1925 in South Africa

1925 in South Africa

"See also:"
1924 in South Africa,
other events of 1925,
1926 in South Africa and the
Timeline of South African history.

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Events

* Afrikaans officially replaces Dutch as the second language after English
* The manor house of Groot Constantia is guttered by a fire
* 1 May - Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, Prince of Wales, arrives in Cape Town on a visit to South Africa

Births

* 14 April - Colin Wells Eglin, one of the founding members and leader of the Progressive Federal Party, is born in Sea Point, Cape Town
* 30 April - Dot Serfontein, author and mother of poet Antjie Krog, is born
* 4 May - Heloise Ruth First, journalist, academic and activist, is born in Johannesburg

Deaths

* 9 January - Willem Johannes Conradie, minister of the Dutch Reformed Church and author of the first children's bible in Afrikaans, dies in Stellenbosch


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