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{{Year in South Africa|1986}}
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The following lists events that happened during '''
==Incumbents==
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* 8 – A [[Pretoria]] sub-station is damaged by an explosion.
* 9 – A [[limpet mine]] explodes at 21h15 and damages a substation in Jacobs, [[Durban]]. Later a second limpet explodes, killing a policeman and injuring other policemen and two electrical workers who arrive at the scene.
* 18 – Two limpet mines damage a sub-station in [[Westville, KwaZulu-Natal|Westville]],
* 20 – A coup d'état, led by Major General [[Justin Lekhanya]], deposes [[Lesotho]]'s prime minister [[Leabua Jonathan]] and re-instates [[Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho|King Moshoeshoe II]] in power.
* 20 – [[African National Congress]] members based in Lesotho are deported to [[Zambia]].
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;March
* 3 – Seven black men, [[the Gugulethu Seven]], are killed in a confrontation with police in [[Gugulethu]].
* 4 – An explosion on the 3rd floor of John Vorster Square injures two policemen and two civilians.
* 7 – A [[limpet mine]] is found at the [[Hillbrow, Gauteng|Hillbrow]] Police Station and is safely detonated by police.
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* 8 – The home of the former Labour Party secretary in [[KwaZulu-Natal Province|Natal]], Kevin Leaf, is attacked.
* 10 – A person is killed and four injured when a [[limpet mine]] explodes at Braamfontein station in [[Johannesburg]].
* 11 – [[Peter Nchabeleng]],
* 18 – Two people are killed and several others are injured when a bomb explodes at the Wild Coast Casino at [[Bizana, Eastern Cape|Bizana]] in the [[Eastern Cape Province]]. The [[African National Congress]] denies responsibility. Phumzile Mayaphi would be charged, found guilty of murder and sabotage and sentenced to death on 12 May 1989.
* 21 – Two anti-tank landmines detonate in the [[Breyten]]-[[Chrissiesmeer]] district, injuring two people in a taxi and one tractor driver.
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;June
* 5 – [[Botswana]], Mozambique, South Africa and [[Zimbabwe]] agree to the establishment of the Limpopo Basin Permanent Technical Committee.
* 6 – Former minister of [[KaNgwane]] David Lukhele and his sister-in-law are murdered by [[UMkhonto we Sizwe|uMkhonto weSizwe]]'s Neo Griffith Potsane, Jabu Obed Masina and Frans "Ting Ting" Masango.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.justice.gov.za/trc/media/1999/9906/p990609b.htm | title=Truth and Reconciliation Commission }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | chapter-url=https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781315266633-8/hungry-man-promises-mealies-follow-south-african-swazi-ethnic-nationalism-1931%E2%80%931986-shireen-ally | doi=10.4324/9781315266633-8 | chapter='If you are hungry, and a man promises you mealies, will you not follow him?' South African Swazi Ethnic Nationalism, 1931–1986 | title=New Histories of South Africa's Apartheid-Era Bantustans | date=2017 | last1=Ally | first1=Shireen | pages=156–172 | isbn=978-1-315-26663-3 }}</ref>
* 10 – A vehicle detonates an anti-tank mine on the farm Boshoek, 5 km from [[Volksrust]], and injures one person.
* 10 – On another farm, Blomhof, also near Volksrust, an anti-tank mine injures two farm workers.
* 12 – The Government declares a nationwide state of emergency.
* 14 – A [[car bomb]] explodes outside the "Magoo's" and "Why Not" bars on the [[Durban beach-front bombing]] beachfront, killing three and injuring 69 civilians. [[Robert McBride (police officer)|Robert McBride]] would later be sentenced to death for the bombing but would be granted amnesty by the ANC government and appointed in several successive senior government positions.
* 16 – A probable anti-tank mine explosion kills three [[Bophuthatswana]] Defence Force troops in a troop carrier in the Winterveldt region.
* 22 – [[Limpet mine]]s damage fuel storage tanks and a liquid fuel pipeline at the [[Mobil]] Refinery near Durban.
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* 10 – Police and members of the [[South African Defence Force]] ambush and kills 6 cadres near [[Alldays, South Africa|Alldays]].
* 22 – A policeman is killed in [[Katlehong]].
* 23 – [[Pass laws|Passbook laws]] are relaxed to counter the escalating international condemnation
* 28 – Two cadres are killed near [[Nelspruit]].
* 30 – The [[Mthatha|Umtata]] Police station comes under attack and three policemen and four innocent bystanders are killed.
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* 17 – A vehicle detonates an anti-tank landmine on the farm Stellen Rust near [[Nelspruit]], killing five and injuring two civilians.
* 22 – [[Inkatha Freedom Party]] member Winnington Sabelo comes under grenade attack and [[Umkhonto we Sizwe]] terrorists fire at the car of his wife as she enters the driveway, killing her and injuring three children.
* 24 – In Imbali the home of town
* 26 – In White City Soweto, between 20 and 25 residents were shot and killed by police, over 60 wounded and four police were wounded. The shootings occurred after officials tried to evict residents participating in a rent boycott. The following day, a Black Town Councilor was hacked to death in retaliation.
;September
* 1 – A bomb explodes at the Pick and Pay supermarket in Montclair, [[Durban]] and injures one civilian.
* 4 – Police broke up multiple mass funeral services for the victims of the 26 August massacre with tear gas, armored vehicles, and helicopters. A woman was reported killed, and many injured.
* 7 – [[Desmond Tutu]] becomes the first black [[Anglican Communion|Anglican Church]] bishop in South Africa.
* 7 – A car bomb explodes not far from ''[[The Star (South Africa)|The Star]]'''s Seaside Home in Durban, a holiday home for underprivileged children.
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;October
* 1 – The [[South African Railways Police]] is dissolved and its assets, personnel, and functions are transferred to the [[South African Police]].
* 6 – Six soldiers are injured when their military vehicle detonates an anti-tank mine at [[Mbuzini]] near the [[Mozambique]] border.
* 9 – Police Lieutenant Victor Raju is killed in a grenade attack on his home in [[Durban]].
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==Births==
* 2 January – [[Refilwe Modiselle]], South Africa's first professional fashion model with [[albinism]]
* 7 February – [[Jenna Dreyer]], diver
* 10 February – [[Christine Kalmer]], long-distance runner
* 25 February – [[Eric Macheru]], actor
* 16 March – [[Bernard Parker]], football player
* 21 March – [[Kerry-Lee Harrington]], badminton player
* 6 April – [[Bryce Moon]], football player
* 25 April – [[Waylon Murray]], rugby player
* 5 May – [[Bokang Montjane]], Miss World Africa at [[Miss World 2011]].
* 20 May – [https://riaanfitzgerald.com/ Riaan Fitzgeald], Creative Designer
* 23 May – [[Thanduyise Khuboni]], football player
* 27 May – [[Thuso Phala]], football player
* 3 June – [[Lwazi Mvovo]], rugby player
* 15 June – [[Dann-Jacques Mouton]], actor
* 19 June – [[Lady Zamar]], singer
* 3 July – [[Duane Vermeulen]], rugby player
* 8 July – [[Zandre Labuschagne]], artistic gymnast
* 12 July – [[JP Pietersen]], Springbok rugby player
* 21 July – [[Heinrich Brüssow]], rugby player
* 19 August – [[Lehlohonolo Majoro]], football player
* 28 August – [[Justin Pietersen]], figure skater
* 11 September – [[Chiliboy Ralepelle]], rugby player
* 18 November – [[James Thompson (rower)]], [[olympics]] gold medalist rower
* 4 October – [[Andries Venter]], rugby league and rugby union footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Andries Venter - Playing Career - RLP |url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/andries-venter/summary.html |website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org |access-date=3 June 2024}}</ref>
* 29 October – [[Katlego Maboe]], TV presenter, singer-songwriter
* 22 November – [[Oscar Pistorius]], Paralympic athlete
* 27 December Thulani Stokwe , Pan Africanist, Home economist.
==Deaths==
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==References==
{{Reflist
{{South Africa year nav}}
{{Africa topic|1986 in|state=collapsed}}
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[[Category:1986 by country|South Africa]]
[[Category:Years in South Africa]]
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