1999 in South Africa

1999 in South Africa

"See also:"
1998 in South Africa,
other events of 1999,
1999 in South African sport,
2000 in South Africa and the
Timeline of South African history.

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Events

* 20 March - The Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA), the underground military wing of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), disbands
* 24 March - Allan Boesak, former Director of the Foundation for Peace and Justice, is sentenced to 8 years in prison for fraud
* March 31 - Durban High Court finds Sipho Thwala guilty of 16 murders and 10 rapes, and sentences him to 506 years in prison
* 20 April - Judge Edwin Cameron, a high court judge and human rights advocate, announces that he is HIV positive
* 23 April - Makhaya Ntini, a cricketer, is found guilty of raping a student
* 2 June - The second democratic elections is held and is won by the African National Congress
* 10 June - George Bizos is awarded the Order for Meritorious Service Class II medal from President Nelson Mandela
* 16 June - Thabo Mbeki becomes the 2nd President of South Africa
* 6 months after discovery by Sivan Pillay (EMI), Watershed are officially signed to major label EMI Music South Africa and begin recording their first album In The Meantime
* 2 September - A South African Air Force Alouette III helicopter crashes near Port Elizabeth killing the pilot Major KA Newman and seriously injuring two crew members
* 22 October - "Henry Navigator", a 13,000 gross tonnage Cyprus bulk carrier, sinks off Bok Point about 35 km north of Cape Town
* 23 October - A South African Air Force Oryx helicopter crashes near Kroonstad killing 10 people and injuring 14 others
* Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh visit South Africa
* The Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park is declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site

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* Statistics South Africa - conducts a Survey of Activities of Young People

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Athletics

* February 28 – Frank Pooe wins his second national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:12:40 in Pinelands.

Deaths

* 10 January - Dr Jan Schutte, author and former director-general of the SABC, dies in Johannesburg at the age of 79
* 14 January - Benny Lategan, a South African Police Service captain who was investigating the People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (PAGAD) is killed in a drive-by-shooting in Cape Town
* 7 March - Bobby Hendricks (aka: King of Langarm music), a saxophone player dies in Cape Town at the age of 63


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