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The following lists events that happened during1947 in South Africa.


Two new Cape gauge locomotive types enter service on theSouth African Railways (SAR):
TheSouth Africa national cricket team tours England and plays fiveTest matches against theEngland national cricket team.
TheSouth Africa national football team tours Australia and New Zealand and plays five games against theAustralia national association football team and four against theNew Zealand men's national football team.Team-H.Smethurst (capt.),L.G.Anley,A.G.Falconer,D.A.Wilson,H.D.McCreadie,R.H.F.Nicholson,D.D.Forbes,E.G.Dowell,S.van Rensburg, C.Kurland,R.Ferriman,H.E.Naish,J.H.Classens,H.J.Pretorius,J.H.M.Pickerill,C.L.Brink,B.Clack,S.O'Linn.J.H.Barbour (mgr).M.Taylor (ast.mgr).