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List of events
The following lists events that happened during 1977 in South Africa .
January
8 – The railway line near
Soweto is maliciously damaged.
February
1 –
KwaZulu is granted self-governance.
24 – A bomb explodes at the
Daveyton Police Station, causing only superficial damage.
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March
April
1 –
Pik Botha , South Africa's ambassador in the United States of America, is appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
June
July
15 – The railway line at
Umlazi in
Durban is maliciously damaged.
29 – The Antipolis , a Greek oil tanker, runs aground on the rocks near Victoria Road in Oudekraal,
Cape Town .
August
September
23 – The Netherlands suspends its cultural agreement with South Africa.
November
December
Unknown date
20 January –
Paul Adams (cricketer) , cricketer
21 January –
Bradley Carnell , football player
30 January –
Khumbudzo Ntshavheni , national minister
31 January –
David Terbrugge , cricketer
14 February –
Elmer Symons , motorcycle enduro racer (d.
2007 )
6 March –
Khoto Sesinyi , Mosotho footballer
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14 March –
Matthew Booth (soccer) , soccer player
24 April –
Zola (musician) , musician, poet, actor and presenter.
11 May –
Victor Matfield , Springbok rugby player
21 May –
Quinton Fortune , soccer player & coach
13 June –
Stanton Fredericks , soccer player
18 June –
Riaad Moosa , comedian, actor and doctor
6 July –
Makhaya Ntini , cricketer
12 August –
Zanne Stapelberg , soprano singer
26 August –
Gareth Cliff , radio host, television personality and businessman
2 October –
Justin Kemp , cricketer
21 October –
Brett Goldin , actor (d.
2006 )
12 November –
Benni McCarthy , soccer striker & coach
12 November –
Susan Wessels-Webber , hockey player
17 November –
Ryk Neethling , swimmer
25 November –
MacBeth Sibaya , soccer player
2 December –
Siyabonga Nomvethe , soccer player
7 December –
Delron Buckley , footballer
Class 6E1, Series 7
1977 in Africa
Sovereign states States with limited recognition
Dependencies and other territories