1995 in South Africa

none April 2020 December 2013 1995 The following lists events that happened during 1995 in South Africa. Incumbents President: Nelson Mandela.Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices: South Africa: Heads of State: 1994-2017 (Accessed on 5 June 2017) 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.Cabinet of Nelson Mandela Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (South Africa) National Assembly 22nd South African Parliament 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 1500 ft to the bottom of the 6900 ft deep shaft, killing 104.http://www.miningweekly.com/print-version/vaal-reefs-tragedy-commemorated-2005-05-10 Vaal Reefs Tragedy Commemorated Mining Weekly 10 May 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073934/http://www.miningweekly.com/print-version/vaal-reefs-tragedy-commemorated-2005-05-10 4 March 2016Locomotive crushes 105 gold miners https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/locomotive-crushes-105-gold-miners-1619145.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/locomotive-crushes-105-gold-miners-1619145.html 1 May 2022 subscription live The Independent 27 August 2014 June 6 – The Constitutional Court abolishes capital punishment in the case of S v Makwanyane and Another. 24 – South Africa win the Rugby World Cup over New Zealand with a final score [after extra time] of 15-12. 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 30em 1995 in collapsed South Africa Category:Years in South Africa