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See also:	1993 in South African sport List of years in South Africa

The following lists events that happened during 1993 in South Africa .

Incumbents [ edit ]

• State President : F.W. de Klerk . ^[1]
• Chief Justice : Michael Corbett .

Events [ edit ]

March

• 24 – State President F.W. de Klerk informs Parliament that South Africa constructed six nuclear fission devices that had been dismantled by the end of 1989 .

April

• 8 – South Africa and India sign a memorandum of understanding on bilateral air services.
• 10 – Chris Hani is assassinated by Polish immigrant Janusz Walu? . ^[2]

May

• 1 – Members of the Azanian People's Liberation Army , armed wing of the Pan Africanist Congress , attack civilians at the Highgate Hotel in East London , killing five. ^[2]
• 4 – At their annual meeting in Sweden, Nordic development ministers decide to continue support to the African National Congress .
• 5 – Nelson Mandela addresses a joint sitting of two houses of the United Kingdom Parliament.
• 5 – Members of the Azanian People's Liberation Army kill four police officers at Dobsonville , Soweto .
• An Indian diplomatic Cultural Centre is opened in Johannesburg

June

• 4 – Eleven people are killed in clashes between African National Congress and Inkatha Freedom Party members in Estcourt .
• 4 – South Africa signs the Convention on Biological Diversity .

July

• 25 – members of the Azanian People's Liberation Army open fire on a congregation inside St James Church in Kenilworth, Cape Town , killing eleven and injuring fifty. ^{[2] [3]}

August

• 19 – An RPG is fired at the East London petrol depot, but does not explode and results in a shootout with the South African Police (SAP).
• 23 – The Motsuenyane Commission finds the African National Congress guilty of abuse in some camps in exile, thereby confirming the findings of the Skweyiya Commission.

September

• 2 – National Peace Day is observed in response to political violence, largely concentrated in black townships, that has claimed thousands of lives. ^{[4] [5]}
• 23 – The United States Senate approves legislation lifting economic sanctions against South Africa.

October

• 18 – Five school children are killed in the Mthatha Massacre when the South African Defence Force opens fire on the house of a member of the Pan Africanist Congress . ^[2]

November

• 18 – Twenty-one political parties approve a new interim constitution of South Africa .
• 22 – India re-establishes full diplomatic relations with South Africa.
• A South African diplomatic mission is opened in New Delhi, India

December

• 7 – The 32-member Transitional Executive Council holds its first meeting in Cape Town , the first meeting of an official government body in South Africa with black members.
• 10 – State President F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela are jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize . ^[6]
• 22 – The interim South African constitution is approved by Parliament.
• 30 – Six members of the Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA), armed wing of the Pan Africanist Congress , open fire on patrons of the Heidelberg Tavern in Observatory, Cape Town , killing four and injuring several others. ^[2]
• The Indian Cultural Centre in Johannesburg is upgraded to a Consulate-General.

Births [ edit ]

• 8 January ? Anatii , singer, songwriter and record producer
• 17 February ? Kai Luke Brummer , actor
• 18 March ? Siyabulela Shai , soccer player
• 16 April ? Chad Da Don , hip-hop record producer, songwriter and rapper
• 15 April ? Jan Serfontein , rugby player
• 20 April ? Brandon Stone , golfer
• 5 June ? Brandon Theron , soccer player
• 11 June ? Kwagga Smith , rugby player
• 5 July ? Sandra le Grange , badminton player
• 22 July ? Thembinkosi Lorch , soccer player
• 30 July ? Robert du Preez , rugby player
• 1 September ? Thebe Magugu , fashion designer
• 18 September ? Zozibini Tunzi , Miss Universe 2019 , the first black South African to be crowned Miss Universe
• 28 October ? Cheslin Kolbe , rugby player
• 16 November ? Anrich Nortje , cricketer
• 28 November ? Lukhanyo Am , rugby player

Deaths [ edit ]

• 20 March – Gerard Sekoto , artist. (b. 1913)
• 23 March – Edison Ntsanwisi , Chief Minister of Gazankulu. (b. 1920)
• 10 April – Chris Hani , activist. (b. 1942)
• 22 April – Andries Treurnicht , politician. (b. 1921)
• 24 April – Oliver Tambo , ANC President. (b. 1917)
• 14 July – Harold Willmott , military commander. (b. 1899)
• 7 August – A. P. Mda , politician. (b. 1916)
• 10 November – Wensley Pithey , South African-born English actor. (b. 1914)

Railways [ edit ]

Locomotives [ edit ]

• Spoornet begins to modify Class 6E1, Series 7 , Series 8 and Series 9 locomotives to improve their braking and traction reliability on the Natal mainline and reclassify them to Class 17E . ^[7]
• Amcoal, a subsidiary of Anglo American , places three Class E38 electric locomotives in service at its Kromdraai Colliery near Witbank . ^[7]

Sports [ edit ]

Athletics [ edit ]

• 20 March – Josia Thugwane wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:14:25 in Cape Town .

See also [ edit ]

• List of terrorist incidents, 1993

References [ edit ]