2007 in South Africa

Incumbents

• President: Thabo Mbeki.
• Deputy President: Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka.
• Chief Justice: Pius Langa.

  Events

• 17 - South Africa is selected as the host of the sub-region's Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre. Included in the sub-region are Angola, Comoros, Madagascar, Mozambique and Namibia.

• 6–8 - President of the People's Republic of China, Hu Jintao, visits South Africa.
• 23 - South African Courts dismiss charges against Simon Mann, former British Army officer, security expert and mercenary, and 7 other suspected mercenaries.
• A large-scale Community Survey is conducted in all provinces by Statistics South Africa.

• 2 - A Zimbabwean court rules that Simon Mann, former British Army officer, security expert and mercenary, be extradited to Equatorial Guinea to face charges of leading a failed coup d'état.

• 10 - The National Prosecuting Authority obtains an arrest warrant for Jackie Selebi, president of Interpol and South Africa's National Police Commissioner.
• 14 - A search warrant is added to the arrest warrant for Jackie Selebi.
• 23 - Vusi Pikoli, Director of the National Prosecuting Authority, is suspended.

• 5 - Tiny Makopo, dormitory matron at Oprah Winfrey's Leadership Academy for Girls, is arrested for the abuse at the academy of six girls aged 13–14 and one woman aged 23.

• 18 - Jacob Zuma is elected chairman of the African National Congress.

  Births

Deaths

• 4 January - Marais Viljoen, former State President.
• 9 January - Elmer Symons, motorcyclist.
• 18 March - Bob Woolmer, Proteas cricket coach from 1994 to 1999.
• 11 July - William Flynn, actor and comedian,
• 1 August - Ryan Cox, professional road racing cyclist
• 18 October - Lucky Dube, reggae singer.
• 20 November - Ian Smith, former Prime Minister of Rhodesia.
• 22 November - Reg Park, British bodybuilder, businessman, and actor.

  Sports

Athletics

• 11 February - George Mofokeng wins his second national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:13:50 in Port Elizabeth.

  Rugby

• 20 October- South Africa defeats England 15–6 in the final to win the 2007 Rugby World Cup.