The following lists events that happened during 1971 in South Africa.

1971
in
South Africa

Decades:
See also:

Incumbents

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Events

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February
  • 27 – The oil tanker Wafra grounds near Cape Agulhas, causing considerable environmental damage.[2]
March
  • 10 – Two Buccaneer aircraft of 24 Squadron SAAF, prescribed to by Headquarters, attempt to sink SS Wafra with AS-30 missiles but succeeds only in starting a fire.[2]
  • 12 – A Shackleton aircraft of 35 Squadron SAAF, not prescribed to by Headquarters, sinks SS Wafra in 6,000 feet (1,829 metres) of water using depth charges.[2]
Unknown date

Births

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Deaths

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  • 27 October – Ahmed Timol, activist and political leader. (b. 1941)

Railways

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Locomotives

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Class 34-000 (GE U26C)

Four new Cape gauge locomotive types enter service on the South African Railways:

References

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  1. ^ Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices: South Africa: Heads of State: 1961-1994 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
  2. ^ a b c The Buccaneer Fiasco with the Sinking of the SS Wafra, by Simon van Garderen, ex 24 Squadron SAAF O.C. [dead link]
  3. ^ "Elon Musk | Biography, SpaceX, Tesla, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Lawn Bowls | Athlete Profile: Esme KRUGER - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. pp. 128–129, 140–141. ISBN 0869772112.
  6. ^ a b South African Railways Index and Diagrams Electric and Diesel Locomotives, 610mm and 1065mm Gauges, Ref LXD 14/1/100/20, 28 January 1975, as amended