The following lists events that happened during 1968 in South Africa.
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Incumbents
edit- State President:
- Tom Naudé (acting until 9 April).[1]
- Jim Fouché (from 10 April).[1]
- Prime Minister: John Vorster.
- Chief Justice: Lucas Cornelius Steyn.
Events
edit- January
- 1 – Magnus Malan is appointed as Officer Commanding of the Military Academy in Saldanha.[2]
- April
- 10 – Jacobus Johannes Fouché becomes the 3rd State President of South Africa.[1]
- 20 – A South African Airways Boeing 707 crashes after take-off from Windhoek, killing 122 of the 129 on board.
- 30 – The bill establishing five universities for Blacks comes into force.
- Unknown date
- The Liberal Party of South Africa is banned by the government.
- Dorothy Nyembe is arrested for the second time and charged under the Suppression of Communism Act.
- In the Villa Peri campaign, the Azanian People's Liberation Army tries to infiltrate members into South Africa via Botswana and Mozambique.
- The South African Bureau of State Security is formed independently of the South African Police, accountable to the Prime Minister.
Births
edit- 22 February – Camilla Waldman, actress
- 29 February – Suanne Braun, actress
- 5 March – Lindani Nkosi, actor
- 8 April – Paseka Motsoeneng, Televangelist
- 28 April – Andy Flower, Zimbabwean cricketer
- 17 May – Mickey Arthur, cricket player and coach
- 30 June – Rebecca Malope, gospel singer & TV host
- 4 September – Daniel Mudau, football player
- 16 September – Loren Wulfsohn, synchronized swimmer
- 23 September – Zane Moosa, football player
- 25 December – Andrew Tucker, football player
Deaths
edit- 7 January – J.L.B. Smith, ichthyologist (b. 1897).
- 10 January – Eben Dönges, politician and elected State President (b. 1898).
- 21 June 21 – Constance Georgina Tardrew, South African botanist (b. 1883).[3]
Railways
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Locomotives
edit- In July, the South African Railways places the first of 115 Class 33-400 General Electric type U20C diesel-electric locomotives in service in South West Africa.[4][5]
Sports
edit- 17 September – The Marylebone Cricket Club tour of South Africa is cancelled when South Africa refuses to accept the presence of Basil D'Oliveira in the side.
References
edit- ^ a b c Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices: South Africa: Heads of State: 1961-1994 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
- ^ Malan, Magnus (2006). My lewe saam met die SA Weermag [My life with the SA Army] (in Afrikaans) (1st ed.). Hatfield, Pretoria: Protea Boekhuis. ISBN 978-1-86919-113-9.
- ^ Rall, Maureen (2002). Petticoat Pioneers : The History of the Pioneer Women who Lived on the Diamond Fields in the Early Years. Kimberley, South Africa: Kimberley Africana Library. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-62027-613-9.
- ^ Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. pp. 139–140. ISBN 0869772112.
- ^ 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