1995 in South Africa

Incumbents

• President: Nelson Mandela.
• Deputy President: F.W. de Klerk along with Thabo Mbeki
• Chief Justice: Michael Corbett.

  Events

• 10 - General Johan van der Merwe, Police Commissioner of the South African Police Service, resigns and is succeeded by General George Fivaz.
• 25 - South Africa and India sign a number of agreements relating to political, trade, economic, cultural, scientific and technical co-operation.

• 27 - Winnie Mandela is dismissed as deputy minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology.
• Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh visit South Africa.

• 10 - At Vaal Reefs gold mine in Orkney, a runaway locomotive falls into a lift shaft onto an ascending cage and causes it to plunge to the bottom of the deep shaft, killing 104.

• 6 - The Constitutional Court abolishes capital punishment in the case of S v Makwanyane and Another.

• 19 - The Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act, No. 34 is signed into law by president Nelson Mandela.
• South Africa and India sign an agreement on co-operation in science and technology.

• – Serial killer Moses Sithole is arrested for the murders of 38 people.

• 29 - Desmond Tutu is appointed chairperson of the 17-member Truth and Reconciliation Commission by president Nelson Mandela.

  Births

• 8 January - Kyle Edmund, South African-born British tennis player
• 29 January - R. G. Snyman, rugby player
• 19 April - Madrie Le Roux, tennis player
• 5 May - Thomas du Toit, rugby player
• 15 May - Bruce Bvuma, football player
• 20 May - Warrick Gelant, rugby player
• 25 May - Kagiso Rabada, cricketer
• 5 June - Troye Sivan, South African-born Australian actor and singer
• 12 June - Claudia Cummins, artistic gymnast
• 28 June - Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, model, Miss Universe 2017
• 21 July - Armand Joubert, singer-songwriter
• 5 August - Jean-Luc du Preez, rugby player
• 5 August - Dan du Preez, rugby player
• 6 August - Lynn Kiro, tennis player
• 11 August - Brad Binder, motorcycle racer
• 29 August - Ntando Duma, actress and television personality
• 30 October - Anene Booysen, murder victim
• 7 November - Cameron Coetzer, badminton player
• 20 December - Aimee van Rooyen, rhythmic gymnast

  Deaths

• 6 January - Joe Slovo, activist and politician.
• 20 June - Harry Gwala, activist and politician.
• 15 September - Harry Calder, cricketer.

  Sports

Rugby

• 25 May to 24 June - South Africa hosts the 1995 Rugby World Cup and wins the final game 15–12 against the New Zealand All Blacks.