· JANUARY – Pharmagate scandal hits South African media—25 pharmaceutical companies under the umbrella organisation IPASA are revealed to be plotting a scheme to delay the finalisation of the IP policy. Minister of Health calls the plot tantamount to “genocide”.

· MARCH – Mass marches are held by the Fix the Patent Laws campaign in Cape Town and Pretoria. Memorandums calling for a final IP policy before national elections are delivered to the DTI Minister and Parliament.

· OCTOBER – At an IP Summit hosted by TAC, nearly 50,000 signatories sign petitions and an open letter to encourage the finalisation of the IP policy.