- 1984 in South Africa
"See also:"
1983 in South Africa ,
other events of 1984,1985 in South Africa and theTimeline of South African history .----
Events
January
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4 January - A guerrilla is killed inMamelodi
*8 January - TheSouth African Defence Force begins withdrawal from southernAngola February
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3 February - A bomb destroys the offices of theCiskei consulate inDurban
*23 February - AEscom installation in Georgetown is slightly damaged by explosion
*29 February - Two bombs explode atMandini , one at a sub-station and the other at the police stationMarch
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11 March - TheMobil fuel depot inErmelo is rocked by four explosions, five storage tanks are destroyed by guerrillas
*12 March - During a skirmish with guerrillas, two policemen are seriously injured
*16 March - South Africa andMozambique sign theNkomati Accord , a nonagression treaty, atKomatipoort
*23 March -Dorothy Nyembe is released fromKroonstad Prison after serving 15 years for defeating the end of justice by harbouring members ofUmkhonto we Sizwe April
* A guerrilla is killed in De Deur
*3 April - A car bomb explodes on the Victoria Embankment, Durban, killing three people and injuring 20 others. Daya Rengasami, a member of the SA Students Organisation and his wife Navi is killed in the blast. TheAfrican National Congress denies responsibility. Rajbansi said he believed his offices nearby had been the intended target of the bomb.
*5 April - TheTranskei consulate inBotshabelo is destroyed by a bombMay
* The Pango mutiny occurred when mutineers systematically killed most camp administration members of a
Umkhonto we Sizwe training camp inAngola
*2 May -South Africa ,Mozambique andPortugal sign an agreement inCape Town on the supply ofelectricity to South Africa from theCahora Bassa Hydro-electric Dam in north-west Mozambique
*5 May - Over 7,000 people attend anAfrikaner Volkswag rally inPretoria
*12 May - A bomb explodes at the Trust Bank inDurban
*13 May -Mobil Oil Refinery in Durban comes underRPG-7 attack by Umkhonto we Seize cadres. All the guerrillas were killed afterwards in a running battle with police
*16 May - An explosion destroys two private vehicles, belonging to policemen, outside the Jabulani Police station,Soweto
*18 May - therailway line nearLenasia is damaged by an explosion
*29 May -Pieter Willem Botha ,State President of South Africa andPik Botha , minister for foreign affairs, visitAustria ,Belgium ,France ,Great Britain ,Italy ,Portugal ,Switzerland andWest Germany June
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21 June - A explosion damages a sub-station in Berea, Durban and disrupts electricity supplyJuly
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9 July -South Africa signs the amendment of theInternational Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
*12 July - One policeman is killed and one is injured when their vehicle is attacked in Jabulani
*28 July - South Africa Railways Police charge office inKwaMashu , Durban is attacked with handgrenade sAugust
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3 August - A guerrilla is killed in theEllisras area
*7 August - Tshabalala Dry Cleaners in Soweto is extensively damaged by Umkhonto we Sizwe: - AnEscom sub-station is destroyed in Glenmore, Durban
*12 August - The Department of Internal Affairs ofJohannesburg is hit by an explosion that causes minor damage
*16 August - Two Limpet mines destroy the second and third floors of the building houseing the "South African Police HQSoweto East" inRoodepoort . The explosion injure the District Commander, four policemen and two civilians causing R260,000 worth of damage
*17 August - A guerrilla is killed resisting arrest in Mapetla
*23 August - Explosions at 18h30 destroy 4th floor offices belonging to the government buildings in Booysens, Johannesburg
*24 August - A bomb explodes at 17h30 in Anchor Life Building in Johannesburg. The explosion destroys the South African Railways Police Regional offices and the Department of Internal Affairs officeseptember
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3 September - ALimpet mine placed by Mohammed Iqbal Shaik explodes at 16h07 at the Department of Internal Affairs inJohannesburg ;Pieter Willem Botha becomes the 8thState President of South Africa
*5 September - An explosion destroys an Escom sub-station atRustenburg and disrupts power to Rustenburg and a large area ofBophutatswana
*13 September - A Limpet mine causes damage to aDurban sub-station
*14 September - A bomb explodes at 17h00 at the Department of Community Development inKrugersdorp October
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8 October -South Africa ,Mozambique andRenamo hold talks inPretoria to end the civil war in Mozambique
*16 October -Anglican ArchbishopDesmond Tutu is awarded theNobel Peace Prize December
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11 December - A section of railway line near Durban is damaged by an explosion, a goods train is also damaged
*14 December - A guerrilla is killed and a policeman is injured in a skirmish inIngwavuma
*18 December -Pik Botha , South African foreign minister andSiad Barre , President ofSomalia , hold talks inMogadishu
*25 December - Another guerrilla is killed in IngwavumaUnknown Date
* The government imposes a state of emergency which is only lifted 6 years later
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Athletics
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March 31 –Ernest Seleke wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:09:41 inPort Elizabeth .Motorsport
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7 April - The South African Grand Prix is held atKyalami Births
Deaths
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30 January -Patrick McCall , member of the Stander gang, is killed by police in a raid on the gang's hide-out in Houghton,Johannesburg
*18 May -Peter Becker ,writer ,ethnologist and advertising executive, dies after being hit by a car nearFlorence, Arizona
*28 June -Jeannette Schoon , and her 6-year daughter, Katryn, are killed by a letter bomb atLubango ,Angola
*Bernard Gcwensa , artist, dies oftuberculosis at the Hiabisa mission station near St Lucia
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