List of COVID-19 deaths in South Africa

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This is a list of notable people who are reported to have died from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in South Africa, as a result of infection by the virus SARS-CoV-2 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

List

Date	Name	Sex	Age	Notability	Place of death	Ref.
31 March 2020	Gita Ramjee	F	63	Scientist and researcher in HIV prevention.	KwaZulu-Natal, Umhlanga	^[1]
12 May 2020	Clarence Mini	M	68	Chairperson of the Council of Medical Schemes, uMkhonto we Sizwe, AIDS activist	Gauteng, Johannesburg	^[2]^[3]
13 May 2020	Dora Dunana Dlamini	F	57	Member of the National Assembly		^[4]
14 June 2020	Elsa Joubert	F	97	Author	Western Cape, Cape Town	^[5]
28 June 2020	Gordon Kegakilwe	M	53	North West MEC for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlement and Traditional Affairs	Gauteng, Klerksdorp	^[6]
7 July 2020	Henry Jansen	M	64	Mayor of Langeberg	Western Cape, Worcester	^[7]
8 July 2020	Ricardo Mthembu	M	50	Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature and ANC provincial spokesperson	KwaZulu-Natal, KwaDukuza	^[8]
8 July 2020	Queen Noloyiso Sandile	F	57	Regent of the AmaRharhabe	Eastern Cape, Mdantsane	^[9]
10 July 2020	Corra Dirksen	M	82	Springboks rugby player	Gauteng, Klerksdorp	^[10]
10 July 2020	Thomas Manthata	M	80	Anti-Apartheid activist (Delmas Treason Trial)	Gauteng, Thaba Tshwane	^[11]
12 July 2020	Alfred Mtsi	M	70	Mayor of Buffalo City (2015–2016)	Eastern Cape, East London	^[12]
13 July 2020	Zindzi Mandela	F	59	Daughter of Nelson Mandela.	Gauteng, Johannesburg	^[13]
18 July 2020	Moonyeenn Lee	F	76	Casting director and talent agent	Gauteng, Johannesburg
18 July 2020	Martha Mmola	F		Delegate of the National Council of Provinces		^[14]
19 July 2020	Zamuxolo Peter	M	55	Member of the National Assembly of South Africa		^[15]
7 August 2020	Lungile Pepeta	M	46	Paediatric cardiologist. Dean of health sciences at Nelson Mandela University.	Eastern Cape, Port Elizabeth	^[16]^[17]^[18]
12 August 2020	Mac Jack	M	55	Northern Cape MEC for Education.	Northern Cape, Kimberley	^[19]
18 August 2020	Mongameli Bobani	M	52	Former Mayor of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality	Eastern Cape, Port Elizabeth	^[20]
26 October 2020	David Bloomberg	M	~88	Former Mayor of Cape Town	Western Cape, Cape Town	^[21]
22 November 2020	Mncedisi Filtane	M	73	Member of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature		^[22]
7 December 2020	Dawn Lindberg	F	75	Entertainer	Western Cape, Plettenberg Bay	^[23]
7 December 2020	Pumza Dyantyi	F	72	Eastern Cape MEC for Social Development	Eastern Cape Province	^[24]
9 December 2020	Gordon Forbes	M	86	Tennis player	Western Cape, Plettenberg Bay	^[25]
13 December 2020	Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini	M	52	Prime Minister of Eswatini	Gauteng, Milpark	^[26]
25 December 2020	Robin Jackman	M	75	Cricketer and radio/TV commentator	Western Cape, Cape Town	^[27]
25 December 2020	Patrick Bayo Mkhize	M	60	Black Consciousness Movement, general secretary of the Transport Retail and General Workers' Union	KwaZulu-Natal, Durban	^[28]
26 December 2020	Aubrey Mokoape	M	76	Anti-apartheid activist	KwaZulu-Natal, Durban	^[29]
26 December 2020	Nomvuzo Shabalala	F	60	Member of the National Assembly		^[30]
5 January 2021	Mluleki George	M	72	Politician, sports administrator	Eastern Cape, East London	^[31]
9 January 2021	Johnson Mlambo	M	81	Politician	Gauteng, Johannesburg	^[32]
13 January 2021	Bheki Ntuli	M	63	KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety & Liaison	KwaZulu-Natal, Durban	^[33]
17 January 2021	Abel Gabuza	M	65	Archbishop Coadjutor of the Archdiocese of Durban	KwaZulu-Natal, Durban	^[34]
17 January 2021	Marius Swart	M	79	Executive Mayor of the George Local Municipality and Member of the National Assembly of South Africa	Western Cape, George	^[35]
18 January 2021	Nombulelo Hermans	F	51	Member of the National Assembly of South Africa		^[36]
21 January 2021	Jackson Mthembu	M	62	Minister in the Presidency of South Africa's government, and parliamentarian for the African National Congress (ANC)	Gauteng, Johannesburg	^[37]
22 January 2021	Marius van Heerden	M	46	Former SA 800 metres record holder and Olympian	Western Cape, Cape Town	^[38]
28 January 2021	Kenneth Mthiyane	M	76	Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa	Western Cape, Cape Town	^[39]
29 January 2021	Percy Tucker	M	92	Ticket booking agent, launched the world's first computerized theatre reservation system in 1971	Western Cape, Cape Town	^[40]
31 January 2021	Tozama Mantashe	F	60	Member of the National Assembly of South Africa (since 2014)		^[41]
4 February 2021	Zwelifile Christopher Ntuli	M		Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature and member of the National Assembly of South Africa		^[42]
4 March 2021	Karima Brown	F	54	Senior South African journalist	Gauteng, Johannesburg	^[43]
12 March 2021	Goodwill Zwelethini kaBhekuzulu	M	72	The King of the Zulu nation	KwaZulu-Natal, Durban	^[44]
4 April 2021	Frank Mdlalose	M	89	Political activist and the first Premier of KwaZulu-Natal	KwaZulu-Natal, Durban	^[45]
10 April 2021	Sindisiwe van Zyl	F	45	Former Kaya FM presenter, medical doctor and life coach	Gauteng, Johannesburg	^[46]
22 April 2021	Jacqueline Mofokeng	F	61	South African politician, African National Congress member in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature	Gauteng, Johannesburg	^[47]
19 May 2021	Tshoganetso Tongwane	F	65	Member of the National Assembly of South Africa		^[48]
26 May 2021	Ben Kruger	M	64	Actor, author	Gauteng, Pretoria	^[49]
11 June 2021	Taha Karaan	M	52	Islamic scholar	Western Cape, Cape Town	^[50]
15 June 2021	James Jim Skosana	M	59	Member of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature, member of the National Assembly of South Africa		^[51]
16 June 2021	Jabu Mabuza	M	63	Businessperson and investor		^[52]^[53]
29 June 2021	Goolam Rajah	M	74	Manager of the South Africa national cricket team, pharmacist	Gauteng, Johannesburg	^[54]
30 June 2021	Richard Dolley	M	61	Cricketer, educator, and hockey administrator		^[55]
1 July 2021	Steve Kekana	M	62	Singer and songwriter		^[56]
2 July 2021	Lehlo Ledwaba	M	49	Boxer	Gauteng, Johannesburg	^[57]
3 July 2021	Alfred Diratsagae Kganare	M	50	Member of the National Assembly of South Africa	Gauteng, Johannesburg	^[58]
7 July 2021	Cameron Mackenzie	M	60	Member of the National Assembly of South Africa	Gauteng, Johannesburg	^[59]
9 July 2021	Geoff Makhubo	M	53	Mayor of Johannesburg	Gauteng, Johannesburg	^[60]
July 2021	Lesego Semenya	M	39	Celebrity chef		^[61]^[62]
12 July 2021	Ben Ngubane	M	79	Ambassador to Japan, Minister of Arts and Culture, Premier of KwaZulu-Natal and member of the National Assembly of South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal, Richards Bay	^[63]
16 July 2021	Joyce Maluleke	F	60	Member of the National Assembly of South Africa (since 2015)		^[64]
21 July 2021	Lieb Bester	M	72	Actor	Gauteng, Pretoria	^[65]
22 July 2021	Andre Thysse	M	52	Boxer, boxing promoter		^[66]
22 July 2021	Ian Palmer	M	55	Soccer player, coach		^[67]
23 July 2021	Lulama Ntshayisa	M	62	Member of the National Assembly of South Africa (since 2014)		^[68]
30 July 2021	Shona Ferguson	M	47	Actor and producer	Gauteng, Johannesburg	^[69]
31 July 2021	Jacobus Frederick van Wyk	M	69	Member of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature (2004–2013) and Member of the National Assembly of South Africa (1997–2004)	Northern Cape, Steinkopf	^[70]
23 August 2021	Giovanni Pretorius	M	49	Olympic boxer		^[71]
3 September 2021	John Watkins	M	98	Cricketer	KwaZulu-Natal, Durban	^[72]
6 September 2021	Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi	F	59	Politician, leader of the National Freedom Party	KwaZulu-Natal, Durban	^[73]
11 October 2021	Ockert Potgieter	M	55	Missionary in the Ukraine, Film Director	Western Cape, Mossel Bay	^[74]
4 December 2021	Dewa Mavhinga	M		Southern African Director of Human Rights Watch		^[75]

See also

•  COVID-19 portal
•  Medicine portal
•  Viruses portal

• Deaths in 2020
• Deaths in 2021
• Deaths in 2022
• List of deaths due to COVID-19

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