The following lists events that happened during 1986 in South Africa. State President: P.W. Botha. Chief Justice: Pieter Jacobus Rabie. January 4 – Two...

system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1948 to the early 1990s. It was characterised...

An unofficial Australian cricket team toured South Africa in the 1986–87 season to play a series of unofficial Test and one day matches. It was the second...

National Party administration of South Africa set aside for black inhabitants of South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia), as a part of its policy...

White South Africans are South Africans of European descent. In linguistic, cultural, and historical terms, they are generally divided into the Afrikaans-speaking...

The economy of South Africa is the largest economy in Africa, it is a mixed economy, emerging market, and upper-middle-income economy, one of only eight...

South African Airways (SAA) is the flag carrier of South Africa. Founded in 1934, the airline is headquartered in Airways Park at O. R. Tambo International...

Crime in South Africa includes all violent and non-violent crimes that take place in the country of South Africa, or otherwise within its jurisdiction...

"Bantustans". Israel and South Africa also had a military alliance, including collaboration on nuclear weapons. Up to 1986, Israel also had a vibrant...

Sport has a significant role in South African culture. The three most popular mainstream sports in the country — cricket, football and rugby — reflect...

Television in South Africa was introduced in 1976. The country is notable for the late introduction of widespread television broadcasting. Opposition...

This is a list of notable and famous South Africans who are the subjects of Wikipedia articles. Shulamith Behr, art historian (1946–2023) Estian Calitz...

Anglo–Boer War, or South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer republics (the South African Republic and Orange...

The South Africa men's national soccer team represents South Africa in men's international soccer and it is run by the South African Football Association...

Corporation of South Africa is the arms procurement agency of the South African Department of Defence. It was originally established in 1968 as an arms...

Coloureds (Afrikaans: Kleurlinge) are multiracial people in South Africa, Namibia and to a lesser extent, Zimbabwe and Zambia. They are the descendants...

The United States and South Africa currently maintain bilateral relations with one another. The United States and South Africa have been economically linked...

The South African rand, or simply the rand, (sign: R; code: ZAR) is the official currency of South Africa. It is subdivided into 100 cents (sign: "c")...

the U.S. adopted in 1986 in response to the disinvestment campaign is credited with playing a role in pressuring the South African government to embark...

South West Africa was a territory under South African administration from 1915 to 1966, and under South African occupation from 1966 to 1990. Renamed...

South Africa's nuclear capability If the threat still persisted, the conduct of an above-ground nuclear weapons test In November 1986, South African Minister...

Freemasonry was brought to South Africa by members of the Grand Orient of the Netherlands in 1772. Today there are lodges chartered under the United Grand...

The 1986 South African Open (also known as Altech Open for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Johannesburg,...

Chinese South Africans (simplified Chinese: 华裔南非人; traditional Chinese: 華裔南非人) are Overseas Chinese who reside in South Africa, including those whose ancestors...

circuit in 1986. "Amos Mansdorf of Israel defeated Matt Anger 6-3, 3-6,..." Johannesburg, South Africa. United Press International. 23 November 1986. Retrieved...

This article lists the colonial governors of South West Africa. South West Africa was the colonial predecessor of the modern day Republic of Namibia from...

This is a timeline of the history of the area in present-day South Africa....

The South African Army is the principal land warfare force of South Africa, a part of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), along with the...

describes the history of South African cricket from 1971 to 1990. Following the D'Oliveira affair in 1968, feeling against South Africa's application of apartheid...

South Africa is known for its ethnic and cultural diversity. Almost all South Africans speak English to some degree of proficiency, in addition to their...