1924 in South Africa
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Incumbents
- Monarch: King George V.
- Governor-General and High Commissioner for Southern Africa:
- Prince Arthur of Connaught (until 20 January).[1]
- The Earl of Athlone (from 21 January).[1]
- Prime Minister:
- Jan Smuts (until 29 June).
- J.B.M. Hertzog (from 30 June).
- Chief Justice: James Rose Innes.
Events
- January
- 21 â Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone is appointed the 4th Governor-General of the Union of South Africa.
- March
- June
- 30 â J.B.M. Hertzog becomes the third Prime Minister of South Africa.
- Unknown date
- The Taung Child is discovered.
Births
- 23 February â Allan Cormack, South African-American physicist and 1979 Nobel Prize laureate. (d. 1998)
- 14 July â Stephen Fry, Springbok rugby captain. (d. 2002)
- 26 July â Elias Motsoaledi, political activist. (d. 1994)
- 8 September â Hazel Brooks, actress (d. 2002)
- 28 November â Dennis Brutus, poet and anti-apartheid activist. (d. 2009)
- 5 December â Robert Sobukwe, anti-apartheid activist. (d. 1978)
Railways
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- 16 April â Free State â Wepener to Zastron, 46 miles 62 chains (75.3 kilometres).[2]
- 19 April â Cape â Klipdale to Bredasdorp, 25 miles 36 chains (41.0 kilometres).[2]
- 1 May â Transvaal â Balfour North to Grootvlei, 11 miles 30 chains (18.3 kilometres).[2]
- 16 June â Cape â Pinelands to Langa, 2 miles 51 chains (4.2 kilometres).[2]
- 24 July â Free State â Heilbron to Petrus Steyn, 31 miles 6 chains (50.0 kilometres).[2]
- 10 September â Transvaal â Lydenburg to Steelpoort, 74 miles 40 chains (119.9 kilometres).[2]
- 19 September â South West Africa â Gobabis Junction in Windhoek to Ondekaremba, 29 miles 70 chains (48.1 kilometres).[2]
- 22 September â Transvaal â Naboomspruit to Singlewood, 20 miles 47 chains (33.1 kilometres).[2]
- 3 November â Cape â Franklin to Kokstad, 25 miles 54 chains (41.3 kilometres).[2]
- 4 November â Cape â Franklin to Matatiele, 47 miles 76 chains (77.2 kilometres).[2]
- 14 November â Cape â Oudtshoorn to Calitzdorp, 35 miles 20 chains (56.7 kilometres).[2]
- 15 December â Cape â Touws River to Kareevlakte, 41 miles 59 chains (67.2 kilometres).[2]
- 15 December â Transvaal â Hercules to Schoemansville, 17 miles 64 chains (28.6 kilometres).[2]