1925 in South Africa
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See also: 1924 in South Africa, other events of 1925, 1926 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.
[edit] Events
- Afrikaans officially replaces Dutch as the second language after English
- The manor house of Groot Constantia is guttered by a fire
- 1 May - Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, Prince of Wales, arrives in Cape Town on a visit to South Africa
[edit] Births
- 14 April - Colin Wells Eglin, one of the founding members and leader of the Progressive Federal Party, is born in Sea Point, Cape Town
- 30 April - Dot Serfontein, author and mother of poet Antjie Krog, is born
- 4 May - Heloise Ruth First, journalist, academic and activist, is born in Johannesburg
[edit] Deaths
- 9 January - Willem Johannes Conradie, minister of the Dutch Reformed Church and author of the first children's bible in Afrikaans, dies in Stellenbosch
