2022 in Southern Africa
The following lists events that happened during 2022 in Southern Africa. The countries are those described in the United Nations geoscheme for Southern Africa.
Incumbents[edit]
Botswana[edit]
- President of Botswana: Mokgweetsi Masisi (since 2018)[1]
- Vice-President of Botswana: Slumber Tsogwane (since 2018)[1]
Eswatini[edit]
- Chief of state: Ngwenyama (King): Mswati III (since 1986)[2]
- Head of government: Prime Minister: Cleopas Dlamini (since 2021)
Lesotho[edit]
- Chief of state: King: Letsie III (since 1996)[3]
- Head of government: Prime Minister: Moeketsi Majoro (since 2020)[4]
Namibia[edit]
- President: Hage Geingob (since March 21, 2015)[5]
- Vice President: Nangolo Mbumba (since February 12, 2018) [5]
- Prime Minister: Saara Kuugongelwa (since March 21, 2015) [5]
- Deputy Prime Minister: Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (since March 21, 2015)
South Africa[edit]
- President: Cyril Ramaphosa (since 2018)[6]
- Deputy President: David Mabuza (since 2018)[6]
- Chief Justice: Raymond Zondo (since 2022)
- Speaker of the National Assembly: Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula
Events[edit]
Elections[edit]
- 9 April – 2022 Gambian parliamentary election
- 10 July – 2022 Republic of the Congo parliamentary election
- 31 July – 2022 Senegalese parliamentary election
- 9 August – 2022 Kenyan general election
- 24 August – 2022 Angolan general election
- 25 September – 2022 São Toméan legislative election
- 7 October – 2022 Lesotho general election
- 13 November – 2022 Somaliland presidential election
- 17 December – 2022 Tunisian parliamentary election
Major holidays[edit]
- March 11 – Anniversary of the death of King Moshoeshoe I, Public holidays in Lesotho.[7]
- March 22 – Independence Day, Public holidays in Namibia.[8]
- March 23 – Southern African Liberation Day, Public holidays in Angola.[9]
- April 19 – King Mswati III′s Birthday, Public holidays in Eswatini.[10]
- April 27 – Freedom Day (South Africa), Public holidays in South Africa.[11]
- May 4 – Cassinga Day, Namibia.[8]
- May 25 – Africa Day.[7]
- July 17 – King Letsie III′s Birthday, Lesotho.[7]
- July 22 – King Father′s Birthday, Eswatini.[10]
- September 6 – Somhlolo Day (Independence Day), Eswatini.[10]
- October 1 – Botswana Day holiday[12]
- October 4 – Independence Day, Lesotho.[7]
- November 11 – Independence Day, Angola.[9]
- December 10 – Human Rights Day.[8]
- December 16 – Day of Reconciliation, South Africa.[11]
Culture[edit]
Sports[edit]
Deaths[edit]
- 17 July – Jessie Duarte, 68, politician and acting secretary-general of the African National Congress.[13]
See also[edit]
- 2021–22 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
- 2022–23 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
- Southern African Development Community
- 2022 in East Africa
- 2022 in Middle Africa
- 2022 in North Africa
- 2022 in South Africa
- 2022 in West Africa
- 2020s
- 2020s in political history
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
- Southern African Development Community
References[edit]
- ^ a b CIA World Factbook: Botswana Archived 2021-01-09 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 18 Apr 2020
- ^ CIA World Factbook: Eswantini Archived 2018-12-31 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 18 Apr 2020
- ^ CIA World Factbook: Lesotho Archived 2021-07-02 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 18 Apr 2020
- ^ "Lesotho's new PM sworn in after resignation, murder drama". ABC News. Archived from the original on September 27, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ a b c CIA World Factbook: Namibia Archived 2021-01-10 at the Wayback Machine retrieved April 19, 2020
- ^ a b CIA World Factbook: South Africa Archived 2021-01-10 at the Wayback Machine retrieved April 19, 2020
- ^ a b c d "Lesotho Public Holidays 2021". PublicHolidays.africa. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Independence Day 2021, 2022 and 2023 in Namibia". PublicHolidays.africa. Archived from the original on January 10, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ a b "Southern Africa Liberation Day 2021, 2022 and 2023 in Angola". PublicHolidays.africa. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Eswatini Public Holidays 2021". PublicHolidays.africa. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ a b "National Holidays in South Africa in 2021". Office Holidays. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ "Botswana Day 2021, 2022 and 2023 in Botswana". PublicHolidays.africa. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ Mntambo, Nokukhanya. "'Her politics was not divisive, but empowering, unifying' - Ramaphosa on Duarte". ewn.co.za. Archived from the original on 2022-07-20. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
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