1943 in South Africa

Events

• 27 January – Prime Minister of South Africa Jan Smuts asks parliament for approval to send troops into Europe.^[1]

• 13 May – German Afrika Korps and Italian troops in North Africa surrender to Allied forces.

• 18 July – Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet is appointed the 7th Governor-General of the Union of South Africa.

Unknown date

• Reclamation work begins on the Foreshore in Cape Town.
• 500 Polish orphans arrive in Oudtshoorn from the Soviet Union.^[2]

Births

• 5 March – Mmakgoba Helen Sebidi, artist.
• 30 May – Ken Andrew, politician.
• 1 June – Lorrie Wilmot, cricketer. (d. 2004)

Deaths

• 6 July – Alexander Coultate Rabagliati, fighter pilot, is reported missing in action.
• 17 July – Sir Patrick Duncan, 6th Governor-General of the Union of South Africa. (b. 1870)

Railways

Railway lines opened

• 29 January – Transvaal: New Canada to Phomolong, 2 miles 75 chains (4.7 kilometres).^[3]
• 7 June – Transvaal: Hercules to Koedoespoort, 7 miles 17 chains (11.6 kilometres).^[3]

References