– A bomb explodes at the Transkei consul's residence in Port Elizabeth, with no injuries. November 21 – A terrorist is killed in Chiawelo and a child is injured by police in the process. Births 1 January – Megan McKenzie, model, voted South Africa's sexiest woman by readers of FHM in 2003, ranking behind only Halle Berry, sister of cricketer, Neil McKenzie. 4 January – Justin Ontong, cricketer 4 January – BJ Botha, rugby player 10 February – Gabriel Temudzani, actor 5 March – Brent Russell, rugby player 20 March – Surprise Moriri, football player 24 March – Conrad Jantjes, rugby player 14 May – Joe Van Niekerk, rugby player 19 May – Moeneeb Josephs, football player 6 June – Mmusi Maimane, politician and former Democratic Alliance leader 20 June – Kim Engelbrecht, actress best known for her portrayal of Lolly de Klerk on the SABC 3 soap opera; Isidingo 3 July – Roland Schoeman, swimmer 11 July – Jabu Mahlangu, football player 27 August – CJ van der Linde, rugby player 8 September – Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, olympics middle distance runner silver medalist (d. 2014) 14 September – Hip Hop Pantsula, motswako rapper (d. 2018) 16 September – Mbulelo Mabizela, football player 24 September – Tanit Phoenix, model, actress, and makeup artist 12 August – Karin Kortje, singer 9 October – Thami Tsolekile, cricketer 3 November – René Kalmer, long-distance runner 9 November– Benson Mhlongo, football player 11 November – Shashi Naidoo, TV presenter & actress 15 November – Kabamba Floors, rugby player 25 November – Aaron Mokoena, football player 25 November – Alviro Petersen, cricketer Deaths 24 February – Clement Martyn Doke, linguist. (b. 1893) 13 March – Lilian Ngoyi (Mma Ngoyi), dressmaker, activist and trade unionist. (b. 1911) 9 May – Kate Molale, activist. (b. 1928) 12 June – Billy Butlin, South African–born Canadian holiday camp entrepreneur. (b. 1899) 7 July – Johannes Meintjes, artist and writer. (b. 1923) 23 September – Jim Fouché, second State President. (b. 1898) Railways Locomotives Three new Cape gauge locomotive types enter service on the South African Railways: August – The first of 101 Class 36-200 General Motors Electro-Motive Division SW1002 diesel-electric locomotives. The first of thirty General Electric type U26C diesel-electric locomotives. The first of fifty 25 kV AC Class 7E1 electric locomotives on the Richards Bay coal line. Sports Athletics 11 October – Thompson Magawana wins his first national title