1971 in South Africa
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Events
- February
- March
- 10 – Two Buccaneer aircraft of 24 Squadron SAAF, prescribed to by Headquarters, attempt to sink SS Wafra with AS-30 missiles but succeeds only in starting a fire.[2]
- 12 – A Shackleton aircraft of 35 Squadron SAAF, not prescribed to by Headquarters, sinks SS Wafra in 6,000 feet (1,829 metres) of water using depth charges.[2]
- Unknown date
- St Lucia Lake and the turtle beaches and coral reefs of Maputaland are 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.
- Kamuzu Banda, president of Malawi, is the first Black President to visit South Africa.
Births
- 20 February – Joost van der Westhuizen, rugby scrum-half (d. 2017)
- 3 March – Jet Novuka, actor
- 15 March – Naka Drotské, rugby player
- 8 April – Fikile Mbalula, national minister
- 22 April – Jannie de Beer, rugby player
- 13 May – Fana Mokoena, actor
- 28 June – Elon Musk, South African-born Canadian-American entrepreneur, engineer, inventor and investor[3]
- 21 July – Robby Brink, rugby player
- 30 July – Mzukisi Sikali, triple world champion boxer (d. 2005)
- 4 September – Lance Klusener, cricket player
- 15 September – Wayne Ferreira, tennis player
- 28 September – Braam van Straaten, rugby player
- 8 October – Krynauw Otto, rugby player
- 22 October – Amanda Coetzer, tennis player
- 26 October – Brendan Augustine, soccer player
- 12 November – Gert Thys, long-distance runner
- 14 November – Nick Boraine, actor
- 29 November – Esme Kruger, lawn bowler[4]
- 3 December – Pieter Rossouw, rugby player
- 17 December – Alan Khan, media and radio personality
