1970 in South Africa
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The following lists events that happened during 1970 in South Africa.
Incumbents
- State President: Jim Fouché.[1]
- Prime Minister: John Vorster.
- Chief Justice: Lucas Cornelius Steyn.
Events
- May
- 21 – Prime Minister John Vorster and Prime Minister of Rhodesia Ian Smith hold private talks.
- June
- 12 – Mangosuthu Buthelezi is elected first Chief Executive Officer of the black homeland of KwaZulu.
- December
- 7 – The U.N. General Assembly supports the isolation of South Africa for its apartheid policies.
Births
- 4 January – Marc Batchelor, soccer player (d. 2019)
- 7 January – Sizwe Motaung, soccer player (d. 2001)
- 30 January – Hans Vonk (footballer), soccer goalkeeper
- 30 March – Ruben Kruger, rugby player (d. 2010)
- 19 February – Kurt Darren, singer
- 2 March – Nicolene Neal, lawn bowler[2]
- 30 March – Leleti Khumalo, actress
- 12 May – Steve Palframan, cricketer
- 22 May – Pollen Ndlanya soccer player
- 3 June – Johan Ackermann, rugby player & coach
- 10 June – Connie Ferguson, Botswana-born South African actress
- 20 June – Athol Williams (AE Ballakisten), poet and social philosopher
- 3 July – Deon Kayser, rugby player
- 30 July – Eric Tinkler, soccer player
- 8 August – Chester Williams, rugby player (d. 2019)
- 10 September – Phaswane Mpe, poet and novelist (d. 2004)
- 28 September – Vatiswa Ndara, actress
- 27 October – Tina Jaxa, actress
- 14 November – André Venter, rugby player
- 5 December – Sibusiso Vilane, adventurer, motivational speaker & author, first black African to summit Mount Everest
Deaths
Railways
Locomotives
- The South African Railways places the first of eighty Class 6E mainline electric locomotives in service. Two are also built for Iscor for use at the Sishen iron ore mine.[3][4][5]
Sports
Rugby
- 10 January – The South African Springboks draw 8–8 with Ireland at Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland.
References
- ^ Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices: South Africa: Heads of State: 1961-1994 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
- ^ "Lawn Bowls | Athlete Profile: Nicolene NEAL - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ 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
- ^ Middleton, John N. (2002). Railways of Southern Africa Locomotive Guide - 2002 (as amended by Combined Amendment List 4, January 2009) (2nd, Dec 2002 ed.). Herts, England: Beyer-Garratt Publications. pp. 54, 63.
- ^ Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. pp. 128–129. ISBN 0869772112.
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