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The following lists events that happened during 1917 in South Africa.

Incumbents

  • Monarch: King George V.
  • Governor-General and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: The Viscount Buxton.
  • Prime Minister: Louis Botha.
  • Chief Justice: James Rose Innes

Events

;January

  • 16 &ndash; The SS Mendi, a troopship, sets sail from Cape Town to Le Havre, France, transporting 823 members of the 802nd South African Native Labour Corps.

;February

  • 21 &ndash; The SS Mendi is struck on the starboard side by the SS Darro, an 11,000 ton liner, and sinks with the loss of 646 lives.
  • 20 June &ndash; Natal &ndash; Gingindlovu to Eshowe, .
  • Seven Class K 4-6-4 tank locomotives that had been built for the Philippines but could not be delivered.

References