title: 1995 in South Africa
text: # 1995 in South Africa
  
  The following lists events that happened during 1995 in South Africa.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * President: Nelson Mandela.
  * 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.
  
  ### 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 1,500 feet (460 m) to the bottom of the 6,900 feet (2,100 m) deep shaft, killing 104.
  
  ### June
  
  * 6 – The Constitutional Court abolishes capital punishment in the case of S v Makwanyane and Another.
  
  ### 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.
  