1943 in South Africa

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The following lists events that happened during 1943 in South Africa.

Incumbents

Monarch: King George VI.
Governor-General: Sir Patrick Duncan (until 17 July), Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet (acting starting 17 July).
Prime Minister: Jan Christiaan Smuts.
Chief Justice: Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet then Ernest Frederick Watermeyer.

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 Officer Administering the Government, i.e. acting 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 – Mmakgabo Helen Sebidi, artist
30 May – Ken Andrew, politician
1 June – Lorrie Wilmot, cricketer (d. 2004)
29 October – Ina Cronjé, politician (d. 2023)

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]

Sports

1942–43 South African cricket season

References

^ "WWII: SA troops to fight in Europe | South African History Online". www.sahistory.org.za. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^ Polish Children's Home Oudtshoorn
^ ^a ^b 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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Years in South Africa (1901–present)

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States with limited recognition	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland
Dependencies and other territories	Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain) Madeira (Portugal) Mayotte / Réunion (France) Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)

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