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See also: 1962 in South Africa, other events of 1963, 1964 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.

Events

July

• 2 July - Cameroon closes its airports and harbours to both Portugal and South Africa
• 11 July - Lionel Bernstein, Dennis Goldberg, Arthur Goldreich, Bob Hepple, James Kantor, Ahmed Kathrada, Govan Mbeki, Raymond Mhlaba, Andrew Mlangeni, Elias Motsoaledi, Walter Sisulu and Harold Wolpe, all senior African National Congress members are arrested at Liliesleaf Farm in Rivonia, Johannesburg

August

• 7 August - United Nations Security Council Resolution 181 is passed, calling for a voluntary arms embargo of South Africa
• 20 August - The Israeli government informs the United Nations Special Committee on Apartheid that it has taken all necessary steps to ensure that no arms, ammunition, or strategic materials may be exported from Israel to South Africa in any form, directly or indirectly
  • Mauritius bars South Africa and Portugal from her sea and airports

November

• 26 November - The Rivonia Trial begins

Unknown date

• Sewsunker "Papwa" Sewgolum, an Indian golfer wins the Natal Open tournament
• Dorothy Nyembe is arrested for furthering the objectives of the banned African National Congress and is sentenced to 3 years in prison

Births

• 3 May Justice Sfiso Mkame, artist, is born in Durban
• 6 July - Robert McBride, political activist, is born in Durban

Deaths

• 17 September - Adolph Malan, World War II fighter pilot, dies from Parkinson's disease at the age of 53.