1970 in South Africa
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See also: 1969 in South Africa, other events of 1970, 1971 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.
[edit] Events
- 10 January - The South Africa (Springboks) draws with Ireland 8-8 at Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
- 21 May - John Vorster, Prime Minister of South Africa and Ian Smith, Prime Minister of Rhodesia, hold private talks
- 12 June - Mangosuthu Buthelezi is elected as the first Chief Executive Officer of the new Bantustan of KwaZulu
[edit] Births
- September 10 - Phaswane Mpe, poet and novelist (d. 2004)
- December 1970 - Dr Mariam Seedat, Sociologist
