1995 in South Africa

1995 in South Africa
The following lists events that happened during 1995 in South Africa.
Incumbents
President: Nelson Mandela.
Deputy President: F.W. de Klerk along with Thabo Mbeki
Chief Justice: Michael Corbett.
Cabinet
The Cabinet, together with the President and the Deputy President, forms part of the Executive.
National Assembly
Provincial Premiers
Eastern Cape Province: Raymond Mhlaba
Free State Province: Mosiuoa Lekota
Gauteng Province: Tokyo Sexwale
KwaZulu-Natal Province: Frank Mdlalose
Limpopo Province: Ngoako Ramathlodi
Mpumalanga Province: Mathews Phosa
North West Province: Popo Molefe
Northern Cape Province: Manne Dipico
Western Cape Province: Hernus Kriel
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
27 – Winnie Mandela is dismissed as deputy minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology.
Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh visit South Africa.
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 to the bottom of the deep shaft, killing 104.
June
6 – The Constitutional Court abolishes capital punishment in the case of S v Makwanyane and Another.
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
29 – Desmond Tutu is appointed chairperson of the 17-member Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) by president Nelson Mandela.
Births
8 January – Kyle Edmund, South African-born British tennis player
29 January – RG Snyman, rugby player
14 March – Arno Greeff, actor
19 April – Madrie Le Roux, tennis player
5 May – Thomas du Toit, rugby player
15 May – Bruce Bvuma, football player
20 May – Warrick Gelant, rugby player
25 May – Kagiso Rabada, cricketer
5 June – Troye Sivan, South African-Australian actor and singer
12 June – Claudia Cummins, artistic gymnast
28 June – Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, model, Miss Universe 2017
21 July – Armand Joubert, singer-songwriter
3 August – Ciara Charteris, South African-British actress
5 August – Jean-Luc du Preez, rugby player
5 August – Dan du Preez, rugby player
6 August – Lynn Kiro, tennis player
11 August – Brad Binder, motorcycle racer
29 August – Ntando Duma, actress and television personality
30 October – Anene Booysen, murder victim (d. 2013)
7 November – Cameron Coetzer, badminton player
20 December – Aimee van Rooyen, rhythmic gymnast
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
25 May to 24 June – South Africa hosts the 1995 Rugby World Cup and wins the final game 15–12 against the New Zealand All Blacks.
References
South Africa
Years in South Africa
History of South Africa