1953 in South Africa
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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
- November
- 22 — 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.
- 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 Apartheid government, relaunches itself underground as the South African Communist Party (SACP).
Births
- 13 January — Derek Hanekom, activist and politician, is born in Cape Town.
- 30 January — Paul Emile Rossouw, athlete, is born in Springs.
Deaths
- 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.
Transportation
Railways
- The South African Railways places the first of ninety Class 25 4-8-4 Northern type condensing steam locomotives in service.[1]: 108–111 [2]: 107–109 [3]: 77–78
References
- ^ Holland, D. F. (1972). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. Vol. 2: 1910-1955 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, England: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-5427-8.
- ^ Durrant, AE (1989). Twilight of South African Steam (1st ed.). Newton Abbott: David & Charles. ISBN 0715386387.
- ^ Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. ISBN 0869772112.