1930 in South Africa

none August 2020 May 2012 1930 The following lists events that happened during 1930 in South Africa. Incumbents Monarch: King George V. Governor-General and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: The Earl of Athlone (until 21 December). Jacob de Villiers (acting from 21 December). Prime Minister: James Barry Munnik Hertzog. Chief Justice: Jacob de Villiers. Events May 19 – White women are enfranchised. October 10 – The Private Act of the University of Pretoria is passed, changing the name of the Transvaal University College to the University of Pretoria. Births 30 January – Magnus Malan, soldier and Minister of Defence in the 1980s, in Pretoria. (d. 2011) 23 February – Fanie du Plessis, South African athlete, in Lichtenburg. (d. 2001) 6 May – May Abrahamse, soprano (d. 2025) 12 May – Mazisi Kunene, poet, anti-apartheid activist. (d. 2006) 24 June – Donald Gordon, South African businessman and philanthropist (d. 2019) 7 August – Felicia Kentridge, lawyer (d. 2015) 5 November – Laloo Chiba, anti-apartheid activist. (d. 2020) 12 November – Molly Blackburn, anti-apartheid movement activist (d. 1985) 29 November – David Goldblatt, photographer, in Randfontein. (d. 2018) Deaths 28 February – Sir Perceval Maitland Laurence, English classical scholar, South African judge and benefactor of the University of Cambridge. (b. 1854) 10 September 10 – Aubrey Faulkner, cricketer. (b. 1881) Railways Railway lines opened thumb|Wide-firebox Class 16DA thumb|Class 19B 14 April – Cape – Fort Knokke to Woltemade no. 1, 4 mi 5 ch km 1 off.Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 189, ref. no. 200954-13 24 April – Free State – Parys to Vredefort, 10 mi 75 ch km 1 off. 14 May – Free State – Petrus Steyn to Lindley, 27 mi 67 ch km 1 off.Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 190, ref. no. 200954-13 19 September – Natal – Empangeni to Nkwalini, 39 mi 67 ch km 1 off. 1 November – Cape – Koopmansfontein to Postmasburg, 65 mi 74 ch km 1 off. 6 November – South West Africa – Witvlei to Gobabis, 31 mi 44 ch km 1 off. 10 December – Cape – New England to Barkly East, 18 mi 6 ch km 1 off. Locomotives One Class 8X 2-8-0 locomotive is rebuilt to a 4-8-0 configuration and reclassified to the only member of Class 8R.50-51, 7167-68, 89 Six redesigned wide-firebox Class 16DA 4-6-2 Pacific locomotives enter passenger train service.Espitalier, T.J.; Day, W.A.J. (1946). The Locomotive in South Africa - A Brief History of Railway Development. Chapter VII - South African Railways (Continued). South African Railways and Harbours Magazine, May 1946. pp. 375–376.South African Railways & Harbours/Suid Afrikaanse Spoorweë en Hawens (15 August 1941). Locomotive Diagram Book/Lokomotiefdiagramboek, 3'6" Gauge/Spoorwydte. SAR/SAS Mechanical Department/Werktuigkundige Dept. Drawing Office/Tekenkantoor, Pretoria. pp. 23–24. Fourteen Class 19B 4-8-2 Mountain type locomotives enter service. References 30em 1930 in collapsed