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May. 1 – King Shaka International Airport in Durban is opened and replaces Durban International Airport. [6] June. 11 to 11 July – The 2010 FIFA World Cup takes place in South Africa and is won by Spain, with the Netherlands as the runner-up. July.
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010. The bidding process for hosting the tournament finals was open only to African nations.
South Africa. South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa ( RSA or R.S.A. ), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 mi) of coastline that stretches along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; [17] [18] [19] to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and ...
The conflict ended almost as soon as it began with a decisive Boer victory at Battle of Majuba Hill (27 February 1881). The republic regained its independence as the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek ("South African Republic"), or ZAR. Paul Kruger, one of the leaders of the uprising, became President of the ZAR in 1883.
2010. South Africa hosts the 2010 FIFA World Cup. South Africa joins BRICS as its fifth member. 2012. Table Mountain is named as one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature. 2013. Creation of the Economic Freedom Fighters. Nelson Mandela dies at the age of 95. 2014. Cape Town becomes World Design Capital. 2015
The first census in South Africa in 1911 showed that whites made up 22% of the population. This declined to 16% in 1980, [31] 8.9% in 2011 and 7.65% in 2022. [32] : 21 Coloured South Africans replaced Whites as the largest minority group around 2010.
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th edition of the FIFA World Cup, FIFA's football competition for national teams, held between 11 June and 11 July 2010 in South Africa. South Africa qualified for the finals automatically as tournament hosts, while 205 teams competed for the remaining 31 spots through qualifying rounds organised by the six ...
Date. December 2010 – 2011. Location. South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and Malawi. Deaths. At least 141 [1] [2] Property damage. R 1.4 billion (US$200 million) The 2010–2011 Southern Africa floods were a series of floods across three countries in Southern Africa.
South Africa competed at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, the inaugural Youth Olympic Games, held in Singapore from 14 August to 26 August 2010. The nation was represented by the South Africa Olympic Committee, which sent a total of sixty-two athletes to compete in thirteen sports.
South Africa sent a delegation to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from 12–28 February 2010. The South African team consisted of two athletes in two sports: alpine skier Peter Scott and cross-country skier Oliver Kraas .