1948 in South Africa

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See also: 1947 in South Africa, other events of 1948, 1949 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.

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Contents 1 Events 1.1 January 1.2 March 1.3 May 1.4 June 1.5 September 1.6 October 2 Births 3 Deaths

[edit] Events

[edit] January

• 4 January - Prince Edward Islands are annexed

[edit] March

• 13 March - Dr K. Goonam led a batch of twelve passive resisters across the Natal-Transvaal border

[edit] May

• 26 May - National Party wins General Elections in coalition with the Afrikaner Party (AP)

[edit] June

• 4 June - Daniel François Malan is elected the 5th Prime Minister of South Africa
• 12 June - The first Rembrandt cigarettes were manufactured

[edit] 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

[edit] October

• 15 October - Eric Louw, Foreign Minister, informs Commonwealth leaders that South Africa is not prepared to allow interference in its domestic affairs

[edit] Births

• Julian Motau, artist is born
• 2 February - Mluleleki Editor George, deputy Minister of Defence, is born
• 9 July - Jeanne Zaidel-Rudolph, composer, is born
• 14 July - Goodwill Zwelethini kaBhekuzulu, Zulu king, is born at Nongoma
• 10 December - Thamsanga Mnyele, artist and activist, is born in Alexandra, Johannesburg

[edit] Deaths