1953 in South Africa
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Events
- May
- 9 – The Liberal Party of South Africa is formed in Cape Town by Alan Paton.
- July
- 29 – Santam Insurance Company is registered, following the separation of trust and insurance operations.
- September
- Mimi Coertse leaves South Africa for London.
- December
- 18–20 – The 42nd Annual Conference of the African National Congress takes place in Queenstown.
- Unknown date
- The Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA), banned by the National Party government, relaunches itself underground as the South African Communist Party (SACP).
- Bantu Education Act is voted, and will start 1 January 1954.
Births
- 12 January – Steven De Groote, classical pianist. (d. 1989)
- 13 January – Derek Hanekom, activist and politician.
- 15 February – Mantfombi Dlamini, Queen Consort of the Zulu Nation. (d. 2021)
- 5 March – Tokyo Sexwale, businessman, politician and activist.
- 29 April – Bill Drummond, British musician
- 22 October – Loyiso Nongxa, mathematician.
- 7 December – Naledi Pandor, national minister
Deaths
- 1 July – Totius, Afrikaans poet. (b. 1877)
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