1954 in South Africa

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1951 1952 1953 « 1954 » 1955 1956 1957
List of years in South Africa

Events

January

• Mimi Coertse starts tuitorship under Maria Hittorff and Josef Witt.

April

• 17 – The Federation of South African Women is launched in Johannesburg.
• 23 – The Afrikaans-German Culture Union (Afrikaanse-Deutsche Kultuurgemeinschaft - ADK) is founded in Pretoria.

June

• 23 – The Trust Bank of South Africa is founded by Jan S. Marais.

September

• 14 – Sasolburg is established near the Sasol plant in the northern Orange Free State.

October

• 10 – The much-travelled statue of Paul Kruger is unveiled in Church Square, Pretoria by Dr. Daniel François Malan.
• 11 – Daniel François Malan announces his retirement.

November

• 30 – Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom becomes the 6th Prime Minister of South Africa.

December

• 16–19 – The 43rd Annual Conference of the African National Congress is held in Durban.

Unknown date

• George Bizos is admitted as a lawyer to the South African Bar.

Births

• 4 February – Vincent Baloyi, artist is born in Newclare, Johannesburg.
• 8 April – Vincent Oliphant, poet and mathematician is born in Alicedale, Port Elizabeth.
• 2 May – Bulelani Ngcuka, the first national director of National Prosecuting Authority, is born in Middledrift, Cape Province.
• 23 August – Ngconde Balfour, politician.
• 9 November – Koos Kombuis, poet, singer, entertainer and writer, is born in Cape Town.
• 26 November – John Matshikiza, actor, director, poet and journalist, is born in Johannesburg.

Railways

Locomotives

Two new Cape gauge steam locomotive types enter service on the South African Railways (SAR):

• The first of 120 Class GMA branchline and Class GMAM mainline 4-8-2+2-8-4 "Double Mountain" Garratt articulated locomotives.^{[1]:110–113[2]:95–96[3][4]}
• Twenty-five Class GO 4-8-2+2-8-4 "Double Mountain" light branchline Garratt locomotives.^{[1]:113–114[2]:96[4]}

Sports

Football

• 1 May – The South Africa national football team beats the Israel national football team 2-1 at the Rand Stadium, Johannesburg in a friendly match.

References

1. 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.
2. Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. ISBN 0869772112.
3. Hamilton, Gavin N., The Garratt Locomotive - Garratt Locomotives produced by Beyer, Peacock, retrieved 10 November 2012
4. Hamilton, Gavin N., The Garratt Locomotive - Garratt Locomotives from Other Builders, retrieved 10 November 2012