Тhe follоwing lists evеnts that hapрened during 1938 in South Africа.

Incumbents

Governor-General Governor-general (plural ''governors-general''), or governor general (plural ''governors general''), is the title of an office-holder. In the context of governors-general and former British colonies, governors-general are appointed as viceroy t ...

and High Commissioner for Southern Africa:

Sir Patrick Duncan Sir Patrick Duncan, (21 December 1870 – 17 July 1943) was the sixth Governor-General of the Union of South Africa, holding office from 1937 until his death in 1943. Early life Born in Scotland in 1870, he took degrees in classics at the Univ ...

* Prime Minister: James Barry Munnik Hertzog. * Chief Justice:

John Stephen Curlewis John Stephen Curlewis, PC (31 March 1863 – 24 August 1940) was a South African lawyer and judge who served as the Chief Justice of the Union of South Africa between 1936 and 1938. Background Curlewis was born in Paarl, Cape Colony, the son o ...

then

James Stratford James Stratford, PC (19 July 1869 – 17 January 1952) was a South African judge who briefly served as the Chief Justice of the Union of South Africa between 1938 and 1939. Background Born in Port Elizabeth, Stratford was educated at St ...

Events

July

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

December

* 16 – The cornerstone of the Voortrekker Monument is laid. * 23 – A coelacanth, a fish thought to have gone

extinct Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...

prehistorically, is caught off the east coast near Chalumna River mouth.

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. *

South African Jewish Maritime League The South African Jewish Maritime League is a Jewish organisation in South Africa. Established in 1938, it is constitutionally constrained to maritime related activities, with a focus on youth development. The objective of the founders was to esta ...

is established.

Births

* 17 January – Percy Qoboza, journalist, author and critic of the Nationalist government, in Sophiatown. (d. 1988) * 5 June – David Nthubu Koloane, artist, in

Alexandra Alexandra () is the feminine form of the given name Alexander (, ). Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; GEN , ; meaning 'man'). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "prot ...

. * 4 July **

Cyril Mitchley Cyril John Mitchley (born 4 July 1938) is a South African former cricket player, umpire and match referee. As an umpire he officiated in first-class and Test cricket matches. Playing career During the late 1960s he played for Transvaal as a wi ...

, South African cricketer, umpire and match referee. **

Ernie Pieterse Ernest Pieterse (4 July 1938 – 1 November 2017) was a racing driver from South Africa. He participated in three Formula One Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single- ...

, South African racing driver. * 13 August – Lindiwe Mabuza, South African politician and diplomat (d. 2021) * 12 November – Steve Tshwete, activist and politician, in

Springs Spring(s) may refer to: Common uses * Spring (season), a season of the year * Spring (device), a mechanical device that stores energy * Spring (hydrology), a natural source of water * Spring (mathematics), a geometric surface in the shape of a he ...

. (d. 2002) * 18 November –

Zanele Dlamini Mbeki Zanele Mbeki (née Dlamini; born 18 November 1938) is a feminist South African social worker who founded the Women's Development Bank. She is also a former first lady of South Africa. Early life and education Zanele Dlamini was born in Alexandra ...

, former First Lady of South Africa as the wife of former

President of South Africa The president of South Africa is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of South Africa. The president heads the executive branch of the Government of South Africa and is the commander-in-chief of the South African Nationa ...

Thabo Mbeki, founder of Women's Development Bank

Deaths

Railways

Railway lines opened

* 6 November – Transvaal – Midway to Bank, .''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

Locomotives

* Three new locomotive types enter service on the South African Railways (SAR): ** The first of the Class 15F

4-8-2 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels, eight powered and coupled driving wheels and two trailing wheels. This type of steam locomotive is commonly known as t ...

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

Mountain type locomotive to be designed by the SAR.Touwsrivier – Daos Ab – 1877-1977 (J.H. Stassen, 1977), pp79, 83-85 ** The first of sixteen Class GM

4-8-2+2-8-4 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives by wheel arrangement, a is a Garratt articulated locomotive consisting of a pair of engine units back to back, with the boiler and cab suspended between them. The wheel ar ...

Double Mountain type Garratt articulated steam locomotives.

References

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