24 February – Catholic Bishop of
UmtaliDonal Lamont had a 10-year prison sentence reduced to 4 by the Appeal Court in Salisbury. 3 of the 4 years were suspended. He was convicted in 1976 of failing to report the presence of terrorists
6 August – The
Salisbury Woolworths bombing. A 30 kg bomb exploded in a
Woolworths store in Salisbury killing 11 people and wounding 76. The victims were black, white and coloured. The store on the corner of Pioneer Street, and Bank Street was also badly damaged.
November
23–25 November – 3,000
ZANLA guerillas killed in raids by Rhodesian Security Forces on camps in
Mozambique. These raids were code named
Operation Dingo, also known as the Chimoio Raids and the
Chimoio massacre.
Births
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