1948 in South Africa
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March
- 13 March - Dr K. Goonam led a batch of twelve passive resisters across the Natal-TransvaalTransvaal ProvinceTransvaal Province was a province of the Union of South Africa from 1910 to 1961, and of its successor, the Republic of South Africa, from 1961 until the end of apartheid in 1994 when a new constitution subdivided it.-History:...
border
May
- 26 May - National Party wins General Elections in coalition with the Afrikaner Party (AP)
June
- 4 June - Daniel François MalanDaniel François MalanDaniel François Malan , more commonly known as D.F. Malan, was the Prime Minister of South Africa from 1948 to 1954. He is seen as a champion of Afrikaner nationalism. His National Party government came to power on the program of apartheid and began its comprehensive implementation.- Biography...
is elected the 5th Prime Minister of South Africa - 12 June - The first Rembrandt cigarettes were manufactured
September
- 8 September - A group of 83 German children, orphaned by the war, arrives in Table Bay
- 10 September - The German orphans reach Pretoria to settle in South Africa
October
- 15 October - Eric LouwEric LouwEric Hendrik Louw was a South African diplomat and politician. Although a controversial and often undiplomatic figure, he was respected by admirers and critics for his unflinching courage and brilliant wit.-Early life:...
, Foreign Minister, informs Commonwealth leaders that South Africa is not prepared to allow interference in its domestic affairs
Births
- Julian Motau, artistArtistAn artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
is born - 2 February - Mluleleki Editor George, deputy Minister of Defence, is born
- 9 July - Jeanne Zaidel-RudolphJeanne Zaidel-RudolphJeanne Zaidel-Rudolph is a South African composer, pianist and teacher. She was the first woman in South Africa to obtain a doctorate in composition.-Education:...
, composerComposerA composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, is born - 14 July - Goodwill Zwelethini kaBhekuzulu, Zulu kingMonarchA monarch is the person who heads a monarchy. This is a form of government in which a state or polity is ruled or controlled by an individual who typically inherits the throne by birth and occasionally rules for life or until abdication...
, is born at Nongoma - 10 December - Thamsanga MnyeleThamsanga MnyeleThamsanqa Mnyele was a South African artist associated with the anti-apartheid politics of the African National Congress and the Black Consciousness Movement. His artistic career took off in the 1970s when he produced works dealing with the emotional and human consequences of oppression...
, artistArtistAn artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
and activist, is born in AlexandraAlexandra, GautengAlexandra or Alex for short, nicknamed Gomora is a township located in Gauteng province, South Africa. It is part of Johannesburg, close to the wealthy suburb of Sandton and is bounded by Wynberg on the west, Marlboro and Kelvin on the north, Kew, Lombardy West and Lombardy East on the south...
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