President: Nelson Mandela (until 14 June), Thabo Mbeki (starting 14 June)
Deputy President: Thabo Mbeki (until 16 June), Jacob Zuma (starting 16 June)
March
20 – The Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA), the underground military wing of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), disbands.
24 – Allan Boesak, former Director of the Foundation for Peace and Justice, is sentenced to 8 years in prison for fraud.
31 – The Durban High Court finds Sipho Thwala guilty of 16 murders and 10 rapes and sentences him to 506 years in prison.
April
20 – Judge Edwin Cameron, high court judge and human rights advocate, announces that he is HIV positive.
23 – Makhaya Ntini, cricketer, is found guilty of raping a student.
June
2 – The second democratic elections take place and is won by the African National Congress.
10 – George Bizos is awarded the Order for Meritorious Service, Class II, by President Nelson Mandela.
16 – Thabo Mbeki becomes the 2nd President of South Africa.
Watershed are signed to EMI Music South Africa and begin recording their first album In the Meantime.
September
2 – A South African Air Force Alouette III helicopter crashes near Port Elizabeth, killing pilot Major K.A. Newman and seriously injuring two crew members.
October
22 – Henry Navigator, a 13,000 ton Cyprus bulk carrier, sinks off Bok Point about 35 km north of Cape Town.
23 – A South African Air Force Oryx helicopter crashes near Kroonstad, killing 10 people and injuring 14 others.
Queen Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh visit South Africa.
The Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park is declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
December
3 – Government signs the final purchasing agreement in the arms deal and the loan agreement to pay for the equipment is signed by Finance Minister Trevor Manuel.
Unknown Date
Statistics South Africa conducts a Survey of Activities of Young People.
Masego Kgomo, murder victim. (d. 2009)
10 January – Dr. Jan Schutte, author and former director-general of the SABC, dies in Johannesburg at the age of 79.
14 January – Bennie Lategan, South African Police Service Captain who was investigating People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (PAGAD), is killed in a drive-by-shooting in Cape Town.
7 March – Bobby Hendricks, aka King of Langarm music, saxophone player, dies in Cape Town at the age of 63.
28 February – Frank Pooe wins his second national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:12:40 in Pinelands.
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