1995 in South Africa

	1995 in South Africa
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	1995 in South African sport
Years in South Africa

Events

January

• 10 – General Johan van der Merwe, Police Commissioner of the South African Police Service, resigns and is succeeded by General George Fivaz.
• 25 – South Africa and India sign a number of agreements relating to political, trade, economic, cultural, scientific and technical co-operation.

March

• 27 – Winnie Mandela is dismissed as deputy minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology.
• Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh visit South Africa.

May

• 10 – At Vaal Reefs gold mine in Orkney, a runaway locomotive falls into a lift shaft onto an ascending cage and causes it to plunge 1,500 feet (460 m) to the bottom of the 6,900 feet (2,100 m) deep shaft, killing 104.^[1][2]

June

• 6 – The Constitutional Court abolishes capital punishment in the case of S v Makwanyane and Another.

July

• 19 – The Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act, No. 34 is signed into law by president Nelson Mandela.
• South Africa and India sign an agreement on co-operation in science and technology.

November

• 29 – Desmond Tutu is appointed chairperson of the 17 member Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) by president Nelson Mandela.

Births

• 8 January – Kyle Edmund, tennis player.
• 19 April – Madrie Le Roux, tennis player.
• 5 June – Troye Sivan, actor and singer.
• 6 August – Lynn Kiro, tennis player.
• 11 August – Brad Binder, motorcycle racer.
• 30 October – Anene Booysen, murder victim. (d. 2013)

Sports

Athletics

• 11 March – Martin Ndivheni wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:12:32 in Port Elizabeth.

Rugby

• 25 May to 24 June – South Africa hosts the 1995 Rugby World Cup and wins the final game 15-12 against the New Zealand All Blacks.

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