The following lists events that happened during 1995 in South Africa.
Incumbents President: Nelson Mandela.Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices: South Africa: Heads of State: 1994-2017 (Accessed on 5 June 2017) Deputy President: F.W. de Klerk along with Thabo Mbeki Chief Justice: Michael Corbett.
Cabinet The Cabinet, together with the President and the Deputy President, forms part of the Executive.
National Assembly
Provincial Premiers Eastern Cape Province: Raymond Mhlaba Free State Province: Mosiuoa Lekota Gauteng Province: Tokyo Sexwale KwaZulu-Natal Province: Frank Mdlalose Limpopo Province: Ngoako Ramathlodi Mpumalanga Province: Mathews Phosa North West Province: Popo Molefe Northern Cape Province: Manne Dipico Western Cape Province: Hernus Kriel
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 – The Vaal Reefs mining disaster at Vaal Reefs gold mine in Orkney. A runaway locomotive falls into a lift shaft onto an ascending cage and causes it to plunge to the bottom of the deep shaft, killing 104.
June 6 – The Constitutional Court abolishes capital punishment in the case of S v Makwanyane and Another. 24 – South Africa win the Rugby World Cup over New Zealand with a final score [after extra time] of 15-12.
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.
August – Serial killer Moses Sithole is arrested for the murders of 38 people.
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, South African-born British tennis player 29 January – RG Snyman, rugby player 14 March – Arno Greeff, actor 19 April – Madrie Le Roux, tennis player 5 May – Thomas du Toit, rugby player 15 May – Bruce Bvuma, football player 20 May – Warrick Gelant, rugby player 25 May – Kagiso Rabada, cricketer 5 June – Troye Sivan, South African-Australian actor and singer 12 June – Claudia Cummins, artistic gymnast 28 June – Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, model, Miss Universe 2017 21 July – Armand Joubert, singer-songwriter 3 August – Ciara Charteris, South African-British actress 5 August – Jean-Luc du Preez, rugby player 5 August – Dan du Preez, rugby player 6 August – Lynn Kiro, tennis player 11 August – Brad Binder, motorcycle racer 29 August – Ntando Duma, actress and television personality 30 October – Anene Booysen, murder victim (d. 2013) 7 November – Cameron Coetzer, badminton player 20 December – Aimee van Rooyen, rhythmic gymnast
Deaths 6 January – Joe Slovo, activist and politician. (b. 1926) 20 June - Harry Gwala, activist and politician. (b. 1920) 15 September – Harry Calder, cricketer. (b. 1901)
Sports
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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