1922 in South Africa
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Incumbents
Events
- March
- 10-14 â The Rand Rebellion, a strike by white mine workers which began on 28 December 1921, becomes open rebellion against the state.
- 15 â Samuel Long, labour pioneer and striker, is arrested.
- April
- 1 â The South African Railways take control of all railway operations in South West Africa.[2][3]
- October
- 27 â Southern Rhodesians vote in a referendum and reject union with South Africa.
- November
- 17 â Rand Rebellion strikers Samuel Long, Herbert Hull and David Lewis are hanged for murder.
- December
- 6 â The prophet Nontetha is arrested by authorities fearful of a repeat of the Bulhoek Massacre
Births
- 6 May â Elize Botha, first wife of State President P. W. Botha. (d. 1997)
- 22 May â Looksmart Khulile Ngudle, politician, (d. 1963)
- 13 October â Rahima Moosa, politician, (d. 1993)
- 22 October â Thomas Nkobi, politician, (d. 1994)
- 5 November â Sydney Kentridge, lawyer, judge and member of the English Bar.
- 8 November â Chris Barnard, cardiac surgeon and heart transplant pioneer. (d. 2001)
Deaths
Railways
South West African lines
- 1 April â The SAR inherits five existing former German Colonial railway lines in SWA.
- Union Border to Swakop River (at Swakopmund), 771 miles 73 chains (1,242.3 kilometres).[3]
- Seeheim to Lüderitz, 197 miles 69 chains (318.4 kilometres).[3]
- Karibib to Tsumeb (Narrow gauge), 259 miles 28 chains (417.4 kilometres).[3]
- Otavi to Grootfontein (Narrow gauge), 56 miles 73 chains (91.6 kilometres).[3]
- Otjiwarongo to Outjo (Narrow gauge), 45 miles 37 chains (73.2 kilometres).[3]
Railway lines opened
- 1 April â SWA â Kolmanskop to Bogenfels, 74 miles (119.1 kilometres).[3]
Locomotives
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- 1 April â The SAR inherits seven former German Colonial narrow gauge and Cape gauge steam locomotive types in SWA.[2]
- One narrow gauge Class Ha 0-6-2 tank locomotive, acquired in 1904 for the Otavi Mining and Railway Company.[2]
- Six narrow gauge Class Hb 0-6-2 tank and tank-and-tender locomotives, acquired between 1905 and 1908 for the Otavi Mining and Railway Company.[2]
- Three narrow gauge Class Hd 2-8-2 locomotives, acquired in 1912 for the Otavi Mining and Railway Company for use on the line from Swakopmund to Karibib.[2]
- Two narrow gauge 0-6-2 Jung tank locomotives, introduced on the Otavi Mining and Railway Company in 1904.[2][4]
- One pair of narrow gauge 0-6-0 Zwillinge twin tank locomotives, introduced by the Swakopmund-Windhuk Staatsbahn in 1898.[2]
- Five Cape gauge Eight-Coupled Tank locomotives, introduced by the Lüderitzbucht Eisenbahn in 1907.[2][4]
- Nine Cape gauge Eight-Coupled Tender locomotives, introduced by the Staatsbahn Lüderitzbucht-Keetmanshoop in 1911.[2][4]
- The SAR places six new Class NG5 2-8-2 Mikado steam locomotives in service on the narrow gauge Otavi branch in SWA.[2]