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Incumbents
Events
- February
- 26 – South Africa and Algeria restore diplomatic ties.
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in his capacity as Grand President of the British Commonwealth Ex-Services League, visits South Africa.
- March
- 11 – The trial of General Magnus Malan, former defence minister, and 19 co-accused begins in the Durban Supreme Court.
- 19 – Nelson Mandela formally ends his 38-year marriage to Winnie Mandela when the Rand Supreme Court grants him a divorce.
- 23 – Approximately 6,000 Inkatha Freedom Party supporters, armed with fighting sticks, spears, clubs and battle axes, rally in the Tugela Ferry area of Kwazulu Natal in defiance of a national ban on traditional weapons.
- April
- 15 – The Truth and Reconciliation Commission begins its first formal hearings.
- May
- 2 – South Africa and China exchange letters granting each other most-favoured-nation status.
- 8 – South Africa's new constitution is adopted by the Constitutional Assembly.
- June
- 19 – Cuban Foreign Minister Roberto Robaina Gonzalez visits South Africa.
- July
- President Nelson Mandela visits the United Kingdom on a state visit.
- August
- Mimi Coertse receives the highest accolade an artist can receive from the Austrian government, the Oesterreichishe Ehrenkreuz für Wissenschaft und Kunst.
- September
- 6 – The Constitutional Court delivers judgment on the new constitution.
- 11 – A mining agreement on wages and working conditions is signed between the Chamber of Mines and the National Union of Mineworkers.
- October
- 11 – The constitution is amended by the Constitutional Assembly.
- 30 – Eugene de Kock, a colonel in the South African Police force, is sentenced to 212 years in prison
- General Magnus Malan, former defence minister, and 19 co-accused are acquitted on all charges relating to the massacre of 13 people in KwaMakhuta township south of Durban in 1987.
- The first South African National Census since the end of apartheid is held.
- December
- 4 – A number of agreements relating to culture, double taxation, fiscal evasion and a memorandum of understanding relating to defence equipment are signed by Thabo Mbeki, Deputy President of South Africa, on a state visit to India.
- 10 – The new constitution is signed into law.
- Unknown date
- Trevor Manuel is appointed Minister of Finance.
Births
- 17 February – Sasha Pieterse, actress.
- 22 April – Ilze Hattingh, tennis player.
Deaths
- 15 January – King Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho is killed in a car accident.
- 28 March – Siegfried Mynhardt, actor, dies in Johannesburg, aged 90.
- 4 August – Rashaad Staggie, Hard Livings (gang) leader, is killed by the vigilante group People Against Gangsterism and Drugs [1]
- 16 December – Laurens van der Post, author, farmer, war hero, political adviser, educator, journalist, humanitarian, philosopher, explorer and conservationist, dies at the age of 90.
Sports
Athletics
- 25 February – Josia Thugwane wins his second national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:11:46 in Pinelands.
References
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