2011 in South Africa
The following lists events that happened during 2011 in South Africa.Incumbents
;February
- 9 - A generator fails catastrophically while performing overspeed testing at Duvha Power Station.
;May
;October
- 7 - The 14th Dalai Lama is unable to attend the 80th birthday celebration of fellow Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu, having again been refused a visa to enter South Africa.
Deaths
- 29 January - Fanus Rautenbach, Afrikaans radio and media personality.
- 18 February - Lucas Maree, South African singer.
- 12 March - Hubert du Plessis, South African composer and pianist.
- 16 March - Carel Boshoff, South African politician, founder of Orania.
- 24 March - Henry Gordon Makgothi, teacher, defiance campaigner and 1956 treason trialist.
- 2 June - Albertina Sisulu, anti–apartheid activist, widow of Walter Sisulu.
- 15 June - Zack du Plessis, Afrikaans actor.
- 22 June - Kader Asmal, politician.
- 11 July - King Maxhob'ayakhawuleza Sandile, Rarabe paramount chief.
- 13 July - Al Debbo, South African actor, comedian and singer.
- 18 July - Magnus Malan, Minister of Defence.
- 11 September - Deon du Plessis, newsman.
- 26 October - Dick Lord, South African Air Force and Fleet Air Arm fighter pilot.
- 22 December - Zithulele Sinqe, long distance athlete.
- 25 December - John Christoffel Kannemeyer, writer, authority on Afrikaans literature..
- 29 December - Amichand Rajbansi, leader of the Minority Front in the South African Parliament..
Railways
Locomotives
