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The following lists events that happened during1922 in South Africa.

• Monarch: KingGeorge V.
• Governor-General andHigh Commissioner for Southern Africa:Prince Arthur of Connaught.^[1]
• Prime Minister:Jan Smuts.
• Chief Justice:James Rose Innes.

March

• 10-14 – TheRand 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 inSouth West Africa.^[2][3]

October

• 27 –Southern Rhodesians vote in areferendum 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 prophetNontetha is arrested by authorities fearful of a repeat of theBulhoek Massacre

• 6 May –Elize Botha, first wife ofState PresidentP. 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 five existing former German Colonial railway lines in SWA.
  • Union Border toSwakop River (atSwakopmund), 771 miles 73 chains (1,242.3 kilometres).^[3]
  • Seeheim toLüderitz, 197 miles 69 chains (318.4 kilometres).^[3]
  • Karibib toTsumeb (Narrow gauge), 259 miles 28 chains (417.4 kilometres).^[3]
  • Otavi toGrootfontein (Narrow gauge), 56 miles 73 chains (91.6 kilometres).^[3]
  • Otjiwarongo toOutjo (Narrow gauge), 45 miles 37 chains (73.2 kilometres).^[3]

• 1 April – SWA –Kolmanskop toBogenfels, 74 miles (119.1 kilometres).^[3]

• 1 April – The SAR inherits seven former German Colonial narrow gauge andCape gauge steam locomotive types in SWA.^[2]
  • One narrow gaugeClass Ha 0-6-2 tank locomotive, acquired in 1904 for theOtavi Mining and Railway Company.^[2]
  • Six narrow gaugeClass Hb 0-6-2 tank and tank-and-tender locomotives, acquired between 1905 and 1908 for theOtavi Mining and Railway Company.^[2]
  • Three narrow gaugeClass Hd 2-8-2 locomotives, acquired in 1912 for theOtavi Mining and Railway Company for use on the line from Swakopmund to Karibib.^[2]
  • Two narrow gauge 0-6-2Jung tank locomotives, introduced on theOtavi Mining and Railway Company in 1904.^[2][4]
  • One pair of narrow gauge 0-6-0Zwillinge twin tank locomotives, introduced by theSwakopmund-Windhuk Staatsbahn in 1898.^[2]
  • Five Cape gaugeEight-Coupled Tank locomotives, introduced by theLüderitzbucht Eisenbahn in 1907.^[2][4]
  • Nine Cape gaugeEight-Coupled Tender locomotives, introduced by theStaatsbahn Lüderitzbucht-Keetmanshoop in 1911.^[2][4]
• The SAR places six newClass NG52-8-2 Mikado steam locomotives in service on the narrow gauge Otavi branch in SWA.^[2]

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