Events in South Africa

208 notable events in South Africa — murders, shipwrecks and massacres. Page 1 of 3.

• Second Boer War
  Oct 11, 1899–May 31, 1902 · War & armed conflict
• Oscar Pistorius
  date unknown · Murder & homicide
• 1973 oil crisis
  Oct 16, 1973–Mar 17, 1974 · Crisis
• MTS Oceanos
  until 1991 · Maritime disaster
• Battle of Isandlwana
  Jan 22, 1879 · War & armed conflict
• Vela incident
  Sep 22, 1979 · War & armed conflict
• Hendrik Verwoerd
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Reeva Steenkamp
  date unknown · Murder & homicide
• Soweto uprising
  Jun 16, 1976 · Massacre
• Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging
  date unknown · Terrorism
• First Boer War
  Dec 20, 1880–Mar 23, 1881 · War & armed conflict
• Lucky Dube
  date unknown · Murder & homicide
• Murder of Hannah Cornelius
  May 2017 · Murder & homicide
• Sharpeville massacre
  Mar 21, 1960 · Massacre
• Eugène Terre'Blanche
  date unknown · Attack (other)
• South African farm attacks
  date unknown · Murder & homicide
• Murder of Anni Dewani
  Nov 13, 2010 · Murder & homicide
• Xenophobia in South Africa
  May 1, 2008 · Riot & unrest
• Moses Sithole
  Jan 1, 1994–Jan 1, 1995 · Murder & homicide
• Jameson Raid
  Dec 29, 1895–Jan 2, 1896 · War & armed conflict
• 2018 Australian ball-tampering scandal
  Mar 24, 2018 · Scandal & controversy
• Death and state funeral of Nelson Mandela
  Dec 5, 2013 · Epidemic & disease
• Operation Dudula
  date unknown · Crime & justice
• South African energy crisis
  date unknown · Crisis
• HMS Birkenhead (1845)
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• Maritz rebellion
  Sep 15, 1914–Feb 4, 1915 · War & armed conflict
• Marikana massacre
  Aug 10, 2012–Sep 20, 2012 · Massacre
• 2022 KwaZulu-Natal floods
  from Apr 8, 2022 · Natural disaster
• Bambatha Rebellion
  1906 · War & armed conflict
• Cape Town water crisis
  from May 23, 2017 · Crisis
• Trial of Oscar Pistorius
  Jan 1, 2014 · Crime & justice
• Rand Rebellion
  Dec 28, 1921–Mar 1922 · War & armed conflict
• 1994 Bophuthatswana crisis
  Mar 11, 1994 · War & armed conflict
• Vaal Reefs mining disaster
  May 10, 1995 · Industrial & structural disaster
• Zephany Nurse
  Apr 30, 1997 · Kidnapping & hostage
• 2021 South African unrest
  Jul 9, 2021–Jul 17, 2021 · Riot & unrest
• Church Street, Pretoria bombing
  May 20, 1983 · Bombing & explosion
• Van Breda murders
  Jan 27, 2015 · Murder & homicide
• Gert van Rooyen
  date unknown · Murder & homicide
• Daisy de Melker
  Jan 1, 1923–Jan 1, 1932 · Murder & homicide
• Cedric Maake
  Jan 1, 1996–Jan 1, 1997 · Murder & homicide
• Murder of Uyinene Mrwetyana
  date unknown · Crime & justice
• Jacques Freitag
  date unknown · Murder & homicide
• Strijdom Square massacre
  Nov 15, 1988 · Shooting
• Nationwide Airlines Flight 723
  Nov 7, 2007 · Aviation accident
• Boipatong massacre
  Jun 17, 1992 · Massacre
• Assassination of Chris Hani
  Apr 10, 1993 · Murder & homicide
• Weenen massacre
  Feb 17, 1838 · Massacre
• Killing of Brendin Horner
  Oct 1, 2020 · Crime & justice
• Murder of Anene Booysen
  Feb 2, 2013 · Murder & homicide
• HMS Leopard (1790)
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Coalbrook mining disaster
  Jan 21, 1960 · Industrial & structural disaster
• May 2008 South Africa riots
  May 2008 · Riot & unrest
• Ellis Park Stadium disaster
  Apr 11, 2001 · Industrial & structural disaster
• D'Oliveira affair
  date unknown · Scandal & controversy
• Piet Retief Delegation massacre
  Feb 6, 1838 · Massacre
• FeesMustFall
  from Oct 12, 2015 · Riot & unrest
• Saint James Church massacre
  Jul 25, 1993 · Massacre
• Nic Diederichs Technical High School slashing
  Aug 17, 2008 · Massacre
• Sipho Thwala
  Jan 1, 1996–Jan 1, 1997 · Murder & homicide
• Bisho massacre
  Sep 7, 1992 · Massacre
• Muldergate
  date unknown · Scandal & controversy
• Christopher Mhlengwa Zikode
  Jan 1, 1994–Jan 1, 1995 · Attack (other)
• Battle of Ventersdorp
  Aug 9, 1991 · War & armed conflict
• Elias Xitavhudzi
  date unknown · Murder & homicide
• Cospatrick (ship)
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• Murder of Babita Deokaran
  Aug 23, 2021 · Murder & homicide
• Murder of Zoliswa Nkonyana
  Feb 4, 2006 · Murder & homicide
• Boksburg explosion
  Dec 24, 2022 · Bombing & explosion
• Vaal uprising
  Sep 3, 1984–Jun 12, 1986 · Riot & unrest
• Enyobeni Tavern disaster
  Jun 26, 2022 · Maritime disaster
• Murder of Leigh Matthews
  Jul 9, 2004 · Murder & homicide
• 2008 Skierlik shooting
  Jan 14, 2008 · Shooting
• Suppression of Communism Act, 1950
  1950 · War & armed conflict
• Murder of Masego Kgomo
  Dec 31, 2009 · Murder & homicide
• Bulelani Mabhayi
  Jan 1, 2007–Jan 1, 2012 · Murder & homicide
• Lady R incident
  date unknown · Scandal & controversy
• Shell House massacre
  Mar 28, 1994 · Massacre
• 2018 Pretoria Convair 340 crash
  Jul 10, 2018 · Aviation accident
• Comair Flight 206
  Mar 1, 1988 · Aviation accident
• Braamfontein Explosion
  1896 · Bombing & explosion
• Slachter's Nek Rebellion
  Nov 1, 1815 · War & armed conflict
• Elifasi Msomi
  Jan 1, 1953–Jan 1, 1955 · Murder & homicide
• MS Gripsholm (1957)
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• Durban riots
  Jan 1, 1949 · Massacre
• South African Airlink Flight 8911
  Sep 24, 2009 · Aviation accident
• 2022 Parliament of South Africa fire
  Jan 2, 2022 · Fire
• Queenstown Massacre
  Nov 17, 1985 · Massacre
• Planet Hollywood bombing
  Aug 25, 1998 · Bombing & explosion
• South African Airways Flight 406
  Mar 13, 1967 · Aviation accident
• 2023 Johannesburg building fire
  Aug 31, 2023 · Fire
• Thozamile Taki
  date unknown · Person
• Sizzlers massacre
  Jan 20, 2003 · Massacre
• Life Esidimeni scandal
  Jan 1, 2016 · Scandal & controversy
• 1987 South Africa floods
  Sep 25, 1987–Sep 29, 1987 · Natural disaster
• 2017–2018 South African listeriosis outbreak
  Jan 1, 2017–Mar 1, 2018 · Epidemic & disease
• Jimmy Maketta
  date unknown · Murder & homicide
• Storming of the Kempton Park World Trade Centre
  Jun 25, 1993 · Natural disaster
• 2019 Johannesburg riots
  Sep 5, 2019 · Riot & unrest
• Amanzimtoti bombing
  Dec 23, 1985 · Bombing & explosion