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)

Railways

Railway lines opened
 29 January – Transvaal: New Canada to Phomolong, . 7 June – Transvaal: Hercules to Koedoespoort, . Sports
1942–43 South African cricket season

References

History of South Africa