1943 in South Africa

The following lists events that happened during 1943 in South Africa.

Incumbents

 * Monarch: King George VI.
 * Governor-General: Sir Patrick Duncan (until 17 July), Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet (acting starting 17 July).
 * Prime Minister: Jan Christiaan Smuts.
 * Chief Justice: Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet then Ernest Frederick Watermeyer.

Events

 * 27 January – Prime Minister of South Africa Jan Smuts asks parliament for approval to send troops into Europe.
 * 13 May – German Afrika Korps and Italian troops in North Africa surrender to Allied forces.
 * 18 July – Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet is appointed Officer Administering the Government, i.e. acting Governor-General of the Union of South Africa.


 * Unknown date
 * Reclamation work begins on the Foreshore in Cape Town.
 * 500 Polish orphans arrive in Oudtshoorn from the Soviet Union.

Births

 * 5 March – Mmakgabo Helen Sebidi, artist
 * 30 May – Ken Andrew, politician
 * 1 June – Lorrie Wilmot, cricketer (d. 2004)
 * 29 October – Ina Cronjé, politician (d. 2023)

Deaths

 * 6 July – Alexander Coultate Rabagliati, fighter pilot, is reported missing in action.
 * 17 July – Sir Patrick Duncan, 6th Governor-General of the Union of South Africa. (b. 1870)

Railway lines opened

 * 29 January – Transvaal: New Canada to Phomolong, 2 mi.
 * 7 June – Transvaal: Hercules to Koedoespoort, 7 mi.

Sports

 * 1942–43 South African cricket season