandile Made was postponed to 12 April.
  • Ntuthuko Shoba was found guilty of orchestrating themurder of his pregnant girlfriend,Tshegofatso Pule. The verdict was handed down by Judge Stuart Wilson at theSouth Gauteng High Court.
• 30 March – Amotion of no confidence in thecabinet excluding the president sponsored by theDA failed to gather a majority of votes. 1 MP abstained, 131 MPs supported the motion and 231 voted against the motion.^[7]
• 31 March – The term of theNational Commissioner of PoliceKehla Sithole came to an end after a mutual agreement between him and President Cyril Ramaphosa was made earlier for him to step down. General Fanie Masemola was appointed the new Commissioner of Police.
• 4 April – Thegovernment lifted the National State of Disaster with effect from midnight. Other measures, described as "transitionary measures" remained for the following thirty days. These included the wearing of masks, limitations on gatherings and International travel.
• 8–12 April –Severe floods acrossKwaZulu-Natal leave at least 435 people dead.
• 26 April – TheParliament of South Africa created an Ad Hoc committee to oversee the management of finances and resources used to help those affected by the2022 KwaZulu-Natal floods.

• 22 June - TheMinister of HealthJoseph Phaahla repealed the transitionary COVID-19 measures, including the wearing of masks, limitations on gatherings and International travel.^[8]
• 26 June – 21 people are killed in theEnyobeni Tavern disaster inEast London, Eastern Cape.^[9]

• 9 July
  • 2022 Pietermaritzburg shooting
  • 2022 Soweto shooting
• 26 July – National Park rangerAnton Mzimba was murdered in an attack largely believed to be motivated from his rhino conservation work in theTimbavati Private Nature Reserve.^[10]
• 16 August during a speechJoseph Mathunjwa head ofAssociation of Mineworkers and Construction Union said that South Africa was more functional duringApartheid under white people, than it currently is.^[11]

• 1 September - Lady JusticeMandisa Maya began her term as Justice of the Constitutional Court in the post of Deputy Chief Justice. Consequently, she resigned as President of the Supreme Court of Appeal
• 11 September -2022 Jagersfontein dam collapse

• 21 November - theConstitutional Court ordered the release of Polish White NationalistJanusz Waluś on parole. Waluś did the 1993 assassination ofChris Hani, General Secretary of theSouth African Communist Party and chief of staff ofUmkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the armed wing of theAfrican National Congress (ANC)^[12][13]

South Africa has 12 public holidays; if a holiday falls on a Sunday, it is celebrated the following Monday.^[14]

Mamelodi Sundowns FC hosted the Egyptian Ahly Lahly at Johannesburg Soccer City Stadium and Sundowns won the match^{[citation needed]}

• 22 January –Patrick Shai, 65, actor and director,suicide.^[15][16]

• 10 February –Nomakula Kuli Roberts, 49, television presenter.^[17]
• 14 February
  • DJ Citi Lyts, DJ, 32, gunshot wound.^[18]
  • Charles Yohane, 48,Zimbabwe-bornfootballer, gunshot wound.^[19]
• 22 February –Anna Karen, 85, South African-born English actress (EastEnders,On The Buses,Carry On), house fire.^[20]
• 23 February –Riky Rick, 34,rapper, suicide.^[21]

• 6 March – DJ Dimplez, DJ, 29, brain haemorrhage.^[22]

• 7 May – Siyabonga Zubane, actor, 23, suicide.^[23]
• 15 May –Deborah Fraser, singer, 56.^[24]
• 23 May –Jamie Bartlett, actor, 55.^[25]
• 31 May – King Zanozuko Sigcau, royal, King of the Mpondo people (since 2013). (b. 1974)

• 4 July – Bulelani Koyo, 39, broadcaster, cancer.^[26]
• 10 July – Busi Lurayi, 35, actress and presenter.^[27]
• 17 July –Jessie Duarte, 68, politician and acting secretary-general of the African National Congress.

• 17 August –Rita Ndzanga, 88, anti-apartheid activist and trade unionist.
• 29 August –Charlbi Dean, 32, actress and model.^[28]

• 20 November –DJ sumbody, South AfricanAmapiano musician and record producer, shot

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