1930 in South Africa
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Incumbents
- Monarch: King George V.
- Governor-General and High Commissioner for Southern Africa:
- The Earl of Athlone (until 21 December).
- Jacob de Villiers (acting from 21 December).
- Prime Minister: James Barry Munnik Hertzog.
- Chief Justice: Jacob de Villiers.
Events
- May
- 19 â White women are enfranchised.
- October
- 10 â The Private Act of the University of Pretoria is passed, changing the name of the Transvaal University College to the University of Pretoria.
Births
- 30 January â Magnus Malan, soldier and Minister of Defence in the 1980s, in Pretoria. (d. 2011)
- 23 February â Fanie du Plessis, South African athlete, in Lichtenburg. (d. 2001)
- 6 May â May Abrahamse, soprano (d. 2025)
- 12 May â Mazisi Kunene, poet, anti-apartheid activist. (d. 2006)
- 24 June â Donald Gordon, South African businessman and philanthropist (d. 2019)
- 7 August â Felicia Kentridge, lawyer (d. 2015)
- 5 November â Laloo Chiba, anti-apartheid activist. (d. 2020)
- 12 November â Molly Blackburn, anti-apartheid movement activist (d. 1985)
- 29 November â David Goldblatt, photographer, in Randfontein. (d. 2018)
Deaths
- 28 February â Sir Perceval Maitland Laurence, English classical scholar, South African judge and benefactor of the University of Cambridge. (b. 1854)
- 10 September 10 â Aubrey Faulkner, cricketer. (b. 1881)
Railways
Railway lines opened
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- 14 April â Cape â Fort Knokke to Woltemade no. 1, 4 miles 5 chains (6.5 kilometres).[1]
- 24 April â Free State â Parys to Vredefort, 10 miles 75 chains (17.6 kilometres).[1]
- 14 May â Free State â Petrus Steyn to Lindley, 27 miles 67 chains (44.8 kilometres).[2]
- 19 September â Natal â Empangeni to Nkwalini, 39 miles 67 chains (64.1 kilometres).[1]
- 1 November â Cape â Koopmansfontein to Postmasburg, 65 miles 74 chains (106.1 kilometres).[2]
- 6 November â South West Africa â Witvlei to Gobabis, 31 miles 44 chains (50.8 kilometres).[2]
- 10 December â Cape â New England to Barkly East, 18 miles 6 chains (29.1 kilometres).[2]