2004 in South Africa

Events

1 January - Asher Karni, an Israeli and South African businessman from Sea Point, Cape Town who is alleged to have supplied nuclear technology to Pakistan, is arrested at Denver International Airport, Colorado
March - Building of the new Giriyondo Border Post between South Africa and Mozambique in the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park is started
14 April - The 3rd democratic elections are held and won by the African National Congress

12 June - The South Africa (Springboks) beat Ireland 31-17 at Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
19 June - The Springboks beat Ireland 26-17 at Newlands, Cape Town
26 June - The Springboks beat Wales (The Dragons) 53-18 in Pretoria
17 July - The Springboks beat the Pacific Islanders 38-24
24 July - The Springboks lose to New Zealand (All Blacks) 23-21 at Jade Stadium, Christchurch in the Tri Nations Series
31 July - The Springboks lose to Australia (Wallabies) 30-26 at the Subiaco Oval, Perth, Western Australia in the Tri-Nations Series
14 August - The Springboks beat the All Blacks 40-26 at the Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg in the Tri-Nations Series
21 August - The Springboks beat the Wallibies 23-19 in the Tri-Nations Series
6 November - The Springboks beat The Dragons 38-36 at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
13 November - The Springboks lose to Ireland 12-17 at Lansdowne Road, Dublin
20 November - The Springboks lose to England 16-32 at the Twickenham Stadium, London
27 November - The Springboks beat Scotland 45-10 at theMurrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
4 December - The Springboks beat Argentina (los Pumas) 39-7 at Velez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires

13 March - Dullah Omar, a lawyer and politician dies of Hodgkin's Disease
9 May - Brenda Fassie, singer, dies after allegedly taking a drug overdose
12 September - Ray Simons, a communist and trade unionist, dies in Cape Town at the age of 91
12 December - Phaswane Mpe, poet and novelist