– Five people are killed, three of them children aged two, eight and ten, and five are injured when their vehicle detonates an anti-tank mine on the Chatsworth farm near Messina. A one-year-old boy survives the blast. 17 – A limpet mine explodes at 03h00 and damages eight PUTCO buses at the Fleetline depot in Umlazi, Durban. 19 – A farmer is injured when his vehicle hits an anti-tank mine in the Weipe area. 20 – The South African Army carries out a raid into Maseru, Lesotho. 21 – A limpet mine attached to minibus injures 8 or 13 people. 23 – A bomb explodes in an Amanzimtoti shopping centre, kills five people and injures 40 others. Andrew Zondo, who is later arrested for planting the bomb, claims that he attempted to warn the mall but failed. He was later hanged. 29 – The police defuses a pamphlet bomb in Durban. A limpet mine explodes at 18h00 and causes structural damage to the Chatsworth Magistrates Court outside Durban. A grenade is thrown at a tourist kombi in central Durban. Unknown date George Bizos becomes a judge on Botswana's Court of Appeal. The Delmas Treason Trial starts, with the State vs Mosiuoa Lekota and Popo Molefe. Mimi Coertse receives the Decoration for Meritorious Service in recognition of her contribution to the Arts. Bulelani Ngcuka is released from prison. Bulelani Ngcuka joins the human rights branch of the International Labour Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. Births 31 January – Stephen Mokoka, long-distance runner 7 February – Donald Moatshe, musician 6 March – Godfrey Khotso Mokoena, olympics long jump and triple jump silver medalist 6 March – Pretty Yende, soprano singer 19 March – Tats Nkonzo, standup comedian, singer, musician and television personality 11 April – Lance Davids, football player 12 April – Enrico James, badminton player 22 May – Tsepo Masilela, football player 23 May – Hlompho Kekana, football player 28 May – Megan Coleman, Miss South Africa 2006 7 June – Zikhona Sodlaka, actress 8 June – Pierre Spies, rugby player 15 June – Francois Louw, rugby player 4 June – Vernon Philander, cricketer 3 July – Colin Ingram, cricketer 26 July – Da L.E.S, South African-American hip hop musician 5 August – Thishiwe Ziqubu, actress 15 August – Lerato Chabangu, football player 21 August – Roelof Dednam, badminton player 14 October – Ryan Kankowski, rugby player 15 October – Khanyi Mbau,