2008 in South Africa
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See also: 2007 in South Africa, other events of 2008, 2008 in South African sport, 2009 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.

Events

January

• 12 January - Jackie Selebi is suspended as South Africa's National Police Commissioner as the National Prosecuting Authority states that they will bring charges against him for corruption and defeating the ends of justice.
• 13 January - Jackie Selebi resigns as president of Interpol

February

• 1 February - Simon Mann, former British Army officer, security expert and mercenary, is extradited from Harare, Zimbabwe to Black Beach, Equatorial Guinea

March

• 8 March - Channel 4 win a legal battle to broadcast the Simon Mann, a former British Army officer, security expert and mercenary, interview while he is incarcerated in Black Beach, Equatorial Guinea

May

• 1 May - Culling of elephants to help control their population resumes after the banning in 1995
• 12 May-ongoing - Riots in South Africa have occurred due to the ongoing controversy of immigration.

Deaths

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