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- Railways Railway lines opened Locomotives
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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2013}}{{Use South African English|date=November 2013}}{{Year in South Africa|1946}}The following lists events that happened during 1946 in South Africa. Incumbents- Monarch: King George VI.
- Governor-General and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet (until 1 January), Gideon Brand van Zyl (starting 1 January).
- Prime Minister: Jan Christiaan Smuts.
- Chief Justice: Ernest Frederick Watermeyer.
Events- January
- 1 – Gideon Brand van Zyl is appointed the 9th Governor-General of the Union of South Africa.
- March
- 12 – The South African Indian Congress delegation is received by the Viceroy, Lord Wavell, in Delhi, India, and submits a petition drafted in consultation with Mohandas Gandhi.
- 12 – The Indian Representative Act is repealed.
- 12 – India terminates the trade agreement with South Africa.
- 15 – The Asiatic Land Tenure Act, the "Ghetto Act", is amended to state that Indians may only live where Indians had resided in non-proclaimed areas.
- 31 – 6,000 Indians march in Durban in protest to the Asiatic Land Tenure Act.
- April
- 16 – The Eureka Diamond, the first diamond discovered in South Africa, is sold in London for £5,700.
- June
- 11 – India recalls its High Commissioner from South Africa.
- 22 – During a prayer meeting in New Delhi, India, Mahatma Gandhi calls for South Africa to stop hooliganism by whites.
- 23 – A group of white men attack and assault a group of Indian Passive Resisters.[1]
- July
- 8 – Indian protests against government legislation lead to the arrest of hundreds of Indians.
Births- 18 January – Jakes Gerwel, academic and politician. (d. 2012)
- 18 December – Steve Biko, anti-apartheid activist. (d. 1977)
Deaths- 13 April – William Henry Bell, musician, composer and first director of the South African College of Music. (b. 1873)
RailwaysRailway lines opened- 1 June – Transvaal: Ogies to Vandyksdrif, {{convert|21|mi|30|ch|km|1|abbr=off}}.[2]
Locomotives- The South African Railways places the first of fifty Class GEA 4-8-2+2-8-4 Garratt articulated steam locomotives in service.[3][4][5]
References1. ^Indian passive resistance in South Africa: 1946 – 1948 (Accessed on 4 April 2017)
2. ^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
3. ^{{Holland-Vol 2|pages=103–105}}
4. ^{{Garratt Builders B}}
5. ^{{Paxton-Bourne|91–92}}
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