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1998 in South Africa

See also: 1997 in South Africa, other events of 1998, 1998 in South African sport, 1999 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.

Contents

Events

January

  • 3 January - Six policemen from the North East Rand Dog Unit set their dogs on three suspected illegal immigrants, allowing the animals to savage the three men as the officers hurled racial insults. The incident was caught on video and televised nationally on Nov. 7, 2000, causing widespread outrage. All six policemen were ultimately sentenced to jail terms of between four and five years each. [1]

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March

  • 9 March - Robert McBride, an official in the Department of Foreign Affairs is arrested by the Mozambican police in Ressano Garcia, Mozambique for gun smuggling
  • 18 March - An ex-Rhodesian Royal Air Force Percival Provost Mk 52, which had only recently been restored to flying condition by the South African Air Force Museum. The pilot, Rick Culpan who was a test pilot for Denel Aviation, dies 4 days later from his injuries.
  • 21 March - The Socialist Party of Azania (SOPA) is started

May

June

July

August

September

December

Unknown date

  • The Black Tie Ensemble is founded Mimi Coertse and Neels Hansen

Sport

Athletics

  • February 22 – Frank Pooe wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:13:09 in Pinelands.

Births

Deaths

References

  1. ^ CNN News. "Police jailed over dog attack", CNN, 2001-11-29. Retrieved on 2007-08-30. 
  2. ^ Tendai Dumbutshena. "Racist, barbaric incidnt leaves SA shellshocked", Zimbabwe Mirror, 2000-11-17. Retrieved on 2007-08-30. 
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