2004 in South Africa

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See also: 2003 in South Africa, other events of 2004, 2005 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.

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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

Births

Deaths

• 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