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The following lists events that happened during 1996 in South Africa.

## Incumbents

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* President: Nelson Mandela.[1]
* Deputy President: F.W. de Klerk (until 30 June) along with Thabo Mbeki.
* Chief Justice: Michael Corbett then vacant.

### Cabinet

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The Cabinet, together with the President and the Deputy President, forms part of the Executive.

Main article: Cabinet of Nelson Mandela

Main article: Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (South Africa)

### National Assembly

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Main article: 22nd South African Parliament

### Provincial Premiers

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* Eastern Cape Province: Raymond Mhlaba
* Free State Province: Mosiuoa Lekota (until 18 December), Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri (since 18 December)
* Gauteng Province: Tokyo Sexwale
* KwaZulu-Natal Province: Frank Mdlalose
* Limpopo Province: Ngoako Ramathlodi
* Mpumalanga Province: Mathews Phosa
* North West Province: Popo Molefe
* Northern Cape Province: Manne Dipico
* Western Cape Province: Hernus Kriel

## Events

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January

* 15 - King Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho is killed in a car accident.

February

* 26 - South Africa and Algeria restore diplomatic ties.
* Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in his capacity as Grand President of the British Commonwealth Ex-Services League, visits South Africa.

March

* 11 - The trial of General Magnus Malan and 19 co-accused begins in the Durban Supreme Court.
* 19 - President Nelson Mandela is granted a divorce from Winnie Mandela in the Rand Supreme Court.
* 23 - Approximately 6,000 Inkatha Freedom Party supporters armed with fighting sticks, spears, clubs and battle axes rally in the Tugela Ferry area of KwaZulu-Natal in defiance of a national ban on traditional weapons.

April

* 15 - The Truth and Reconciliation Commission begins its formal hearings.

May

* 2 - South Africa and China exchange letters granting each other most-favoured-nation status.
* 8 - South Africa's new constitution is adopted by the Constitutional Assembly.
* 9 - The National Party withdraws from the coalition government, giving the African National Congress full political control.

June

* 19 - Cuban Foreign Minister Roberto Robaina Gonzalez visits South Africa.

July

* Nelson Mandela visits the United Kingdom on a state visit.

August

* 4 - Rashaad Staggie, Hard Livings gang leader, is killed by the vigilante group People Against Gangsterism and Drugs.[2]
* Mimi Coertse receives the highest accolade an artist can receive from the Austrian government, the Oesterreichishe Ehrenkreuz für Wissenschaft und Kunst.

September

* 6 - The Constitutional Court delivers judgment on the new constitution.
* 11 - A mining agreement on wages and working conditions is signed between the Chamber of Mines and the National Union of Mineworkers.

October

* 11 - The constitution is amended by the Constitutional Assembly.
* 30 - Colonel Eugene de Kock of the South African Police is sentenced to 212 years in prison.
* General Magnus Malan and 19 co-accused are acquitted on all charges relating to the massacre of 13 people in KwaMakhuta township south of Durban in 1987.
* The first South African National Census since the end of apartheid is held.

December

* 4 - A number of agreements relating to culture, double taxation, fiscal evasion and a memorandum of understanding relating to defence equipment are signed by Thabo Mbeki, Deputy President of South Africa, on a state visit to India.
* 10 - The new constitution is signed into law.

Unknown date

* Trevor Manuel is appointed Minister of Finance.
* Paraffin Safety Association of Southern Africa is founded.

## Births

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* 31 January - Master KG, musician & record producer
* 17 February – Sasha Pieterse, actress
* 1 March – Jane de Wet, actress
* 3 March – Andile Phehlukwayo, cricketer
* 5 March – Kirsten Beckett, artistic gymnast
* 29 March – Lungi Ngidi, cricketer
* 22 April – Ilze Hattingh, tennis player
* 22 April – Herschel Jantjies, rugby player
* 26 May – Lara Goodall, cricketer
* 15 June - Gaisang Noge, actress
* 30 June - Makhadzi, singer

## Deaths

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* 15 January - King Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho. (b. 1938)
* 28 March - Siegfried Mynhardt, actor. (b. 1906)
* 16 December - Laurens van der Post, author and political adviser. (b. 1906)

## Sports

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Bafana Bafana wins African Cup of Nation that was organized in South Africa by winning 2–0 against Tunisia in the final.

### Athletics

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* 25 February – Josia Thugwane wins his second national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:11:46 in Pinelands.

## References

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1. ^ Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices: South Africa: Heads of State: 1994-2017 (Accessed on 5 June 2017)
2. ^ "Pagad chief found guilty of public violence - South Africa | IOL News | IOL.co.za". Archived from the original on 3 February 2013.

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