list of covid-19 deaths in south africa list of covid-19 deaths in south africa 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. this article is about deaths of notable people. for more the article about covid in south africa, see covid-19 pandemic in south africa. for death rates per population, see covid-19 pandemic death rates by country. this is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. part of a series on thecovid-19 pandemicscientifically accurate atomic model of the external structure of sars-cov-2. each "ball" is an atom. covid-19 (disease) sars-cov-2 (virus) cases deaths timeline 2019 2020 january responses february responses march responses april responses may responses june responses july responses august responses 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medical schemes, umkhonto we sizwe, aids activist gauteng, johannesburg 13 may 2020 dora dunana dlamini f 57 member of the national assembly 14 june 2020 elsa joubert f 97 author western cape, cape town 28 june 2020 gordon kegakilwe m 53 north west mec for cooperative governance, human settlement and traditional affairs gauteng, klerksdorp 7 july 2020 henry jansen m 64 mayor of langeberg western cape, worcester 8 july 2020 ricardo mthembu m 50 member of the kwazulu-natal legislature and anc provincial spokesperson kwazulu-natal, kwadukuza 8 july 2020 queen noloyiso sandile f 57 regent of the amarharhabe eastern cape, mdantsane 10 july 2020 corra dirksen m 82 springboks rugby player gauteng, klerksdorp 10 july 2020 thomas manthata m 80 anti-apartheid activist (delmas treason trial) gauteng, thaba tshwane 12 july 2020 alfred mtsi m 70 mayor of buffalo city (2015–2016) eastern cape, east london 13 july 2020 zindzi mandela f 59 daughter of nelson mandela. gauteng, johannesburg 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 19 july 2020 zamuxolo peter m 55 member of the national assembly of south africa 7 august 2020 lungile pepeta m 46 paediatric cardiologist. dean of health sciences at nelson mandela university. eastern cape, port elizabeth 12 august 2020 mac jack m 55 northern cape mec for education. northern cape, kimberley 18 august 2020 mongameli bobani m 52 former mayor of the nelson mandela bay metropolitan municipality eastern cape, port elizabeth 26 october 2020 david bloomberg m ~88 former mayor of cape town western cape, cape town 22 november 2020 mncedisi filtane m 73 member of the eastern cape provincial legislature 7 december 2020 dawn lindberg f 75 entertainer western cape, plettenberg bay 7 december 2020 pumza dyantyi f 72 eastern cape mec for social development eastern cape province 9 december 2020 gordon forbes m 86 tennis player western cape, plettenberg bay 13 december 2020 ambrose mandvulo dlamini m 52 prime minister of eswatini gauteng, milpark 25 december 2020 robin jackman m 75 cricketer and radio/tv commentator western cape, cape town 25 december 2020 patrick bayo mkhize m 60 black consciousness movement, general secretary of the transport retail and general workers' union kwazulu-natal, durban 26 december 2020 aubrey mokoape m 76 anti-apartheid activist kwazulu-natal, durban 26 december 2020 nomvuzo shabalala f 60 member of the national assembly 5 january 2021 mluleki george m 72 politician, sports administrator eastern cape, east london 9 january 2021 johnson mlambo m 81 politician gauteng, johannesburg 13 january 2021 bheki ntuli m 63 kwazulu-natal mec for transport, community safety & liaison kwazulu-natal, durban 17 january 2021 abel gabuza m 65 archbishop coadjutor of the archdiocese of durban kwazulu-natal, durban 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 18 january 2021 nombulelo hermans f 51 member of the national assembly of south africa 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 22 january 2021 marius van heerden m 46 former sa 800 metres record holder and olympian western cape, cape town 28 january 2021 kenneth mthiyane m 76 justice of the supreme court of appeal of south africa western cape, cape town 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 31 january 2021 tozama mantashe f 60 member of the national assembly of south africa (since 2014) 4 february 2021 zwelifile christopher ntuli m member of the kwazulu-natal legislature and member of the national assembly of south africa 4 march 2021 karima brown f 54 senior south african journalist gauteng, johannesburg 12 march 2021 goodwill zwelethini kabhekuzulu m 72 the king of the zulu nation kwazulu-natal, durban 4 april 2021 frank mdlalose m 89 political activist and the first premier of kwazulu-natal kwazulu-natal, durban 10 april 2021 sindisiwe van zyl f 45 former kaya fm presenter, medical doctor and life coach gauteng, johannesburg 22 april 2021 jacqueline mofokeng f 61 south african politician, african national congress member in the gauteng provincial legislature gauteng, johannesburg 19 may 2021 tshoganetso tongwane f 65 member of the national assembly of south africa 26 may 2021 ben kruger m 64 actor, author gauteng, pretoria 11 june 2021 taha karaan m 52 islamic scholar western cape, cape town 15 june 2021 james jim skosana m 59 member of the mpumalanga provincial legislature, member of the national assembly of south africa 16 june 2021 jabu mabuza m 63 businessperson and investor 29 june 2021 goolam rajah m 74 manager of the south africa national cricket team, pharmacist gauteng, johannesburg 30 june 2021 richard dolley m 61 cricketer, educator, and hockey administrator 1 july 2021 steve kekana m 62 singer and songwriter 2 july 2021 lehlo ledwaba m 49 boxer gauteng, johannesburg 3 july 2021 alfred diratsagae kganare m 50 member of the national assembly of south africa gauteng, johannesburg 7 july 2021 cameron mackenzie m 60 member of the national assembly of south africa gauteng, johannesburg 9 july 2021 geoff makhubo m 53 mayor of johannesburg gauteng, johannesburg july 2021 lesego semenya m 39 celebrity chef 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 16 july 2021 joyce maluleke f 60 member of the national assembly of south africa (since 2015) 21 july 2021 lieb bester m 72 actor gauteng, pretoria 22 july 2021 andre thysse m 52 boxer, boxing promoter 22 july 2021 ian palmer m 55 soccer player, coach 23 july 2021 lulama ntshayisa m 62 member of the national assembly of south africa (since 2014) 30 july 2021 shona ferguson m 47 actor and producer gauteng, johannesburg 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 23 august 2021 giovanni pretorius m 49 olympic boxer 3 september 2021 john watkins m 98 cricketer kwazulu-natal, durban 6 september 2021 zanele kamagwaza-msibi f 59 politician, leader of the national freedom party kwazulu-natal, durban 11 october 2021 ockert potgieter m 55 missionary in the ukraine, film director western cape, mossel bay 4 december 2021 dewa mavhinga m southern african director of human rights watch