1967 in South Africa explained
The following lists events that happened during 1967 in South Africa.
Incumbents
Events
- January
- February
- 28 - Eben Dönges is elected second State President but suffers a stroke before he can take office.[1]
- June
- July
- August
- 4 - Military conscription becomes compulsory for all white men in South Africa over the age of 16.[3]
- September
- December
- Unknown date
- The South African Police starts with counter-insurgency training.
- Umkhonto we Sizwe members conduct their first military actions in north-western Rhodesia in campaigns known as Wankie and Sepolilo.
- KGB double agent Yui Loginov is arrested in South Africa after the CIA betrayed him.
Births
- 1 January - Francois Pienaar, rugby player
- 9 January - Dave Matthews, South African–born American musician
- 23 January - Nathi Mthethwa, national minister
- 12 February - Nambitha Mpumlwana, actress
- 4 March - Daryll Cullinan, cricketer
- 15 May - John Tlale, football player
- 10 June - Karen Roberts, field hockey player
- 26 June - Doctor Khumalo, football player
- 27 June - Andre Arendse, football player
- 10 July - Hennie le Roux, rugby player
- 16 July - Joel Stransky, rugby player
- 30 August - John Moeti, football player
- 6 October - Heyneke Meyer, Springboks coach
- 4 November - Rapulana Seiphemo, film and television actor
- 23 November - Oskido, recording artist, DJ, record producer and businessman. Co-founder of Kalawa Jazmee Records.
- 23 November - Gary Kirsten, cricketer & cricket coach
- 16 December - Claire Johnston, singer
Deaths
- 20 May - Jan Gysbert Hugo Bosman (Bosman de Ravelli), concert pianist and composer.
- 2 July - Professor I.W. van der Merwe (Boerneef), writer and poet.
- 21 July - Albert Lutuli, teacher and president of the African National Congress). (b. c. 1898)
Notes and References
- 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
- http://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/sap-fighting-zimbabwe South African History Online: SAP fighting in Zimbabwe
- Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds) (1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood