1994 жылғы Оңтүстік Африка: Апартеідтен азаттыққа және жаңа үкіметке көшу

1994 in South Africa saw the transition from South Africa's National Party government who had ruled the country since 1948 and had advocated the apartheid system for most of its history, to the African National Congress (ANC) who had been outlawed in South Africa since the 1950s for its opposition to apartheid. The ANC won a majority in the first multiracial election held under universal suffrage. Previously, only white people were allowed to vote. There were some incidents of violence in the Bantustans leading up to the elections as some leaders of the Bantusans opposed participation in the elections, while other citizens wanted to vote and become part of South Africa. There were also bombings aimed at both the African National Congress and the National Party and politically motivated murders of leaders of the opposing ANC and Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). During this time, South Africa was re admitted into the United Nations and the International Olympic Committee lifted its ban on South Africa participating in the Olympic Games. The elections took place on 27 April and Nelson Mandela was sworn in as president on 10 May.

State President: F. W. de Klerk (until 9 May). President: Nelson Mandela (from 10 May). Deputy President: F. W. de Klerk along with Thabo Mbeki (starting 10 May). Chief Justice: Michael Corbett.

The Cabinet, together with the President and the Deputy President, forms part of the Executive.

9 February – Sabelo Phama, revolutionary (b. 1949)
18 April – Ken Oosterbroek, photojournalist and member of the Bang Bang Club (b. 1962)
9 May – Elias Motsoaledi, political activist (b. 1924)
27 July – Kevin Carter, photojournalist and member of the Bang Bang Club (b. 1960)
28 August – David Wright, poet (b. 1920)
25 September – Thomas Nkobi, politician, (b. 1922)
5 November – Johan Heyns, theologian (b. 1928)
15 November Oscar Mpetha, political activist (b. 1909)

December – Spoornet takes delivery of the last of ten locally manufactured Class 14E1 dual voltage mainline electric locomotives.

18–22 August – A South African team competes in the 1994 Commonwealth Games, the first appearance of a South African team since the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.