1948 in South Africa

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13 – Dr. K. Goonam leads a batch of twelve passive resisters across the Natal-Transvaal border.

26 – The National Party wins the General Elections in coalition with the Afrikaner Party (AP).
28 – The National Party forms a new South African government as incumbent prime minister Jan Smuts loses his seat.

15 – Foreign Minister Eric Louw informs Commonwealth leaders that South Africa is not prepared to allow interference in its domestic affairs.

27 January – Irvin Khoza, football administrator, chairman of Orlando Pirates F.C., president of the Premier Soccer League
2 February – Mluleki George, politician.
10 February – Paul Slabolepszy, actor and playwright.
24 June – Dave Orchard, cricketer.
9 July – Jeanne Zaidel-Rudolph, composer, pianist and teacher.
18 July – Graham Spanier, 16th President of Pennsylvania State University
27 July – Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu, King of the Zulu.
27 July – Gavin Watson, businessman (d. 2019).
30 July – John Briscoe, South African-American epidemiologist, engineer, and academic (d. 2014)
5 September – Pumza Dyantyi, politician and anti-apartheid activist (d. 2020)
17 October – S'bu Ndebele, politician, government minister
25 October – Lauritz Dippenaar, self made millionaire businessman, investor and banker who was the Chairman of FirstRand financial Group.
10 December – Thamsanga Mnyele, artist and activist. (d. 1985)
13 December
- Lillian Board, South African-born English Olympic athlete. (d. 1970)
- William Flynn, actor and comedian, (d. 2007)

7 June – Free State: Whites to Odendaalsrus, 24 miles 27 chains (39.2 kilometres).^[2]

^ "Marion Island – History". Sanap.ac.za. Archived from the original on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
^ 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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