January

• 10 January - General Johan van der Merwe, Police Commissioner of the South African Police Service
  South African Police Service
  The South African Police Service is the national police force of the Republic of South Africa. Its 1116 police stations in South Africa are divided according to the provincial borders, and a Provincial Commissioner is appointed in each province...
  
   resigns and is succeeded by General George Fivaz
• 25 January - South Africa and India sign a number of agreements relating to political, trade, economic, cultural, scientific and technical co-operation

March

• Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh
  Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
  Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is the husband of Elizabeth II. He is the United Kingdom's longest-serving consort and the oldest serving spouse of a reigning British monarch....
  
   visit South Africa
• 27 March - Winnie Mandela is dismissed as deputy minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology

June

• 6 June - the Constitutional Court
  Constitutional Court of South Africa
  The Constitutional Court of South Africa was established in 1994 by South Africa's first democratic constitution: the Interim Constitution of 1993. In terms of the 1996 Constitution the Constitutional Court established in 1994 continues to hold office. The court began its first sessions in February...
  
   abolishes capital punishment
  Capital punishment
  Capital punishment, the death penalty, or execution is the sentence of death upon a person by the state as a punishment for an offence. Crimes that can result in a death penalty are known as capital crimes or capital offences. The term capital originates from the Latin capitalis, literally...
  
   in the case of S v Makwanyane and Another
  S v Makwanyane and Another
  S v Makwanyane and Another was a landmark 1995 judgement of the Constitutional Court of South Africa. It established that capital punishment was inconsistent with the commitment to human rights expressed in the Interim Constitution...
  
  

July

• 19 July - The Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act, No 34 is signed into law president Nelson Mandela
  Nelson Mandela
  Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, and was the first South African president to be elected in a fully representative democratic election. Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist, and the leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing...
  
  
• South Africa and India sign an agreement on co-operation in science and technology lll

November

• 29 November - Desmond Tutu
  Desmond Tutu
  Desmond Mpilo Tutu is a South African activist and retired Anglican bishop who rose to worldwide fame during the 1980s as an opponent of apartheid...
  
   is appointed chairperson of the 17 member Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) president Nelson Mandela

Athletics

• March 11 – Martin Ndivheni wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:12:32 in Port Elizabeth.
• SouthAfrica wins the Rugby world cup