1951 in South Africa

none August 2020 December 2013 1951 The following lists events that happened during 1951 in South Africa. Incumbents Monarch: King George VI. Governor-General: Ernest George Jansen (starting 1 January). Prime Minister: Daniel François Malan. Chief Justice: Albert van der Sandt Centlivres. Events March 30 – The Group Areas Act, passed in 1950, becomes law. May 14 – Cabinet votes for the removal of Coloured people from the voters roll. 24 – The first part of the Afrikaans Dictionary Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal (WAT) is published, a project which was begun in 1926 by Prof. J.J. Smith of Stellenbosch University. July 29 – Blacks, Coloureds and Indians meet for the first time to discuss a plan of action against race discrimination laws. August 31 – The first Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the plant in Uitenhage. Unknown date Max Theiler, virologist, is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for developing a vaccine for yellow fever, the first South African to receive a Nobel Prize. Births 3 January – Frank Chikane, civil servant, writer and cleric 17 February – Patricia De Lille, current Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure (South Africa) and leader of the political party Good 9 March – Helen Zille, federal council chairperson of the Democratic Alliance (South Africa) 26 July – Pieter Mulder, politician and the former leader of the Freedom Front Plus 1 December – Nozipho Schroeder, lawn bowlerLawn Bowls | Athlete Profile: Nozipho SCHROEDER - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games https://results.gc2018.com/en/lawn-bowls/athlete-profile-n6013657-nozipho-schroeder.htm results.gc2018.com 13 December 2020 17 April 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210417025303/https://results.gc2018.com/en/lawn-bowls/athlete-profile-n6013657-nozipho-schroeder.htm dead Deaths 6 April – Robert Broom, the Scottish paleontologist who discovered Mrs Ples. (b. 1866) 23 May – Sefako Makgatho, the 2nd African National Congress president. (b. 1861) 14 October – Herman Charles Bosman, writer and journalist. (b. 1905) 5 November – Reggie Walker, athlete (b. 1889) 28 November – Clements Kadalie, trade unionist. (b. 1896) Railways Railway lines opened 13 June – Transvaal: Grootvlei to Redan, 39 mi 1 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. 191, ref. no. 200954-13 21 December – Transvaal: Springs to Welgedag, 5 mi 19 ch km 1 off. Sports Canoeing 22 December – The first 200 kilometre Dusi Marathon, with four pairs of canoeists taking part, starts on the Umsindusi River which joins the Umgeni River in the Valley of a Thousand Hills. Since only Ian Player stays the course and finishes, it is declared that there is no winner. Rugby 8 December – The Springboks beat Ireland 17–5 in Ireland. References 30em 1951 in collapsed