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The following lists events that happened during 1954 in South Africa.

Incumbents

  • Monarch: Queen Elizabeth II.
  • Governor-General and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: Ernest George Jansen.
  • Prime Minister: Daniel François Malan (until 30 November), Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom (starting 30 November).
  • Chief Justice: Albert van der Sandt Centlivres.

Events

;January

  • Mimi Coertse starts tutorship under Maria Hittorff and Josef Witt.

;April

  • 17 &ndash; The Federation of South African Women is launched in Johannesburg.
  • 23 &ndash; The Afrikaans-German Culture Union (Afrikaanse-Deutsche Kultuurgemeinschaft - ADK) is founded in Pretoria.

;June

  • 23 &ndash; The Trust Bank of South Africa is founded by Jan S. Marais.

;September

  • 14 &ndash; Sasolburg is established near the Sasol plant in the northern Orange Free State.

;October

  • 10 &ndash; The much-travelled statue of Paul Kruger is unveiled in Church Square, Pretoria by Dr. D.F. Malan.
  • 11 &ndash; Daniel François Malan announces his retirement.

;November

  • 30 &ndash; Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom becomes the 6th Prime Minister of South Africa.

;December

  • 16–19 &ndash; The 43rd Annual Conference of the African National Congress is held in Durban.

;Unknown date

  • George Bizos is admitted as a lawyer to the South African Bar.

Births

  • 13 January &ndash; Trevor Rabin, South African–American musician, founder member of Rabbitt.
  • 2 May &ndash; Bulelani Ngcuka, first national director of the National Prosecuting Authority.
  • 10 May &ndash; Lindiwe Sisulu, member of Parliament of South Africa, national minister.
  • 10 June &ndash; Nelson Dladla, Teenage Dladla, soccer player.
  • 23 August &ndash; Ngconde Balfour, politician.
  • 23 September &ndash; Mavis Davies, Local Politician and longest serving Councilor in the history of Mtubatuba Local Municipality
  • 12 October &ndash; Duma Ndlovu, filmmaker, poet, playwright. Well known for creating Muvhango & Uzalo TV shows.
  • 5 November &ndash; Koos Kombuis, poet, singer, entertainer and writer.
  • 26 November &ndash; John Matshikiza, actor, theatre director, poet and journalist. (d. 2008)
  • 21 December &ndash; Gysie Pienaar, rugby player & father of rugby player Ruan Pienaar

Deaths

Railways

thumb|[[South African Class GMA 4-8-2+2-8-4|Class GMA]]

Locomotives

Two new Cape gauge steam locomotive types enter service on the South African Railways (SAR).

  • The first of 120 Class GMA branch line and Class GMAM mainline 4-8-2+2-8-4 "Double Mountain" Garratt articulated locomotives.
  • Twenty-five Class GO 4-8-2+2-8-4 "Double Mountain" light branch line Garratt locomotives.