1943 in South Africa
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Events
- 27 January – Prime Minister of South Africa Jan Smuts asks parliament for approval to send troops into Europe [1]
- Unknown date
- Reclamation work begins on the foreshore in Cape Town.
- Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet is appointed the 7th Governor-General of the Union of South Africa.
- 500 Polish orphans arrive in Oudtshoorn from the Soviet Union.[2]
Births
- 5 March – Mmakgoba Helen Sebidi, artist, is born in Marapyane near Hammanskraal.
- 30 May – Ken Andrew, politician, is born in Cape Town.
Deaths
- 6 July – Alexander Coultate Rabagliati, fighter pilot, is reported missing in action after bailing out of his Hawker Typhoon over the North Sea
- 17 July – Sir Patrick Duncan, Governor-General of the Union of South Africa, dies in Pretoria at the age of 72
Railways
Railway lines opened
- 29 January – Transvaal: New Canada to Phomolong, 2 miles 75 chains (4.7 kilometres).[3]
- 7 June – Transvaal: Hercules to Koedoespoort, 7 miles 17 chains (11.6 kilometres).[3]
References
- ↑ http://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/wwii-sa-troops-fight-europe
- ↑ Polish Children's Home Oudtshoorn
- 1 2 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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