1953 in South Africa
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Events
- May
- 9 – The Liberal Party of South Africa is formed in Cape Town by Alan Paton.
- July
- 29 – Santam Insurance Company is registered, following the separation of trust and insurance operations.
- September
- Mimi Coertse leaves South Africa for London.
- December
- 18–20 – The 42nd Annual Conference of the African National Congress takes place in Queenstown.
- Unknown date
- The Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA), banned by the National Party government, relaunches itself underground as the South African Communist Party (SACP).
Births
- 13 January – Derek Hanekom, activist and politician, is born in Cape Town.
- 30 January – Paul Emile Rossouw, athlete, is born in Springs.
Deaths
- 14 March – Sir Robert N. Kotzé, a mining engineer who did much for the promotion of safety in mines, dies in Cape Town at the age of 82.
- 1 July – Totius, Afrikaans poet, dies in Pretoria at the age of 76.
Railways
Railway lines opened
Locomotives
Two new Cape gauge locomotive types enter service on the South African Railways (SAR):
- The first of ninety Class 25 4-8-4 Northern type condensing steam locomotives.[2]:108–111[3]:107–109[4]:77–78
- The first of fifty Class 25NC non-condensing versions of the Class 25.[2]:110[3]:107–109[4]:77–78
Sports
Football
- 22 November – In a friendly match the South Africa national football team loses 1-3 to the Portugal national football team at the National Stadium, Lisbon, Portugal.
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
- 1 2 Holland, D.F. (1972). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways, Volume 2: 1910-1955 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-5427-8.
- 1 2 Durrant, A E (1989). Twilight of South African Steam (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, London: David & Charles. ISBN 0715386387.
- 1 2 Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. ISBN 0869772112.
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