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The following lists events that happened during 1970 in South Africa.
Incumbents
Events
- May
- 21 – Prime Minister John Vorster and Prime Minister of Rhodesia Ian Smith hold private talks.
- June
- 12 – Mangosuthu Buthelezi is elected first Chief Executive Officer of the black homeland of KwaZulu.
- December
- 7 – The U.N. General Assembly supports the isolation of South Africa for its apartheid policies.
Births
- 4 January – Marc Batchelor, soccer player (d. 2019)
- 7 January – Sizwe Motaung, soccer player (d. 2001)
- 30 January – Hans Vonk (footballer), soccer goalkeeper
- 30 March – Ruben Kruger, rugby player (d. 2010)
- 19 February – Kurt Darren, singer
- 2 March – Nicolene Neal, lawn bowler
- 30 March – Leleti Khumalo, actress
- 12 May – Steve Palframan, cricketer
- 22 May – Pollen Ndlanya soccer player
- 3 June – Johan Ackermann, rugby player & coach
- 10 June – Connie Ferguson, Botswana-born South African actress
- 20 June – Athol Williams (AE Ballakisten), poet and social philosopher
- 3 July – Deon Kayser, rugby player
- 30 July – Eric Tinkler, soccer player
- 8 August – Chester Williams, rugby player (d. 2019)
- 10 September – Phaswane Mpe, poet and novelist (d. 2004)
- 28 September – Vatiswa Ndara, actress
- 27 October – Tina Jaxa, actress
- 14 November – André Venter, rugby player
- 5 December – Sibusiso Vilane, adventurer, motivational speaker & author, first black African to summit Mount Everest
Deaths
Main article: Deaths in 1970 Further information: Category:1970 deathsRailways
Locomotives
- The South African Railways places the first of eighty Class 6E mainline electric locomotives in service. Two are also built for Iscor for use at the Sishen iron ore mine.
Sports
Rugby
- 10 January – The South African Springboks draw 8–8 with Ireland at Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland.
References
- Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices: South Africa: Heads of State: 1961-1994 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
- "Lawn Bowls | Athlete Profile: Nicolene NEAL - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- South African Railways Index and Diagrams Electric and Diesel Locomotives, 610mm and 1065mm Gauges, Ref LXD 14/1/100/20, 28 January 1975, as amended
- Middleton, John N. (2002). Railways of Southern Africa Locomotive Guide - 2002 (as amended by Combined Amendment List 4, January 2009) (2nd, Dec 2002 ed.). Herts, England: Beyer-Garratt Publications. pp. 54, 63.
- Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. pp. 128–129. ISBN 0869772112.
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