1972 in South Africa

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See also: 1971 in South Africa, other events of 1972, 1973 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.

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Events

• A South African recce team carry out a submarine-borne raid (using the SAS Emily Hobhouse, a Daphne class submarine) on the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam placeing limpet mines on power lines, a bridge and the Rolls-Royce car belonging to the British High Commissioner
• 3 May - Onkgopotse Abram Tiro is expelled from University of the North and student protests the expulsion
• 4 May - South Africa and Lesotho decided to establish reciprocal consular representation

Births

• 12 March - Arno Carstens, lead singer of the rock group Springbok Nude Girls, is born in Worcester

Deaths