1938 in South Africa

	1938 in South Africa
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List of years in South Africa

Events

July

• 1 – The South African Press Association is established with offices in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban and Bloemfontein and in parliament (Pretoria).

December

• 16 – The cornerstone of the Voortrekker Monument is laid.

Unknown date

• A contract is awarded to the Hollandse Anneming Maatschappij Eiendoms Beperk to construct a new Table Bay harbour in Cape Town by reclaiming ground on the Foreshore and building new and deeper docks.

Births

• 17 January – Percy Peter Tshidiso Qoboza, journalist, author and critic of the apartheid government, is born in Sophiatown, Johannesburg.
• 5 June – David Nthubu Koloane, artist, is born in Alexandra, Johannesburg.
• 12 November – Stephen Vukile Tshwete, activist and politician, is born in Springs.
• Ephraim Mojalefa Ngatane, artist, is born in Lesotho.

Railways

Railway lines opened

• 6 November – Transvaal – Midway to Bank, 21 miles 2 chains (33.8 kilometres).

Locomotives

• Three new locomotive types enter service on the South African Railways (SAR):
  • The first of the Class 15F 4-8-2 Mountain type, at 255 the most numerous steam locomotive class on the South African Railways (SAR).
  • One hundred and thirty-six Class 23 locomotives enter service, the last and the largest 4-8-2 Mountain type locomotive to be designed by the SAR.
  • The first of sixteen Class GM 4-8-2+2-8-4 Double Mountain type Garratt articulated steam locomotives.