1984 in South Africa

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Events

3 February - A bomb destroys the offices of the Ciskei consulate in Durban
23 February - A Escom installation in Georgetown is slightly damaged by explosion
29 February - Two bombs explode at Mandini, one at a sub-station and the other at the police station

11 March - The Mobil fuel depot in Ermelo is rocked by four explosions, five storage tanks are destroyed by guerrillas
12 March - During a skirmish with guerrillas, two policemen are seriously injured
23 March - Dorothy Nyembe is released from Kroonstad Prison after serving 15 years for defeating the end of justice by harbouring members of Umkhonto we Sizwe

A guerrilla is killed in De Deur
3 April - A car bomb explodes on the Victoria Embankment, Durban, killing three people and injuring 20 others. Daya Rengasami, a member of the SA Students Organisation and his wife Navi is killed in the blast. The African National Congress denies responsibility. Rajbansi said he believed his offices nearby had been the intended target of the bomb.
5 April - The Transkei consulate in Botshabelo is destroyed by a bomb

The Pango mutiny occurred when mutineers systematically killed most camp administration members of a Umkhonto we Sizwe training camp in Angola
2 May - South Africa, Mozambique and Portugal sign a agreement in Cape Town on the supply of electricity to South Africa from the Cahora Bassa Hydro-electric Dam in north-west Mozambique
5 May - Over 7,000 people attend a Afrikaner Volkswag rally in Pretoria
12 May - A bomb explodes at the Trust Bank in Durban
13 May - Mobil Oil Refinery in Durban comes under RPG-7 attack by Umkhonto we Seize cadres. All the guerrillas were killed afterwards in a running battle with police
16 May - A explosion destroys two private vehicles, belonging to policemen, outside the Jabulani Police station, Soweto
18 May - the railway line near Lenasia is damaged by an explosion
29 May - Pieter Willem Botha, State President of South Africa and Pik Botha, minister for foreign affairs, visit Austria, Belgium, France, Great Britain, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland and West Germany

21 June - A explosion damages a sub-station in Berea, Durban and disrupts electricity supply

12 July - One policeman is killed and one is injured when their vehicle is attacked in Jabulani
28 July - South Africa Railways Police charge office in KwaMashu, Durban is attacked with hand grenades

3 August - A guerrilla is killed in the Ellisras area
7 August - Tshabalala Dry Cleaners in Soweto is extensively damaged by Umkhonto we Sizwe

- An Escom sub-station is destroyed in Glenmore, Durban

12 August - The Department of Internal Affairs of Johannesburg is hit by a explosion that causes minor damage
16 August - Two Limpet mines destroy the second and third floors of the building houseing the "South African Police HQ Soweto East" in Roodepoort. The explosion injure the District Commander, four policemen and two civilians causing R260,000 worth of damage
17 August - A guerrilla is killed resisting arrest in Mapetla
23 August - Explosions at 18h30 destroy 4th floor offices belonging to the government buildings in Booysens, Johannesburg
24 August - A bomb explodes at 17h30 in Anchor Life Building in Johannesburg. The explosion destroys the South African Railways Police Regional offices and the Department of Internal Affairs offices

3 September - A bomb explodes at 16h07 at the Department of Internal Affairs in Johannesburg
5 September - An explosion destroys an Escom sub-station at Rustenberg and disrupts power to Rustenberg and a large area of Bophutatswana
13 September - A Limpet mine causes damage to a Durban sub-station
14 September - A bomb explodes at 17h00 at the Department of Community Development in Krugersdorp

11 December - A section of railway line near Durban is damaged by a explosion, a goods train is also damaged
14 December - A guerrilla is killed and a policeman is injured in a skirmish in Ingwavuma
25 December - Another guerrilla is killed in Ingwavuma