– Johan Pretorius, Boeremag member, is arrested and charged when he is found with a truckload of weapons and explosives in Lichtenburg. 20 – Boeremag members Dirk Hanekom and Henk van Zyl are arrested in Memel, Free State, but only Hanekom is charged. 22 – A South African Air Force Museum T-6G Harvard crashes into power lines during a flypast at Africa Aerospace and Defence 2002, being held at AFB Waterkloof, Pretoria. Pilot Colonel Jeff Earle escapes with minor injuries. October 10 – President of South Africa Thabo Mbeki states that AIDS drugs are dangerously toxic to people and questions whether HIV or poverty is the true cause of Aids. 30 – Nine bombs explode in Soweto and one in Bronkhorstspruit. The Boeremag claims responsibility. November 4 – Alleged Boeremag leader Tom Vorster is arrested in Pretoria for the October bombings. 22 – A bomb explodes at the Grand Central Airport in Midrand, Gauteng. 28 – A bomb explodes on a bridge on the border between KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape Provinces. December 16–20 – The African National Congress holds its 51st National Conference in Stellenbosch. Unknown date Mbongeni Ngema's controversial song "AmaNdiya" is banned. Deaths 26 April – Steve Tshwete, activist and politician. (b. 1938) 15 May – Nellie Shabalala, musician. (b. 1953) 1 June – Hansie Cronje, cricketer. (b. 1969) 29 June – Stephen Fry, Springbok captain. (b. 1924) See also 2002 in South African television References South Africa Years in South Africa History of South Africa Years of the 21st century in South Africa 2000s in South Africa