1971 in South Africa

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	1971 in South Africa
1968 1969 1970 « 1971 » 1972 1973 1974
Timeline of South African history

Events

• The tanker Wafra grounds near Cape Agulhas, causing considerable environmental damage.
• St Lucia Lake and the turtle beaches and coral reefs of Maputaland have been listed by the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (RAMSAR).
• The International Court of Justice gives an advisory opinion, supporting the view of the United Nations for South Africa to relinquish control of South West Africa

Births

28 April 1971 Sifiso Adlin Emmanuel Zondo

• 30 July — Mzukisi Sikali, world champion boxer (d. 2005)
• 12 November — Gert Thys, long-distance runner
• 17 December — Alan Khan, radio DJ

Deaths

• Ahmed Timol dies in police detention
• John Beaver Marks, political activist and trade unionist, dies in Moscow, Russia, after suffering a heart attack
• March - Ephraim Mojalefa Ngatane, artist, dies at the age of 33 from Tuberculosis