1958 in South Africa
See also: 1957 in South Africa, other events of 1958, 1959 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.
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Events
April
- 16 April - The last general election of the Union of South Africa is held
September
- 2 September - Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd becomes the 7th Prime Minister of South Africa
December
- 12 - 14 December - The 46th Annual Conference of the African National Congress is held in Durban
Births
- 16 April - John Coulter, composer, is born
- 30 April - Mbhazima Shilowa, Congress of South African Trade Unions general-secretary and premier of Gauteng, is born in Olifantshoek, Limpopo Province
- 27 May - Cheryl Carolus, politician is born in Silvertown, on the Cape Flats, Cape Town
- 28 July - Deon van der Walt, tenor (d. 2005)
- 26 August - Mohammed Iqbal Shaik, political activist is born in Vrededorp
Deaths
- 3 May - Henry Cornelius, movie director
- 6 May- Margaret Rheeder is hanged in Pretoria for poisoning her husband, Benjamin Fredenman
Categories
Years in South Africa | 1958 by country