1948 in South Africa
The following lists events that happened during 1948 in South Africa.Incumbents
;January
;March
- 13 - Dr. K. Goonam leads a batch of twelve passive resisters across the Natal-Transvaal border.
;May
;June
;September
- 8 - A group of 83 German children, orphaned by the war, arrives in Table Bay.
- 10 - The German orphans reach Pretoria to settle in South Africa.
;October
- 15 - Foreign Minister Eric Louw informs Commonwealth leaders that South Africa is not prepared to allow interference in its domestic affairs.
Births
- 27 January - Irvin Khoza, football administrator, chairman of Orlando Pirates F.C., president of the Premier Soccer League
- 2 February - Mluleki George, politician.
- 10 February - Paul Slabolepszy, actor and playwright.
- 24 June - Dave Orchard, cricketer.
- 9 July - Jeanne Zaidel-Rudolph, composer, pianist and teacher.
- 27 July - Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu, King of the Zulu.
- 27 July - Gavin Watson, businessman.
- 30 July - John Briscoe, South African-American epidemiologist, engineer, and academic
- 17 October - S'bu Ndebele, politician, government minister
- 25 October - Lauritz Dippenaar, self made millionaire businessman,investor & banker who was the Chairman of FirstRand financial Group.
- 10 December - Thamsanga Mnyele, artist and activist.
- 13 December
- * Lillian Board, South African-born English Olympic athlete.
- * William Flynn, actor and comedian,
Deaths
- 2 February - Bevil Rudd, athlete.
- 25 February - Alexander du Toit, geologist.
- 3 December - Jan Hofmeyr, Prime Minister of South Africa.
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