3 January - Three people are injured when a limpet mine explodes at the corner of Jeppe and Delvers Streets in Johannesburg
8 January - At the AECI plant, a police officer is shot at and in the skirmish that followed, two policemen and one civilian are injured
9 January - A bomb explodes at the OK Bazaars, a national supermarket chain, in Eloff Street, Johannesburg during a protracted strike
A riot squad policeman is killed and two injured when a grenade is thrown into their vehicle
Police raid English-language newspapers seizing documents related to an advertisement calling for the legalising of the African National Congress
21 January - KwaMakutha massacre, 12 people are killed including 7 children, in KwaMakutha near Amanzimtoti, when the home of the United Democratic Frontactivist Bheki Ntuli is attacked by a group of men armed with AK-47 rifles
30 January - Three soldiers and one police officer are killed in an attack in Alexandra, Johannesburg
31 January - The home of town councillor Senokoane in Diepmeadow, Soweto is attacked and six people are injured including two police officers
February
A limpet mine explosion causes damage to a shop in Matatiele
2 February - The single quarters of the Bokomo Police Station is attacked twice with grenades and one policeman is injured
5 February - An Explosion at bus shelter outside the Groote Schuur Hospital injures 1 person
18 February - A number of people are killed in a grenade attack on Tladi Secondary School
19 February - Chief Lushaba and Samuel Jamile of the Inkatha Freedom Party are injured when a grenade is thrown at them
March
3 March - A guerilla is shot and killed by police in Gugulethu after he allegedly fired on their patrol with an AK-47
9 March - One police officer, two municipal police officers are killed in Gugulethu. One terrorist is also possibly killed but this is unconfirmed
11 March - Police confirm a skirmish at Zone 13 Mdantsane in Ciskei but gave no details
A terrorist is shot and killed in a house in New Crossroads
12 March - Sweden announces a total boycott on trade with South Africa effective from October
13 March - Four municipal police officers are killed, one injured in Atteridgeville
16 March - A grenade is thrown at the home of a police officer in Kagiso but no injuries
17 March - During a police raid in Inanda, a terrorist and a woman are killed. Another man and a baby are injured in the raid
Three explosions damage the railway line between Newcastle and Johannesburg
28 March An anti-tank landmine kills four and injures one person in the Josefsdal area near the Swaziland border
April
1 April - Three soldiers are killed and two injured when a grenade is thrown into their Hippo armoured personnel carrier in either Mabopane or Mamelodi
A grenade is thrown at home of Councillor Radebe in Dobsonville with no injuries
2 April - Three policemen are injured in Nyanga when a grenade is thrown at them
8 April - Two freedomfighters and a police officer are killed in a shootout at Ventersdorp
9 April - Three police officers come under attack in Meadowlands Zone 10 (casualties unknown)
10 April - Ciskei, South Africa and Transkei sign a security pact in Cape Town prohibiting cross-border violence between the three states
14 April - The home of a police officer in Chesterfield, Durban comes under grenade attack with no injuries
15 April - A special branch police officer is killed by a sniper and another injured south of Durban in Umbumbulu
16 April - An explosion in the parking area of a Newcastle supermarket injures two people
20 April - A grenade is thrown at group of soldiers at the Dube train station in Soweto (no casualties reported)
23 April - The home of a police officer in Bonteheuwel comes under grenade attack
24 April - During a riot police raid in Umlazi, Durban, two freedomfighters are killed and three riot police officers are injured.
9 May - A police officer, three soldiers and a freedomfighters are killed in a skirmish in Mamelodi
16 May - An explosion at Newcastle train station's waiting room occurs and while police are investigating the blast, a second bomb explodes injuring a police officer
19 May - An explosion at the Carlton Centre in central Johannesburg
20 May - Two bombs exploded at the Johannesburg magistrate’s court, the first a minor explosion that acted as a decoy is followed by a second more powerful charge minutes later which killed three police officers and injuring four others, six bystanders are also injured
3 August - 23 conscripts make a public announcement in Cape Town of their refusal to serve in the SADF
5 August - A freedomfighter is killed in shootout with police on Ntshekisa Road in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth
13 August - An Emdeni police Sergeant is injured when a grenade is thrown at his vehicle
23 August - A shop in Emdeni which is frequented by soldiers is attacked with grenades
24 August - A grenade is thrown at a police vehicle in Emdeni. Two police officers and eight bystanders are injured
27 August - The home of the former Mayor of Soweto, Kunene is attacked and two council police officers are killed
30 August - A grenade is thrown at five soldiers outside barracks; estimated eight SADF members killed or injured
September
The South African Army kill four and capture two guerilla fighters near the Zimbabwe border. After the two guerilla fighters were handed over to police, they escaped killing two police officers. The army later tracked them down and they were killed in fire-fight
The Commander of KwaNdebele National Guard Unit in Marble Hall and his son (a police officer) is shot and killed by AK-47 fire
2 September - Police in Sandton kill a guerilla fighter after he allegedly threw a grenade at a roadblock
18 November - A Limpet mine is found and defused at the Johannesburg post office
23 November - During a police raid on house in Umlazi, Durban two freedomfighters and alleged collaborator are killed. Two police officers are injured in the raid
30 November - Three explosions occur at the Dube municipal training centre in Soweto with no injuries
December
10 December - During a police raid on shack in the Port Elizabeth area, they meet heavy resistance from the residents. The police drive a Casspir over the shack, killing four
12 December - A group of police officers are fired upon by freedomfighters from a moving car in Soweto; two police officers are killed and four injured