1948 in South Africa
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Events
- January
- 4 – Prince Edward Islands are annexed.
- March
- May
- 26 – The National Party wins the General Elections in coalition with the Afrikaner Party (AP).
- 28 – The National Party forms a new South African government as incumbent prime minister Jan Smuts loses his seat.
- June
- 4 – Daniel François Malan is elected the 5th Prime Minister of South Africa.
- 12 – The first Rembrandt cigarettes are manufactured.
- September
- 8 – A group of 83 German children, orphaned by the war, arrives in Table Bay.
- 10 – The German orphans reach Pretoria to settle in South Africa.
- October
- 15 – Foreign Minister Eric Louw informs Commonwealth leaders that South Africa is not prepared to allow interference in its domestic affairs.
Births
- 2 February – Mluleki Editor George, deputy Minister of Defence.
- 9 July – Jeanne Zaidel-Rudolph, composer.
- 14 July – Goodwill Zwelethini kaBhekuzulu, Zulu king, is born at Nongoma.
- 10 December – Thamsanga Mnyele, artist and activist, is born in Alexandra, Johannesburg.
- Julian Motau, artist.
Railways
Railway lines opened
- 7 June – Free State: Whites to Odendaalsrus, 24 miles 27 chains (39.2 kilometres).[1]
References
- ↑ Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 191, ref. no. 200954-13
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