2000 in South Africa
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See also: 1999 in South Africa, other events of 2000, 2001 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.
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Events
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January
- Tropical Cyclone Eline brings heavy rains to Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi and Madagascar
- The Mozambican navy begins evacuating people from low ground using rubber boats donated from last year's floods.
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February
- 5 February - The first wave of floods hit Mozambique
- 9 February - The South African Airforce airlifts foreign tourists cut off by floodwaters in the Kruger National Park.
- 11 February - Mbabane, the capital of Swaziland is left without drinking water due to flooding.
- - The swollen Limpopo River bursts its banks
- - Southern Botswana receives 75% of its average annual rainfall in three days
- - United Nations officials say the lives of 150,000 people are in immediate danger from lack of food and disease.
- 22 February - The full force of tropical Cyclone Eline hits the Mozambique coast near Beira - just north of the areas already devastated by the first wave of floods. Winds measure 260km/h (160 mph).
- - The South African air force sends in 5 helicopters to aid to people trapped by floods.
- 24 February - The United Nation says $13 million is needed for urgent relief supplies
- - Mozambique calls for international help and asks for more than $65 million to help rebuild the country's roads, bridges and power supplies.
- 27 February - Zimbabwe opens the sluice gates of Kariba Dam
- - A wall of water about 2 meters (6 feet) high hit Chokwe and inundate low farmlands around Chokwe and Xai-Xai in Mozambique.
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March
- 1 March - The first United States Air Force C-17 transport aircraft lands in Maputo
- - Britain states that it will send in food, medicine, equipment, 77 rubber boats and three Puma helicopters to help the South African helicopters
- - The South African Air Force sends 3 more helicopters to Mozambique
- 2 March - Cyclone Gloria hits Mozambique
- - Aidworkers in Mozambique estimate 100,000 people need to be evacuated and around 7,000 are trapped in trees. Many have been there for several days, without food and water.
- - Floodwater levels are said to have risen from 4 to 5 metres (more than 26 feet) in five days.
- 15 March - The South African resuce workers end its operation in Mozambigue
- 28 March - The Zambezi River is still between 2,5 metres and 3 metres above flood level
- - Cahora Bassa reduces water discharges
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July
- 9 - 14 July - The 13th International AIDS conference is held in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, the first ever to be held in a developing country
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November
- 10 November - A memorandum of understanding is signed for the creation of the Gaza-Kruger-Gonarezhou Transfrontier Park
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- The Democratic Party joins with the New National Party into an alliance, the Democratic Alliance
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Births
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