1945 in South Africa explained

The following lists events that happened during 1945 in South Africa.

Incumbents

• Monarch: King George VI.
• Governor-General and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet.
• Prime Minister: Jan Christiaan Smuts.
• Chief Justice: Ernest Frederick Watermeyer.

Events

• 22 May  - The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) is established.
• 26 June  - Prime Minister Jan Smuts represents South Africa in San Francisco at the drafting of the United Nations Charter.

Births

• 3 February  - Marius Weyers, actor
• 8 June  - Nicky Oppenheimer, mining magnate
• 27 June  - Omar Badsha, photographer, trade unionist and political activist.
• 21 July  - Barry Richards, cricketer
• 28 September  - Pieter-Dirk Uys, performer, author, satirist, and social activist.
• 5 October  - Riaan Cruywagen, news reader and voice artist
• 16 October  - Kaizer Motaung, footballer, founder & chairman of Kaizer Chiefs F.C.
• 22 October  - Lillian Dube, actress & TV host
• 17 December  - Belinda Bozzoli, academic and politician (d.2020)

Railways

Railway lines opened

• 4 June  - Transvaal: Village Main (Booysens) to Faraday, 1miles.^[1]

Sports

See main article: 1945 in sports.

Notes and References

1. Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 191, ref. no. 200954-13