The following lists events that happened during 1984 in South Africa.
Incumbents
State President: Marais Viljoen (until 3 September). P.W. Botha (from 14 September). Prime Minister: P.W. Botha (until 14 September). Chief Justice: Pieter Jacobus Rabie.
Events
January
8 – The South African Defence Force begins withdrawal from southern Angola. 16 – The South African Railways inaugurates the MetroBlitz interurban high speed train service between Pretoria and Johannesburg. 30 – Patrick McCall of the Stander gang is killed by police in a raid on the gang's hide-out in Houghton, Johannesburg.
February
3 – A bomb destroys the offices of the Ciskei consulate in Durban. 23 – An Escom installation in Georgetown is slightly damaged by an explosion. 29 – Two bombs explode at Mandini, one at a sub-station and the other at the police station.
March
11 – The Mobil fuel depot in Ermelo is rocked by four explosions and five storage tanks are destroyed. 12 – During a skirmish with insurgents, two policemen are seriously injured. 16 – South Africa and Mozambique sign the Nkomati Accord, a non-aggression treaty, at Komatipoort. 23 – Dorothy Nyembe is released from Kroonstad Prison after serving 15 years.
April
3 – The African National Congress denies responsibility after a car bomb explodes on the Victoria Embankment, Durban, killing three and injuring twenty. 5 – The Transkei consulate in Botshabelo is destroyed by a bomb. An insurgent is killed at De Deur.
May
2 – South Africa, Mozambique and Portugal sign an agreement on electricity supply from the Cahora Bassa dam. 5 – Over 7,000 people attend an Afrikaner Volkswag rally in Pretoria. 12 – A bomb explodes at the Trust Bank in Durban. 13 – The Mobil Oil Refinery in Durban comes under RPG-7 attack by Umkhonto we Sizwe insurgents who are all killed afterwards in a running battle with police. 16 – Outside the Jabulani Police station in Soweto an explosion destroys two private vehicles belonging to policemen. 18 – The railway line near Lenasia is damaged by an explosion. 29 – Prime Minister P.W. Botha and minister of foreign affairs Pik Botha visit Austria, Belgium, France, Great Britain, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland and West Germany. Mutineers systematically kill most camp administration members at Umkhonto we Sizwe's Pango training camp in Angola.
June
21 – An explosion damages a sub-station in Berea, Durban and disrupts electricity supply. 28 – Jeannette Schoon and her six-year-old daughter Katryn are killed by a letter bomb at Lubango, Angola.
July
9 – South Africa signs the amendment of the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas. 12 – One policeman is killed and one is injured when their vehicle is attacked in Jabulani. 28 – The South African Railways Police charge office in KwaMashu, Durban is attacked with hand grenades.
August
3 – A guerrilla is killed in the Ellisras area. 7 – Tshabalala Dry Cleaners in Soweto is extensively damaged by Umkhonto we Sizwe. 7 – An Escom sub-station is destroyed in Glenmore, Durban. 12 – The Department of Internal Affairs of Johannesburg is hit by an explosion that causes minor damage. 16 – Two Limpet mines destroy two floors of the South African Police HQ, Soweto East in Roodepoort, injuring the District Commander, four policemen and two civilians. 17 – A guerrilla is killed while resisting arrest in Mapetla. 22 – Elections to the new House of Representatives are held. 23 – Explosions destroy 4th floor offices of the government in a building in Booysens, Johannesburg. 24 – A bomb explodes in Anchor Life Building in Johannesburg, destroying the South African Railways Police regional offices and the Department of Internal Affairs offices. 22 – Elections to the new House of Delegates are held.
September
3 – A limpet mine placed by Mo Shaik explodes at the Department of Internal Affairs in Johannesburg. 3 – A violent march in the Vaal Triangle inaugurates a prolonged township uprising. 5 – An explosion destroys an Escom sub-station at Rustenburg and disrupts power to Rustenburg and a large area of Bophutatswana. 13 – A Limpet mine causes damage to a Durban sub-station. 14 – The position of Prime Minister is abolished. 14 – P.W. Botha is inaugurated as the first executive State President of South Africa. 14 – A bomb explodes at the Department of Community Development in Krugersdorp.
October
8 – South Africa, Mozambique and Renamo hold talks in Pretoria to end the civil war in Mozambique. 16 – Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.