1971 in South Africa
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The following lists events that happened during 1971 in South Africa.
Incumbents
[edit]- State President: Jim Fouché.[1]
- Prime Minister: John Vorster.
- Chief Justice: Lucas Cornelius Steyn then Newton Ogilvie Thompson.
Events
[edit]- February
- March
- 10 – Two Buccaneer aircraft of 24 Squadron SAAF, prescribed to by Headquarters, attempt to sink SS Wafra with AS-30 missiles but succeeds only in starting a fire.[2]
- 12 – A Shackleton aircraft of 35 Squadron SAAF, not prescribed to by Headquarters, sinks SS Wafra in 6,000 feet (1,829 metres) of water using depth charges.[2]
- Unknown date
- St Lucia Lake and the turtle beaches and coral reefs of Maputaland are listed by the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (RAMSAR).
- The International Court of Justice gives an advisory opinion supporting the view of the United Nations for South Africa to relinquish control of South West Africa.
- Kamuzu Banda, president of Malawi, is the first Black President to visit South Africa.
Births
[edit]- 20 February – Joost van der Westhuizen, rugby scrum-half (d. 2017)
- 3 March – Jet Novuka, actor
- 15 March – Naka Drotské, rugby player
- 8 April – Fikile Mbalula, national minister
- 22 April – Jannie de Beer, rugby player
- 13 May – Fana Mokoena, actor
- 28 June – Elon Musk, South African-born Canadian-American entrepreneur, engineer, inventor and investor[3]
- 21 July – Robby Brink, rugby player
- 30 July – Mzukisi Sikali, triple world champion boxer (d. 2005)
- 4 September – Lance Klusener, cricket player
- 15 September – Wayne Ferreira, tennis player
- 28 September – Braam van Straaten, rugby player
- 8 October – Krynauw Otto, rugby player
- 22 October – Amanda Coetzer, tennis player
- 26 October – Brendan Augustine, soccer player
- 12 November – Gert Thys, long-distance runner
- 14 November – Nick Boraine, actor
- 29 November – Esme Kruger, lawn bowler[4]
- 3 December – Pieter Rossouw, rugby player
- 17 December – Alan Khan, media and radio personality
Deaths
[edit]- 27 October – Ahmed Timol, activist and political leader. (b. 1941)
Railways
[edit]Locomotives
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Four new Cape gauge locomotive types enter service on the South African Railways:
- July – The first of 125 Class 34-000 General Electric type U26C diesel-electric locomotives.[5]
- October – The first of fifty Class 34-200 General Motors Electro-Motive Division type GT26MC diesel-electric locomotives.[5]
- Fifty Class 6E1, Series 2 electric locomotives.[5][6]
- The first of one hundred and fifty Class 6E1, Series 3 locomotives.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices: South Africa: Heads of State: 1961-1994 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
- ^ a b c The Buccaneer Fiasco with the Sinking of the SS Wafra, by Simon van Garderen, ex 24 Squadron SAAF O.C. [dead link]
- ^ "Elon Musk | Biography, SpaceX, Tesla, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "Lawn Bowls | Athlete Profile: Esme KRUGER - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ a b c Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. pp. 128–129, 140–141. ISBN 0869772112.
- ^ a b South African Railways Index and Diagrams Electric and Diesel Locomotives, 610mm and 1065mm Gauges, Ref LXD 14/1/100/20, 28 January 1975, as amended
