See also: 1974 in South Africa, other events of 1975, 1976 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.

Events

March

• 19 March - The Labour Party wins the second elections to the Coloured Persons' Representative Council
• 27 March - The government announces that it will consolidate the 113 separate homeland areas into 36 Bantustans

April

• Nicolaas Johannes Diederichs becomes the 4th State President of South Africa

June

• 25 June - The People's Republic of Mozambique is created

November

• 11 November - The People's Republic of Angola is created

Unknown date

• The Progressive Party absorbsed the Reform Party, a faction of the United Party, and became the Progressive Reform Party
• Lillian Masediba Ngoyi ban confining her to Orlando Township in Johannesburg and forbidding her to attend any gatherings is renewed, this time for 5 years

Births

Deaths