1983 In South Africa

1982 In South Africa ,
Other Events Of 1983 ,
1984 In South Africa and the
Timeline Of South African History .

EVENTS

January

26 January - One person is killed and five injured by a bomb the explodes at the New Brighton Community Council offices

30 January - A bomb explodes at the Pietermaritzburg Supreme Court Explosion

February

7 February - Cedric Mayson , a former Methodist minister is charged with treason and being a member or an active supporter of the African National Congress . The case was to resume on the 18 April but he fled to Britain while on bail.

10 February - Umkhonto We Sizwe cadres burn 5 square kilometres of land in the Richards Bay area in an arson attack

11 February - The Drakensberg Administration Board offices are damaged by a bomb

12 February - A bomb injures 76 people at the Free State Administration Board offices

20 February - Umkhonto we Sizwe cadres try to set the Pelindaba Nuclear Research Station on fire in an arson attack

March

12 March - A bomb on railway coach on Johannesburg bound passenger train explodes

21 March - Second bomb explodes at the Supreme Court in Pietermaritzburg

April

21 April - Third bomb explodes at the Supreme Court in Pietermaritzburg

30 April - The Prime Minister Of South Africa , Pieter Willem Botha meets with Lesotho 's Minister of Foreign Affairs to discusses the Lesotho Highlands Water Project

May

Two two explosions cause R250 000 worth of damage to the Offices of the Department of Internal Affairs in Roodepoort

A skirmish on the Botswana border leaves four terrorists or freedom fighters and a South African Army soldier dead

13 May - An explosive device (37 kg of explosives in a gas cylinder) is found and defused by police under a bridge on the Southern Freeway, Durban

20 May - A car bomb explodes during the afternoon rush hour period outside the South African Air Force Head Quarters, opposite a building housing military intelligence personnel in Pretoria . (19 killed and 217 injured)

23 May - The South African Air Force retaliates by attacking African National Congress ' facilities in the suburb of Matola in Maputo , Mozambique with 12 Impala MkII s and 2 Mirage F1AZ s (Operation SKERWE)

June

17 June - Police defuse a bomb found on a power pylon at New Canada Railway station in Soweto

28 June - Bomb explodes at the Department of Internal Affairs in Roodepoort

July

7 July - Two bombs are found and defused at the Durban Supreme Court while in Roodepoort two bombs detonate at 00:40 causing structural damage to the Department of Internal Affairs and the Police Station

August

6 August - A Bomb explodes at Temple Israel in Hillbrow just before Marais Steyn is due to speak there; no injuries

20 August - A bomb causes R100,000 damage to a sub-station near Mamelodi

(former Bantustan )consular generals offices in the Carlton Centre, Johannesburg ; one injured

September

8 September - Two bombs damage sub-stations in the Johannesburg area ( Randburg and Sandton )

11 September - More sub-stations are damaged by Limpet mines In Johannesburg ( Bryanston North and Fairland )

12 September - Ciskei offices in Pretoria are damaged by a Limpet mine

13 September - A bomb expodes at 19h45 in the Rowntree factory in Umbilo, Durban

29 September - Police defuses a bomb that was found on an electrical pylon in Vereeniging

October

(previously Warmbaths). Two more devices set to explode 1 hour later were found on door of Civil Defence office. PW Botha was due to speak in Warmbaths

14 October - two electricity pylons near Pietermaritzburg are destroyed by Limpet mines at 02:00 and 03:00

November

1 November - Buses at municipal bus depot in Durban are damaged by a bomb that explodes at midnight

--- The railway line at Germiston is damaged by a bomb

--- Police defuse a bomb on the railway line near Springs

--- The South African Defence Force launch Operation Askari

2 November - A bomb that expodes at 02:55 at the Police workshop in Wentworth, Durban damages vehicles and an adjacent student residence (Alan Taylor Residence)

3 November - The Bosmont railway station is damaged by a bomb

--- Bosmont/Newclare railway line damaged in explosion

--- The railway line near Germiston damaged by explosion

--- Police defuseThe railway line near Springs; explosives defused

22 November - Electrical pylons are damaged by two explosions near Durban

December

3 or 7 December - Bomb explodes at the office of Department of Community Development in Bree Street, Johannesburg

8 December - the railway line 1km from Bloemfontein is mulishly damaged and a locomotive and two trucks are derailed

12 December - Seven people are injured when a Limpet mine explodes at the offices of Department of Community Development and Commissioners Court in Johannesburg

15 December - Three bombs explode on the beach front outside the Natal Command HQ in Durban

19 December - A bomb causes R60,000 worth of damage to the KwaMashu (Durban)township offices

Unknown date

A new Constitution provides for a tricameral parliament for coloureds, Indians and whites

United Democratic Front is launched by 575 community groups, trade unions, sporting bodies, women's and youth organizations

SPORT

Motorsport

15 October - The South African Grand Prix , is held at Kyalami

BIRTHS

DEATHS

James Arthur Calata , African National Congress leader and Anglican clergyman, dies in Cradock

19 September - Yusuf Dadoo , doctor and politician, dies at the age of 74

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