1922 in South Africa

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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.

1 – The South African Railways take control of all railway operations in South West Africa.^[2]^[3]

27 – Southern Rhodesians vote in a referendum and reject union with South Africa.

17 – Rand Rebellion strikers Samuel Long, Herbert Hull and David Lewis are hanged for murder.

6 – The prophet Nontetha is arrested by authorities fearful of a repeat of the Bulhoek Massacre

6 May – Elize Botha, first wife of State President P. W. Botha. (d. 1997)
22 May – Looksmart Khulile Ngudle, politician, (d. 1963)
13 October – Rahima Moosa, politician, (d. 1993)
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)

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]

^ Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices: South Africa: Governors-General: 1910-1961 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. pp. 99, 110, 115–117, 121, 149. ISBN 0869772112.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g 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
^ ^a ^b ^c Dulez, Jean A. (2012). Railways of Southern Africa 150 Years (Commemorating One Hundred and Fifty Years of Railways on the Sub-Continent – Complete Motive Power Classifications and Famous Trains – 1860–2011) (1st ed.). Garden View, Johannesburg, South Africa: Vidrail Productions. pp. 35, 235, 379–382. ISBN 9 780620 512282.

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