1923 in South Africa

	1923 in South Africa
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List of years in South Africa

Events

Unknown date

• The Natives Act imposes segregation in towns.
• The South African National Congress changes its name to African National Congress.
• The Electricity Supply Commission (Escom) is established in terms of the Electricity Act No. 42 of 1922.

Births

• 30 January – Pothinus Carl Matsiri Mokgokong, academic, principal and vice-chancellor of the University of the North, is born in Makotopong, Pietersburg.
• 20 November – Nadine Gordimer, writer and political activist, is born in Springs, Transvaal.

Railways

Railway lines opened

• 12 April – Transvaal – Dunswart to Apex deviation, 4 miles 16 chains (6.8 kilometres).^[1]
• 21 May – Natal – Queen's Bridge to Duff's Road deviation, 5 miles 55 chains (9.2 kilometres).^[1]
• 8 July – Natal – Canelands, Umdloti to Maidstone deviation, 6 miles 74 chains (11.1 kilometres).^[1]
• 6 August – Cape – Kamfersdam to Winter's Rush, 34 miles 29 chains (55.3 kilometres).^[1]
• 9 August – Cape – Belmont to Douglas, 53 miles 22 chains (85.7 kilometres).^[1]
• 30 October – Transvaal – Settlers to Tuinplaas, 13 miles 22 chains (21.4 kilometres).^[1]

Locomotives

• The New Cape Central Railway places two 2-6-2+2-6-2 Double Prairie type Garratt articulated steam locomotives in service. They will be classified Class GK on the South African Railways in 1925.^{[2]:79–80[3][4]:93–94}

References

1. Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 188, ref. no. 200954-13
2. Holland, D.F. (1971). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways, Volume 1: 1859-1910 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-5382-0.
3. Hamilton, Gavin N., The Garratt Locomotive - Garratt Locomotives produced by Beyer, Peacock, retrieved 10 November 2012
4. Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. ISBN 0869772112.