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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2012}}{{Use South African English|date=December 2013}}{{Year in South Africa|1922}}The following lists events that happened during 1922 in South Africa. Incumbents- Monarch: King George V.
- Governor-General and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: Prince Arthur of Connaught.[1]
- Prime Minister: Jan Smuts.
- Chief Justice: James Rose Innes.
Events- March
- 10-14 – The Rand Rebellion, a strike by white mine workers which began on 28 December 1921, becomes open rebellion against the state.
- 15 – Samuel Long, labour pioneer and striker, is arrested.
- April
- 1 – The South African Railways take control of all railway operations in South West Africa.[2][3]
- October
- 27 – Southern Rhodesians vote in a referendum and reject union with South Africa.
- November
- 17 – Rand Rebellion strikers Samuel Long, Herbert Hull and David Lewis are hanged for murder.
- December
- 6 – The prophet Nontetha is arrested by authorities fearful of a repeat of the Bulhoek Massacre
Births- 6 May – Elize Botha, first wife of State President P. W. Botha. (d. 1997)
- 22 October – Thomas Nkobi, politician, (d. 1994)
- 5 November – Sydney Kentridge, lawyer, judge and member of the English Bar.
- 8 November – Chris Barnard, cardiac surgeon and heart transplant pioneer. (d. 2001)
Deaths{{empty section|date=April 2017}}RailwaysSouth West African lines- 1 April – The SAR inherits five existing former German Colonial railway lines in SWA.
- Union Border to Swakop River (at Swakopmund), {{convert|771|mi|73|ch|km|1|abbr=off}}.[3]
- Seeheim to Lüderitz, {{convert|197|mi|69|ch|km|1|abbr=off}}.[3]
- Karibib to Tsumeb (Narrow gauge), {{convert|259|mi|28|ch|km|1|abbr=off}}.[3]
- Otavi to Grootfontein (Narrow gauge), {{convert|56|mi|73|ch|km|1|abbr=off}}.[3]
- Otjiwarongo to Outjo (Narrow gauge), {{convert|45|mi|37|ch|km|1|abbr=off}}.[3]
Railway lines opened- 1 April – SWA – Kolmanskop to Bogenfels, {{convert|74|mi|km|1|abbr=off}}.[3]
Locomotives- 1 April – The SAR inherits seven former German Colonial narrow gauge and Cape gauge steam locomotive types in SWA.[2]
- One narrow gauge Class Ha 0-6-2 tank locomotive, acquired in 1904 for the Otavi Mining and Railway Company.[2]
- Six narrow gauge Class Hb 0-6-2 tank and tank-and-tender locomotives, acquired between 1905 and 1908 for the Otavi Mining and Railway Company.[2]
- Three narrow gauge Class Hd 2-8-2 locomotives, acquired in 1912 for the Otavi Mining and Railway Company for use on the line from Swakopmund to Karibib.[2]
- Two narrow gauge 0-6-2 Jung tank locomotives, introduced on the Otavi Mining and Railway Company in 1904.[2][4]
- One pair of narrow gauge 0-6-0 Zwillinge twin tank locomotives, introduced by the Swakopmund-Windhuk Staatsbahn in 1898.[2]
- Five Cape gauge Eight-Coupled Tank locomotives, introduced by the Lüderitzbucht Eisenbahn in 1907.[2][4]
- Nine Cape gauge Eight-Coupled Tender locomotives, introduced by the Staatsbahn Lüderitzbucht-Keetmanshoop in 1911.[2][4]
- The SAR places six new Class NG5 2-8-2 Mikado steam locomotives in service on the narrow gauge Otavi branch in SWA.[2]
References1. ^Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices: South Africa: Governors-General: 1910-1961 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 {{Paxton-Bourne|pages=99, 110, 115–117, 121, 149}}
3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 188, ref. no. 200954-13
4. ^1 2 {{Dulez 150|pages=35, 235, 379–382}}
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