locomotive and two trucks are derailed. 12 – Seven people are injured when a Limpet mine explodes at the offices of the Department of Community Development and Commissioners Court in Johannesburg. 15 – Three bombs explode on the beach front outside the Natal Command HQ in Durban. 19 – A bomb causes R60,000 worth of damage to the KwaMashu township offices in Durban. 29 – Dieter Gerhardt is sentenced to life imprisonment for treason. Births 4 January – Derick Hougaard, rugby player 18 January – Caroline Wöstmann, long-distance runner 9 February – Ryan McLaren, cricketer 11 February – Thando Mngomeni, soccer player 4 March – Jaque Fourie, rugby player 4 March – Michelle Butler-Emmett, badminton player 23 March – Morgan Gould, football player 31 March – Hashim Amla, cricketer 13 April – Schalk Burger, rugby player, 2004 World Rugby Player of the Year 16 April – Angelique Gerber, actress 20 April – Greg Smith, cricketer 22 April – Claudia Henkel, Miss South Africa 2004 16 May – Loyiso Gola, stand-up comedian and actor 18 May – Warren Masemola, actor 11 June – Wynand Olivier, rugby player 12 June – Bryan Habana, rugby player, 2007 World Rugby Player of the Year 20 June – Portia Modise, soccer player, 2006 Women's African Football Championship player of the tournament 27 June – Dale Steyn, cricketer 11 July – Elrio van Heerden, football player 14 July – Bridgitte Hartley, Olympics bronze medalist 19 July – Howza, rapper, songwriter and actor 27 July – Okmalumkoolkat, rapper 4 August – Adhir Kalyan, actor 8 August – Chris Dednam, badminton player 8 September – Zenzo Ngqobe, actor known for portraying Butcher in Gavin Hood's 2005 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Tsotsi 19 August – Reeva Steenkamp, model (d. 2013) 23 August – Wayne Sandilands, footballer 24 September – Lyndon Ferns, swimmer 6 October – Sunette Viljoen, Olympics silver medal winning javelin thrower & South Africa women's national cricket team player 19 October – Mmabatho Montsho, fashion designer, writer, actress and film director 31 October – Bevan Fransman, football player 5 November – Tanya Seymour, dressage rider 21 November – Ronald Lamola, politician, Minister of Justice and Correctional Services 6 December – Euphonik, DJ and radio personality 9 December – Dina Lebo Phalula long-distance runner 13 December – Tanya van Graan, singer, actress, model 14 December – Tatum Keshwar, Miss South Africa 2008 16 December –