1998 in South Africa

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Years in South Africa


Events

January

Policemen from the North East Rand Dog Unit set their dogs on three suspected illegal immigrants
  • 3 January – Six policemen from the North East Rand Dog Unit set their dogs on three suspected illegal immigrants, allowing the animals to savage the three men as the officers hurled racial insults. The incident was caught on video and televised nationally on 7 Nov. 2000, causing widespread outrage. All six policemen were ultimately sentenced to jail terms of between four and five years each. [1][2]

March

  • 9 March – Robert McBride, an official in the Department of Foreign Affairs is arrested by the Mozambican police in Ressano Garcia, Mozambique for gun smuggling
  • 18 March – An ex-Rhodesian Royal Air Force Percival Provost Mk 52, which had only recently been restored to flying condition by the South African Air Force Museum. The pilot, Rick Culpan who was a test pilot for Denel Aviation, dies 4 days later from his injuries.
  • 21 March – The Socialist Party of Azania (SOPA) is started

May

June

July

  • 16 July – Bulelani Ngcuka is elected as the first National Director of Public Prosecutions

August

September

October

  • 29 October - Nelson Mandela receives the Truth and Reconciliation report

December

Unknown date

  • The Black Tie Ensemble is founded Mimi Coertse and Neels Hansen

Sport

Athletics

  • 22 February – Frank Pooe wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:13:09 in Pinelands.

Births

Jordan Daniels

Deaths

References

  1. ^ CNN News (29 November 2001). "Police jailed over dog attack". CNN. http://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/africa/11/29/police.court/index.html. Retrieved 30 August 2007. 
  2. ^ Tendai Dumbutshena (17 November 2000). "Racist, barbaric incident leaves SA shellshocked". Zimbabwe Mirror. http://www.queensu.ca/samp/migrationresources/xenophobia/articles/racist.htm. Retrieved 30 August 2007. 

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