1945 in South Africa
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Events
- May
- 22 – The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) is established.
- Jan Smuts, Prime Minister of South Africa, represents South Africa in San Francisco at the drafting of the United Nations Charter.
Births
- 27 June – Omar Badsha, photographer, trade unionist and political activist, is born in Durban.
- 2 December – Christoffel Daniel Froneman.
Railways
Railway lines opened
- 4 June – Transvaal: Village Main (Booysens) to Faraday, 1 mile 11 chains (1.8 kilometres).[1]
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
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