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The following lists events that happened during 1953 in South Africa.

Incumbents

Events

May

9 – The Liberal Party of South Africa is formed in Cape Town by Alan Paton.

July

29 – Santam Insurance Company is registered, following the separation of trust and insurance operations.

September

Mimi Coertse leaves South Africa for London.

December

18–20 – The 42nd Annual Conference of the African National Congress takes place in Queenstown.

Unknown date

The Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA), banned by the National Party government, relaunches itself underground as the South African Communist Party (SACP).
Bantu Education Act is voted, and will start 1 January 1954.

Births

12 January – Steven De Groote, classical pianist. (d. 1989)
13 January – Derek Hanekom, activist and politician.
15 February – Mantfombi Dlamini, Queen Consort of the Zulu Nation. (d. 2021)
5 March – Tokyo Sexwale, businessman, politician and activist.
29 April – Bill Drummond, British musician
22 October – Loyiso Nongxa, mathematician.
7 December – Naledi Pandor, national minister

Deaths

1 July – Totius, Afrikaans poet. (b. 1877)

Railways

Railway lines opened

14 October – Cape – Lohatla to Sishen, 17 miles 3 chains (27.4 kilometres).^[1]

Locomotives

Two new Cape gauge locomotive types enter service on the South African Railways (SAR):

The first of ninety Class 25 4-8-4 Northern type condensing steam locomotives.^[2]^[3]^[4]
The first of fifty Class 25NC non-condensing versions of the Class 25 Condenser.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Sports

Football

22 November – In a friendly match the South Africa national football team loses 1–3 to the Portugal national football team at the National Stadium, Lisbon, Portugal.

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
^ ^a ^b Holland, D. F. (1972). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. Vol. 2: 1910-1955 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, England: David & Charles. pp. 108–111. ISBN 978-0-7153-5427-8.
^ ^a ^b Durrant, AE (1989). Twilight of South African Steam (1st ed.). Newton Abbott: David & Charles. pp. 107–109. ISBN 0715386387.
^ ^a ^b Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. pp. 77–78. ISBN 0869772112.

[SAR_Line_Dates_191-1] 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_2-2] Holland, D. F. (1972). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. Vol. 2: 1910-1955 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, England: David & Charles. pp. 108–111. ISBN 978-0-7153-5427-8.

[Durrant-3] Durrant, AE (1989). Twilight of South African Steam (1st ed.). Newton Abbott: David & Charles. pp. 107–109. ISBN 0715386387.

[Paxton-Bourne-4] Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. pp. 77–78. ISBN 0869772112.

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-{{Unreferenced|date=December 2009}}
+{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
+{{Use South African English|date=December 2013}}
 {{Year in South Africa|1953}}
+<!-- IF POSSIBLE, PLEASE USE PRESENT TENSE -->
-__NOTOC__
+The following lists events that happened during '''1953 in South Africa'''.
+==Incumbents==
+* [[Queen of South Africa|Monarch]]: Queen [[Elizabeth II]].
+* [[Governor-General of the Union of South Africa|Governor-General]] and [[High Commissioner for Southern Africa]]: [[Ernest George Jansen]].
+* [[Prime Minister of South Africa|Prime Minister]]: [[Daniel François Malan]].
+* [[Chief Justice of South Africa|Chief Justice]]: [[Albert van der Sandt Centlivres]].
 ==Events==
-===May===
-* 9 May - The [[Liberal Party of South Africa]] is formed in [[Cape Town]] by [[Alan Paton]]
+;May
-===July===
+* 9 &ndash; The [[Liberal Party of South Africa]] is formed in [[Cape Town]] by [[Alan Paton]].
-* 29 July - Santam Insurance Company is registered, following the separation of trust and insurance operations
+;July
-===September===
+* 29 &ndash; [[Santam|Santam Insurance Company]] is registered, following the separation of trust and insurance operations.
-* [[Mimi Coertse]] leaves South Africa for [[London]]
+;September
-===November===
+* [[Mimi Coertse]] leaves South Africa for [[London]].
-* 22 November - The [[South Africa national football team]] loses to the [[Portugal national football team]] 1-3 at the [[National Stadium, Lisbon|National Stadium]], [[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]] in a friendly match
-===December===
+;December
-* [[18 December|18]] - 20 December - The 42nd Annual Conference of the [[African National Congress]] is held in [[Queenstown, Eastern Cape|Queenstown]]
+* 18–20 &ndash; The 42nd Annual Conference of the [[African National Congress]] takes place in [[Queenstown, Eastern Cape|Queenstown]].
+;Unknown date
+* The Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA), banned by the National Party government, relaunches itself underground as the [[South African Communist Party]] (SACP).
+* Bantu Education Act is voted, and will start 1 January 1954.
 ==Births==
-* 13 January - [[Derek Hanekom]], activist and politician, is born in [[Cape Town]]
+* 12 January &ndash; [[Steven De Groote]], classical pianist. (d. 1989)
+* 13 January &ndash; [[Derek Hanekom]], activist and politician.
-* 30 January - [[Paul Emile Rossouw]], [[sportsperson|athlete]], is born in [[Springs, Gauteng|Springs]]
+* 15 February &ndash; [[Mantfombi Dlamini]], Queen Consort of the Zulu Nation. (d. 2021)
+* 5 March &ndash; [[Tokyo Sexwale]], businessman, politician and activist.
+* 29 April &ndash; [[Bill Drummond]], British musician
+* 22 October &ndash; [[Loyiso Nongxa]], mathematician.
+* 7 December &ndash; [[Naledi Pandor]], national minister
 ==Deaths==
+* 1 July &ndash; [[Totius (poet)|Totius]], Afrikaans poet. (b. 1877)
-* 14 March - Sir [[Robert N Kotzé]], a mining engineer who did much for the promotion of safety in mines dies in [[Cape Town]] at the age of 82
-* 1 July - [[Totius]], Afrikaans poet, dies in [[Pretoria]] at the age of 76
+==Railways==
+[[File:3511 - Hartswater 240481.jpg|thumb|[[South African Class 25 4-8-4|Class 25]]]]
+[[File:SAR Class 25NC 3410 (4-8-4) a.jpg|thumb|[[South African Class 25NC 4-8-4|Class 25NC]]]]
+===Railway lines opened===
+* 14 October &ndash; Cape &ndash; [[Lohatla]] to [[Dingleton|Sishen]], {{convert|17|mi|3|ch|km|1|abbr=off}}.<ref name="SAR Line Dates 191">''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</ref>
+===Locomotives===
+Two new Cape gauge locomotive types enter service on the [[South African Railways]] (SAR):
+* The first of ninety [[South African Class 25 4-8-4|Class 25]] [[4-8-4]] Northern type [[condensing steam locomotive]]s.<ref name="Holland 2">{{Holland-Vol 2|pages=108–111}}</ref><ref name="Durrant">{{Durrant-Twilight|pages=107–109}}</ref><ref name="Paxton-Bourne">{{Paxton-Bourne|pages=77–78}}</ref>
+* The first of fifty [[South African Class 25NC 4-8-4|Class 25NC]] non-condensing versions of the Class 25 Condenser.<ref name="Holland 2"/><ref name="Durrant"/><ref name="Paxton-Bourne"/>
+==Sports==
+===Football===
+* 22 November &ndash; In a friendly match the [[South Africa national football team]] loses 1–3 to the [[Portugal national football team]] at the National Stadium, [[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]].
+==References==
+{{reflist|30em}}
+{{South Africa year nav}}
+{{Africa topic|1953 in|state=collapsed}}

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