1998 in South Africa
See also: 1997 in South Africa, other events of 1998, 1999 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.
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Events
March
- 9 March – Robert McBride, a official in the Department of Foreign Affairs is arrested by the Mozambican police in Ressano Garcia, Mozambique for gun smuggling
- 19 March – Makhaya Ntini becomes the first black person to represent South Africa in a five-day test cricket match
- 21 March – The Socialist Party of Azania (SOPA) is started
July
- 16 July – Bulelani Ngcuka is elected as the first National Director of Public Prosecutions
Unknown date
- The Black Tie Ensemble is founded Mimi Coertse and Neels Hansen
Births
Deaths
- 4 May – Worsie Visser (35), singer, is killed when his plane crashes at Saldanha Bay, Western Cape
- 17 December – Dorothy Nyembe, a political activist passes away
Categories: 1998 | Years in South Africa