1946 in South Africa
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Events
- January
- 1 – Gideon Brand van Zyl is appointed the 9th Governor-General of the Union of South Africa.
- March
- 12 – The South African Indian Congress (SAIC) delegation is received by the Viceroy, Lord Wavell, in Delhi, India, and submits a petition drafted in consultation with Mohandas Gandhi.
- 12 – The Indian Representative Act is repealed.
- 12 – India terminates the trade agreement with South Africa.
- 15 – The Asiatic Land Tenure Act, the "Ghetto Act", is amended to state that Indians may only live where Indians had resided in non-proclaimed areas.
- 31 – 6,000 Indians march in Durban in protest to the Asiatic Land Tenure Act.
- April
- 16 – The Eureka Diamond is sold in London for £5,700.
- June
- 11 – India recalls its High Commissioner from the Union of South Africa in protest.
- July
- 8 – Indian protests against government legislation lead to the arrest of hundreds of Indians.
Births
- 18 January – Gert Johannes Gerwel, academic and politician, is born in the Somerset East district, Eastern Cape.
- 3 August – Cyprian Mpho Shilakoe, artist and sculpturer, is born in Barberton, Eastern Transvaal.
- 18 December – Steve Biko, anti-apartheid activist.
Deaths
- William Henry Bell, musician, composer and first director of the South African College of Music.
Railways
Railway lines opened
Locomotives
- The South African Railways places the first of fifty Class GEA 4-8-2+2-8-4 Garratt articulated steam locomotives in service.[2]:103–105[3][4]:91–92
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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Hamilton, Gavin N., The Garratt Locomotive - Garratt Locomotives produced by Beyer, Peacock, retrieved 10 November 2012
- ↑ Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. ISBN 0869772112.
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