The following lists events that happened during 1992 in South Africa.

Incumbents

State President The State President of the Republic of South Africa ( af, Staatspresident) was the head of state of South Africa from 1961 to 1994. The office was established when the country became a republic on 31 May 1961, albeit, outside the Commonweal ...

F.W. de Klerk Frederik Willem de Klerk (, , 18 March 1936 – 11 November 2021) was a South African politician who served as state president of South Africa from 1989 to 1994 and as deputy president from 1994 to 1996 in the democratic government. As South A ...

.Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices: South Africa: Heads of State: 1961-1994
(Accessed on 14 April 2017) * Chief Justice: Michael Corbett.

Events

;January * 11 – Singer

Paul Simon Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actor whose career has spanned six decades. He is one of the most acclaimed songwriters in popular music, both as a solo artist and as half of folk roc ...

is the first major artist to tour South Africa after the end of the cultural boycott. ;February * 3 – State President

and

Nelson Mandela Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (; ; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African Internal resistance to apartheid, anti-apartheid activist who served as the President of South Africa, first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1 ...

, the

African National Congress The African National Congress (ANC) is a Social democracy, social-democratic political party in Republic of South Africa, South Africa. A liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid, it has governed the country since 1994, when ...

leader, are jointly awarded the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Peace Prize at the

Unesco The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...

headquarters in Paris. * 25 (about) – South Africa and

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

sign a diplomatic agreement. * 28 – Ownership of the port town of

Walvis Bay Walvis Bay ( en, lit. Whale Bay; af, Walvisbaai; ger, Walfischbucht or Walfischbai) is a city in Namibia and the name of the bay on which it lies. It is the second largest city in Namibia and the largest coastal city in the country. The c ...

is transferred from South Africa to

Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...

. * 28 – South Africa and Russia establish full diplomatic ties. ;March * 12 –

Citrusdal Citrusdal is a town of 5,000 people in the Olifants River Valley in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is situated at the base of the Cederberg mountains about north of Cape Town. Agriculture in the area is dominated by citrus fruit fa ...

in the

Cape Province The Province of the Cape of Good Hope ( af, Provinsie Kaap die Goeie Hoop), commonly referred to as the Cape Province ( af, Kaapprovinsie) and colloquially as The Cape ( af, Die Kaap), was a province in the Union of South Africa and subsequen ...

becomes South Africa's first officially recognised non-racial local authority. * 18 –

White South African White South Africans generally refers to South Africans of European descent. In linguistic, cultural, and historical terms, they are generally divided into the Afrikaans-speaking descendants of the Dutch East India Company's original settlers, ...

s vote in favour of political reforms which will end the

apartheid Apartheid (, especially South African English: , ; , "aparthood") was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1948 to the early 1990s. Apartheid was ...

policy and create a power-sharing multi-racial government. * The Skweyiya Commission finds the African National Congress guilty of having a systematic policy of abuse and violation of human rights in some camps of exile. ;April * 13 –

announces his separation from his wife

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (born Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela; 26 September 1936 – 2 April 2018), also known as Winnie Mandela, was a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician, and the second wife of Nelson Mandela. She ser ...

at a press conference in

Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demo ...

. ;June * 4 – The co.za internet domain is created. * 17 – Violence breaks out between the

and the

Inkatha Freedom Party The Inkatha Freedom Party ( zu, IQembu leNkatha yeNkululeko, IFP) is a right-wing political party in South Africa. The party has been led by Velenkosini Hlabisa since the party's 2019 National General Conference. Mangosuthu Buthelezi founded t ...

Boipatong Boipatong Vanderbijlpark is a township in Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1955 to house black residents who worked in Vanderbijlpark and Vereeniging. Boipatong means "the place of hiding" in the Sesotho language. Boipatong's expansi ...

, leaving 46 dead. * 21 –

announces that the

will halt negotiations with the government of South Africa following the

Boipatong massacre The Boipatong massacre took place on the night of 17 June 1992 in the township of Boipatong, South Africa. Massacre The attack on township residents was carried out by armed men from the steelworks residence KwaMadala Hostel, which is located ...

of 17 June. ;July * 9 – Chief Julius Matatu, former Transkei minister and prominent traditional leader, is shot dead at his home in

Mqanduli Mqanduli is a town in OR Tambo District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Village 30 km south of Mthatha Mthatha , formerly Umtata, is the main city of the King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality in Eastern Cap ...

, Transkei. ;August * 3–4 – Black South Africans participate in a

general strike A general strike refers to a strike action in which participants cease all economic activity, such as working, to strengthen the bargaining position of a trade union or achieve a common social or political goal. They are organised by large co ...

called by the

to protest the lack of progress in negotiations with the government of State President F.W. de Klerk. * 15 –

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

plays its first rugby test since the abolishment of

. ;September * 7 – 29 people are killed in the

Bisho massacre The Bisho massacre occurred on 7 September 1992 in Bisho, in the then nominally independent homeland of Ciskei which is now part of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Twenty-eight African National Congress supporters and one soldier were shot d ...

when the

Ciskei Defence Force The Ciskei Defence Force (CDF) was established during March 1981 from the 141 Battalion of the South African Defence Force (SADF). It was the defence force of Ciskei, a bantustan that was controlled by the apartheid regime of South Africa. The CD ...

opens fire on about 100,000 protesters in

Bisho Bhisho (formerly Bisho) is the capital of the Eastern Cape province in South Africa. The Office of the Premier, Provincial Legislature and many other government departments are headquartered in the town. The town, three kilometres from Qonce and ...

Ciskei Ciskei (, or ) was a Bantustan for the Xhosa people-located in the southeast of South Africa. It covered an area of , almost entirely surrounded by what was then the Cape Province, and possessed a small coastline along the shore of the Indian O ...

. ;November * 28 – The

Azanian People's Liberation Army The Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA), formerly known as Poqo, was the military wing of the Pan Africanist Congress, an African nationalist movement in South Africa. In the Xhosa language, the word 'Poqo' means 'pure'. After attacks on ...

, the military wing of the

Pan Africanist Congress The Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (known as the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC)) is a South African national liberation Pan-Africanist movement that is now a political party. It was founded by an Africanist group, led by Robert Sobukwe, that ...

, massacres civilians at the

King William's Town Qonce, formerly known as King William's Town, is a city in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa along the banks of the Buffalo River. The city is about northwest of the Indian Ocean port of East London. Qonce, with a population of around ...

Golf Club, killing four people. ;December * 1 – South Korea re-establishes diplomatic relations with South Africa. South Korea first established diplomatic relations with South Africa in 1961, but withdrew its recognition in 1978 in protest of apartheid. * 19 – State President

dismisses 23 senior military officers, including 6 generals, on unfounded suspicion of unauthorized activities designed to disrupt negotiations with the

. ;Unknown date *

Trevor Manuel Trevor Andrew Manuel (born 31 January 1956) is a South African politician who served in the government of South Africa as Minister of Finance from 1996 to 2009, during the presidencies of Nelson Mandela, Thabo Mbeki and Kgalema Motlanthe, and ...

becomes head of the

Department of Economic Planning.

Births

* 17 January – Enrico Adolph, soccer player * 21 January –

Ronwen Williams Ronwen Hayden Williams (born 21 January 1992) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for both Premier Soccer League club Mamelodi Sundowns and South Africa national team. Club career Early career Willi ...

, football player * 29 January – Eben Barnard, rugby player * 10 February –

Steven Kitshoff Steven Kitshoff (born 10 February 1992) is a South African rugby union rugby player. His playing position is loosehead prop. He represents the South Africa national team and the in the United Rugby Championship and previously Super Rugby, and ...

, rugby player * 3 March –

Gideon Trotter Gideon Trotter (born 3 March 1992) is a South African sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres. Trotter won a gold medal in the 100 metres at the 2011 African Junior Athletics Championships in Gaborone, Botswana. Personal best References ...

, sprinter * 10 March –

Zola Nombona Zola Nombona (born 10 March 1992), is a South African actress best known for her role as Shado, a streetwise teenager, in the second season of the SABC 1 drama series ''Intersexions'' in 2013. Education She went to Victoria Girls' High Schoo ...

, actress * 23 March – Rynardt van Rensburg, middle-distance runner * 8 April – James Hilton McManus, badminton player * 12 April –

Chad le Clos Chad Guy Bertrand le Clos, OIS (born 12 April 1992) is a South African competitive swimmer who is an Olympic, World and Commonwealth Games champion. He is the African record, Commonwealth record, and South African record holder in the short ...

, swimmer * 22 April –

Rolene Strauss Rolene Strauss (born 22 April 1992) is a South African beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss South Africa 2014 and was later crowned Miss World 2014. She is the third South African woman to be crowned Miss World, after Penelope Anne Coelen in ...

Miss World 2014 Miss World 2014, the 64th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 14 December 2014 at the ExCeL London in London, United Kingdom. 121 contestants competed for the crown. Megan Young of the Philippines crowned her successor Rolene Strau ...

, model * 2 May –

Grace Legote Grace Matsetsa Legote (born 2 May 1992 in Delareyville, North West (South African province), North West province, South Africa) is a South African rhythmic gymnast. Personal life Legote speaks Afrikaans, English, Russian and Zulu. She studied ...

, rhythmic gymnast * 3 May – Daniel Sincuba, cricketer * 9 May –

Sho Madjozi Maya Christinah Xichavo Wegerif (born 9 May 1992), known professionally as Sho Madjozi ( ), is a South African rapper, singer, songwriter, actress and poet. Madjozi incorporates the Tsonga culture through her music and public image. In 201 ...

, rapper, poet, writer, and actress * 21 June – Taariq Fielies, footballer * 24 June –

Dominique Scott-Efurd Dominique Scott-Efurd ( Scott; born 24 June 1992) is a South African long-distance runner who competed at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. Prep Scott graduated from Rhenish Girls' High School in Stellenbosch. Scott's personal-best times of 4 ...

, long-distance runner * 26 June –

Allisen Camille Allisen Camille (born 26 June 1992) is a Seychellois badminton player. Camille competed at the 2010, 2014, and 2018 Commonwealth Games. She won two silvers and a bronze at the 2011 All-Africa Games in the women's doubles, mixed doubles, and ...

, badminton player * 13 July – Mogau Motlhatswi, actress * 10 August –

Chanel Simmonds Chanel Simmonds (born 10 August 1992) is a former tennis player from South Africa. Simmonds won 23 singles titles and 29 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 27 May 2013, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 158. On 26 A ...

, tennis player * 13 August – Jenny-Lyn Anderson, South African-born Australian swimmer * 14 August –

Innocent Maela Innocent Maela (born 14 August 1992) is a South African professional Association football, soccer player who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for Orlando Pirates F.C., Orlando Pirates, which he Captain (association football), ...

, football player * 20 August –

Pieter-Steph du Toit Pieter Stephanus du Toit (born 20 August 1992) is a South African professional rugby union player. Du Toit plays as a lock or a flanker for the South Africa national team and the in Japan Rugby League One. After winning the 2019 Rugby World ...

, rugby player, 2019

World Rugby Player of the Year The World Rugby Men's 15s Player of the Year is an accolade awarded annually by World Rugby at the World Rugby Awards. The award is presented to honour "the achievements of those involved at the highest level of the world game on the field". Th ...

* 22 August – Pallance Dladla, actor * 13 September –

Rouge (rapper) Deko Barbara-Jessica Wedi (born September 13, 1992), professionally known as Rouge, is a South African rapper, author, and television presenter. Her debut album ''The New Era Sessions'', accompanied by a short film, received a South African F ...

, rapper * 15 September –

Emtee Mthembeni Ndevu, better known by his stage name Emtee (stylized as eMTee) is a South African rapper. He was born in Matatiele and grew up in Rockville, Soweto, where he was involved in talent shows. His career began at the age of 17 and his deb ...

, rapper * 9 October –

Bongani Zungu Bongani Zungu (born 9 October 1992) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Mamelodi Sundowns and the South Africa national team. Club career Having joined the University of Pretoria The University of P ...

, football player * 26 October – Connie Chen, golfer * 27 November – Kabza De Small, DJ & record producer * 30 November –

Ryan de Villiers Ryan de Villiers (born 30 November 1992) is a South African actor. He is known for his role as Dylan Stassen in the film ''Moffie'' (2019). He began his career on stage, earning Naledi and Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards. Early life De Villiers is ...

, actor * 17 December –

Lood de Jager Lodewyk de Jager (born 17 December 1992) is a South African professional rugby union player for the South Africa national team and in the English Premiership. He usually plays as a lock. Career De Jager played at youth level for the and als ...

, rugby player * 17 December –

Quinton de Kock Quinton de Kock (born 17 December 1992) is a South African cricketer and former captain of the Proteas in all three formats. He currently plays for South Africa in limited overs cricket, Titans at the domestic level, and Lucknow Super Gian ...

, cricketer

Deaths

* 20 January – Geoffrey Cronjé founder of Apartheid * 18 October – Abraham Manie Adelstein, South African-born United Kingdom's Chief Medical Statistician. (b. 1916) * 25 December –

Helen Joseph Helen Beatrice Joseph (''née'' Fennell) (8 April 1905 – 25 December 1992) was a South African anti-apartheid activist. Born in Sussex, England, Helen graduated with a degree in English from the University of London in 1927 and then departed ...

, activist. (b. 1905)

Railways

Locomotives

* 10 September –

Spoornet Transnet Freight Rail is a South African rail transport company, formerly known as Spoornet. It was part of the South African Railways and Harbours Administration, a state-controlled organisation that employed hundreds of thousands of people ...

places the first of fifty Class 38-000 dual mode locomotives in service, the first locomotives in South Africa capable of running either on 3 kV DC electricity off the catenary or on diesel fuel alone.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

Sports

Athletics

* 28 March – Abel Mokibe wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:11:07 in

Cape Town Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest ...

References

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