1967 in South Africa

Incumbents

• State President:
  • Charles Robberts Swart (until 31 May).^[1]
  • Jozua François Naudé (acting from 1 June).^[1]
• Prime Minister: John Vorster.

Events

January

• – The African National Congress and the Zimbabwe African People's Union form an alliance for armed struggle against South Africa and Rhodesia.

February

• 28 – Eben Dönges is elected second State President but suffers a stroke before he can take office.^[1]

June

• 1 – Jozua François Naudé becomes acting State President of South Africa.^[1]
• 12 – The Terrorism Act, 1967 is passed.

July

• 14-15 Snow falls in the Transvaal. The Northern Transvaal records its first snowfall.
• The Liberation Committee of the Organisation of African Unity urges "freedom fighters" to invade South Africa and South West Africa.^[2]

August

• 4 – Military conscription becomes compulsory for all white men in South Africa over the age of 16.^[3]

September

• 8 – South African Police officially disclose that SAP counter-insurgency units are deployed in Rhodesia to counter Umkhonto we Sizwe.^[2]

December

• 3 – Professor Christiaan Barnard carries out the world's first heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital.

Unknown date

• The South African Police starts with counter-insurgency training.
• Umkhonto we Sizwe members conduct their first military actions in north-western Rhodesia in campaigns known as Wankie and Sepolilo.
• KGB double agent Yui Loginov is arrested in South Africa after the CIA betrayed him.

Births

• 9 January – Dave Matthews, South African–born American musician.
• 9 January – Gary Teichmann, rugby player.
• 4 March – Daryll Cullinan, cricketer.
• 10 June – Karen Roberts, field hockey player.

Deaths

• 20 May – Jan Gysbert Hugo Bosman (Bosman de Ravelli), concert pianist and composer.
• 2 July – Professor I.W. van der Merwe (Boerneef), writer and poet.
• 21 July – Albert Lutuli, teacher and president of the African National Congress). (b. c. 1898)

References