1971 in South Africa
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[edit] 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
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
