Dineo Ranaka, TV personality, radio DJ and actress 30 December – DJ Zinhle, DJ and producer. Deaths 16 June – James Calata, African National Congress leader and Anglican clergyman. (b. 1895) 10 September – John Vorster, former Prime Minister and State President. (b. 1915) 19 September – Yusuf Dadoo, doctor and activist. (b. 1909) 13 December – Mary Renault, writer. (b. 1905) Railways Locomotives Four new Cape gauge locomotive types enter service on the South African Railways: Forty 25 kV AC Class 7E2, Series 2 electric locomotives. The first of sixty 25 kV AC Class 7E3, Series 1 Hitachi electric locomotives. The first of one hundred centre-cab electric shunting locomotives. Seven more are built for the mining industry. Five electric locomotives dedicated to the planned MetroBlitz high speed interurban service between Johannesburg and Pretoria. Sports Athletics 30 April – Kevin Flanegan wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:16:21 in Durban. References South Africa Years in South Africa History of South Africa