Ntshavheni, national minister 31 January – David Terbrugge, cricketer 14 February – Elmer Symons, motorcycle enduro racer (d. 2007) 6 March – Khoto Sesinyi, Mosotho footballer 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 Deaths 29 January – Buster Nupen 75, cricketer. (b. 1902) 20 February – Christoffel Venter 84, South African Air Force general. (b. 1892) 5 March – Tom Pryce 27, a Welsh racing driver, (b. 1949) killed during the 1977 South African Grand Prix in Midrand 8 March – Moses Kottler, sculptor. (b. 1896) 12 September – Steve Biko 30, black consciousness activist. (b. 1946) Railways Locomotives The South African Railways places the first of 150 Class 6E1, Series 7 electric locomotives in mainline service. Sports Motorsport 5 March – The South African Grand Prix takes place at Kyalami. References South Africa Years in South Africa History of South Africa