1958 in South Africa
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The following lists events that happened during 1958 in South Africa.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Queen Elizabeth II.
- Governor-General and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: Ernest George Jansen.
- Prime Minister: Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom (until 24 August), Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd (starting 2 September).
- Chief Justice: Henry Allan Fagan.
Events
- April
- 16 – The last general election of the Union of South Africa takes place.
- May
- 6 – Margaret Rheeder is hanged in Pretoria for poisoning her husband, Benjamin Fredenman.
- September
- 2 – Hendrik Verwoerd becomes the 6th Prime Minister of South Africa.
- October
- 13 – Penny Coelen is crowned as Miss World 1958 during the 8th Miss World pageant, the first South African to win the title.
- December
- 12–14 – The 46th Annual Conference of the African National Congress is held in Durban.
Births
- 30 April – Mbhazima Shilowa, trade unionist and politician.
- 27 May – Cheryl Carolus, activist and politician.
- 28 July – Deon van der Walt, tenor. (d. 2005)
Deaths
- 2 May – Henry Cornelius, film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. (b. 1913)
Railways
Locomotives
Two new Cape gauge locomotive types enter service on the South African Railways.
- The first of fifty-five Class 5E, Series 3 electric locomotives.[1]
- In June and July forty-five Class 1-DE General Electric type U12B locomotives are the first diesel-electrics to enter SAR service in quantity.[1]
References
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