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1921 in South Africa
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1921
The following lists events that happened during 1921 in South Africa.
Incumbents
Monarch: King George V
Governor-General and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: Prince Arthur of ConnaughtArchontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices: South Africa: Governors-General: 1910-1961 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
Prime Minister: Jan Smuts
Chief Justice: James Rose Innes
Events
May
3 – The second census of the Union of South Africa takes place.
24 – The Bulhoek Massacre takes place with an estimated 163 killed.
July
30 – The Communist Party of South Africa is established.
December
28 – White gold miners on the Witwatersrand go on strike in the Rand Rebellion.
Unknown date
Dagbreek men's residence opens at Stellenbosch University.
Births
30 May – Jamie Uys, actor and film director. (d. 1996)
21 July – Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa, Zulu sangoma and author (d. 2020)
Deaths
10 September – John Tengo Jabavu, editor of South Africa's first newspaper in Xhosa. (b. 1859)
Railways
Railway lines opened
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1 November – Transvaal – Pretoria West to Roberts Heights, 7 mi 38 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. 188, ref. no. 200954-13
28 November – Natal – Booth Junction to Cato Ridge, 39 mi 58 ch km 1 off.
Locomotives
Two new Cape gauge locomotive types enter service on the South African Railways (SAR):
February – A single experimental Class GA 2-6-0+0-6-2 Garratt articulated steam locomotive, the first Cape gauge Garratt in South Africa.41–4288–89
June – The first of seven Class GB 2-6-2+2-6-2 Garratt locomotives.
References
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