1967 in South Africa

← 1966 1965 1964 1967 in South Africa → 1968 1969 1970
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
See also:	List of years in South Africa

The following lists events that happened during 1967 in South Africa.

Incumbents

• State President:
  • Charles Robberts Swart (until 31 May).^[1]
  • Tom Naudé (acting from 1 June).^[1]
• John Vorster
  .
• Chief Justice: Lucas Cornelius Steyn.

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

July

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

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

September

• 8 –
  Umkhonto we Sizwe.^[2]

• 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.

• 1 January – Francois Pienaar, rugby player
• 9 January – Dave Matthews, South African–born American musician
• 23 January – Nathi Mthethwa, national minister
• 12 February – Nambitha Mpumlwana, actress
• 4 March – Daryll Cullinan, cricketer
• 15 May – John Tlale, football player
• 10 June – Karen Roberts, field hockey player
• 26 June – Doctor Khumalo, football player
• 27 June – Andre Arendse, football player
• 10 July – Hennie le Roux, rugby player
• 16 July – Joel Stransky, rugby player
• 30 August – John Moeti, football player
• 6 October –
  Springboks
  coach
• 4 November – Rapulana Seiphemo, film and television actor
• 23 November – Oskido, recording artist, DJ, record producer and businessman. Co-founder of Kalawa Jazmee Records.
• 23 November – Gary Kirsten, cricketer & cricket coach
• 16 December – Claire Johnston, singer

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)

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