2000 in South Africa

See also: 1999 in South Africa, other events of 2000, 2001 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.

Events

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.

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.

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

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

November

• 10 November – A memorandum of understanding is signed for the creation of the Gaza-Kruger-Gonarezhou Transfrontier Park

Unknown date

• The Democratic Party joins with the New National Party into an alliance, the Democratic Alliance

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