1925 in South Africa
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Incumbents
Events
- May
- 1 â The Prince of Wales arrives in Cape Town on a visit to South Africa.
- July
- 23 â D.F. Malan, Minister of the Interior, introduces the Areas Reservation and Immigration and Registration Bill, also known as the Asiatic Bill.[2]
- Augustus
- 1 â The New Cape Central Railway and its 204 miles 69 chains (329.7 kilometres) long line between Worcester and Voorbaai is incorporated into the South African Railways (SAR).[3]
- Unknown date
- Afrikaans officially replaces Dutch as the second official language after English.
- The manor house of Groot Constantia is gutted by a fire.
- The University of Pretoria begins the tradition of Jool in South Africa.[4]
- South Africa returns to the gold standard.
Births
- 14 April â Colin Eglin, founding member and leader of the Progressive Federal Party. (d. 2013)[5]
- 4 May â Ruth First, journalist, academic and activist. (d. 1982)
- 6 June â Andrew Mlangeni, anti-apartheid activist. (d. 2020)
- 19 June â Alfred Nzo, anti-apartheid activist. (d. 2000)
- 28 September â Cromwell Everson, composer. (d. 1991)
- 5 October â Herbert Kretzmer, journalist and lyricist (d. 2020)
- 14 October â Phillip Tobias, palaeoanthropologist. (d. 2012)
Deaths
- 30 August â Cathcart William Methven, civil engineer and painter. (b. 1849)
Railways
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Railway lines opened
- 21 January â Transvaal â Rustenburg to Boshoek, 15 miles 17 chains (24.5 kilometres).[3]
- 26 May â Transvaal â Magaliesburg to Schoemansville, 33 miles 20 chains (53.5 kilometres).[3]
- 26 June â Natal â Eshowe to Extension, 74 chains (1.5 kilometres).[3]
- 1 September â Transvaal â Ermelo to Lothair, 30 miles 51 chains (49.3 kilometres).[3]
- 25 September â Transvaal â Elandshoek to Solarvale (Narrow gauge), 9 miles 40 chains (15.3 kilometres).[3]
- 1 October â Transvaal â Nylstroom to Vaalwater, 45 miles 62 chains (73.7 kilometres).[3]
- 14 October â Free State â Senekal to Marquard, 29 miles 78 chains (48.2 kilometres).[3]
- 19 October â Cape â Kareevlakte to Ladismith, 46 miles 38 chains (74.8 kilometres).[3]
- 26 November â Free State â Frankfort to Villiers, 19 miles 40 chains (31.4 kilometres).[3]
- 1 December â Cape â Fort Beaufort to Katberg (Narrow gauge), 24 miles 36 chains (39.3 kilometres).[3]
Locomotives
Seven new Cape gauge locomotive types, six steam and one electric, enter service on the SAR. The electric locomotive is the first non-steam mainline locomotive type to enter service in South Africa in quantity.
- A single experimental Class FC Modified Fairlie articulated steam locomotive.[6][7][8]
- The first four Class GD branchline 2-6-2+2-6-2 Garratt articulated locomotives.[6][7][9]
- The first six of eighteen Class GE 2-8-2+2-8-2 Garratt locomotives.[6][7][9]
- A single Class GG 2-6-2+2-6-2 Double Prairie type Garratt on fast mainline passenger service.[6][7][9]
- Two American-built Class 15C 4-8-2 Mountain type steam locomotives.[6]
- The first two of seven Class 16D 4-6-2 Pacific type passenger locomotives.[7]
- The first of altogether 172 Class 1E electric locomotives, spread over seven orders, the first mainline electric locomotive to be introduced in South Africa.[6][10][11]