1962 in South Africa explained
Events from the year 1962 in South Africa. This year is notable for its internal and international resistance campaigns against the country's Apartheid legislation. Umkhonto we Sizwe, the militant wing of the African National Congress, made its first sabotage attacks in 1961, and Nelson Mandela traveled to Ethiopia to rally support for Umkhonto and justify the attacks. Nelson Mandela was sentenced to jail for 5 years upon returning to South Africa for illegally leaving the country.[1] The international sporting community also showed its displeasure with the government's laws. FIFA suspended South Africa in 1962 for fielding an exclusively-white South African national football team, forcing South African football authorities to add black players to the team.[2] The government, in turn strengthened methods of enforcing Apartheid, and the Robben Island prison was made a political prison in 1962.[3]
Incumbents
Events
- January
- March
- 12 - Defence Minister Jim Fouché outlines South Africa's defence policy to make South Africa self-supporting in military equipment.
- May
- July
- August
- October
- 13 - Helen Joseph becomes the first person to be placed under house arrest under the Sabotage Act.
- Lillian Ngoyi is banned for 10 years, confining her to Orlando Township in Johannesburg and forbidding her to attend any gatherings.
- November
- December
- Unknown date
Births
- 1 January - Jaco Reinach, rugby player & father to Springboks rugby player Cobus Reinach (died 1997)
- 28 January - Patrice Motsepe, mining billionaire businessman, founder of founder and executive chairman of African Rainbow Minerals.
- 13 April - Chris Riddell, illustrator
- 28 April - Darrell Roodt, film director, screenwriter and producer. Best known for the 1992 film Sarafina
- 16 June - Arnold Vosloo, international actor.
- 2 July - Neil Tovey, captain of the South Africa national football team
- 10 July - Arthur Mafokate, recording artist, record producer & businessman.
- 15 July - Ebrahim Rasool, politician.
- 29 August - Steve Hofmeyr, singer, songwriter and actor.
- 7 September - Cliff Simon, athlete and actor (died 2021)
- 15 September - François Bloemhof, author, playwright and composer.
- 28 September - Thuli Madonsela, politician, advocate and Professor of law. Most well-known for being the Public Protector of South Africa.
- 11 October - Kevin Smith, best known for his portrayal of Frank Xavier on the SABC 3 soap opera, Isidingo.
- 12 October - Michelle Botes, best known for her portrayal of Cherel de Villiers Haines on the soap opera, Isidingo.
- 8 December - Greg Marinovich, photojournalist.
Deaths
Notes and References
- Web site: 11 January 1962 - Mandela skips the country and appears in Addis Ababa South African History Online. v1.sahistory.org.za. 7 January 2016. 6 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170106011857/http://v1.sahistory.org.za/pages/chronology/thisday/1962-01-11.htm. dead.
- Web site: History of South African soccer. News24. 7 January 2016. 7 May 2004. 2 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150502112902/http://www.news24.com/xArchive/Sport/2010WorldCup/History-of-South-African-soccer-20040507. dead.
- Book: Buntman. Fran Lisa. Robben Island and Prisoner Resistance to Apartheid. 2003. Cambridge University Press. 9780521007825. 35. registration. 7 January 2016. en.
- http://www.archontology.org/nations/south_africa/sa_pres1/ Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices: South Africa: Heads of State: 1961-1994