1922 in South Africa
The following lists events that happened during 1922 in South Africa. Incumbents
 Monarch: King George V.
 Governor-General and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: Prince Arthur of Connaught. Prime Minister: Jan Smuts. Chief Justice: James Rose Innes. Events

March
 10-14 – The Rand 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 in South West Africa. October
 27 – Southern Rhodesians vote in a referendum 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 prophet Nontetha is arrested by authorities fearful of a repeat of the Bulhoek Massacre

Births

 6 May – Elize Botha, first wife of State President P. 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)

Deaths

Railways

South West African lines
 1 April – The SAR inherits five existing former German Colonial railway lines in SWA. Union Border to Swakop River (at Swakopmund), . Seeheim to Lüderitz, . Karibib to Tsumeb (Narrow gauge), . Otavi to Grootfontein (Narrow gauge), . Otjiwarongo to Outjo (Narrow gauge), . Railway lines opened
 1 April – SWA – Kolmanskop to Bogenfels, . Locomotives

 1 April – The SAR inherits seven former German Colonial narrow gauge and Cape gauge steam locomotive types in SWA. One narrow gauge Class Ha 0-6-2 tank locomotive, acquired in 1904 for the Otavi Mining and Railway Company. Six narrow gauge Class Hb 0-6-2 tank and tank-and-tender locomotives, acquired between 1905 and 1908 for the Otavi Mining and Railway Company. Three narrow gauge Class Hd 2-8-2 locomotives, acquired in 1912 for the Otavi Mining and Railway Company for use on the line from Swakopmund to Karibib. Two narrow gauge 0-6-2 Jung tank locomotives, introduced on the Otavi Mining and Railway Company in 1904. One pair of narrow gauge 0-6-0 Zwillinge twin tank locomotives, introduced by the Swakopmund-Windhuk Staatsbahn in 1898. Five Cape gauge Eight-Coupled Tank locomotives, introduced by the Lüderitzbucht Eisenbahn in 1907. Nine Cape gauge Eight-Coupled Tender locomotives, introduced by the Staatsbahn Lüderitzbucht-Keetmanshoop in 1911. The SAR places six new Class NG5 2-8-2 Mikado steam locomotives in service on the narrow gauge Otavi branch in SWA. References

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