1995 in South Africa

1995
in
South Africa

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The following lists events that happened during 1995 in South Africa.

Incumbents

Cabinet

The Cabinet, together with the President and the Deputy President, forms part of the Executive.

National Assembly

Provincial Premiers

Events

January
  • 10 – General Johan van der Merwe, Police Commissioner of the South African Police Service, resigns and is succeeded by General George Fivaz.
  • 25 – South Africa and India sign a number of agreements relating to political, trade, economic, cultural, scientific and technical co-operation.
March
May
  • 10 – The Vaal Reefs mining disaster at Vaal Reefs gold mine in Orkney. A runaway locomotive falls into a lift shaft onto an ascending cage and causes it to plunge 1,500 feet (460 m) to the bottom of the 6,900 feet (2,100 m) deep shaft, killing 104.
June
July
  • 19 – The Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act, No. 34 is signed into law by president Nelson Mandela.
  • South Africa and India sign an agreement on co-operation in science and technology.
August
  • – Serial killer Moses Sithole is arrested for the murders of 38 people.
November

Births

Deaths

  • 6 January – Joe Slovo, activist and politician. (b. 1926)
  • 20 June - Harry Gwala, activist and politician. (b. 1920)
  • 15 September – Harry Calder, cricketer. (b. 1901)

Sports

Rugby


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