Walter Battiss, artist. (b. 1906) Railways Locomotives Three new Cape gauge locomotive types enter service on the South African Railways: The first of fifty-five Class 6E1, Series 10 electric locomotives. Twenty-five 25 kV AC Class 7E2, Series 1 electric locomotives. The first of six Class 9E, Series 2 General Electric Company 50 kV AC electric locomotives on the Sishen-Saldanha iron ore line. Sports Athletics 16 October – Gabashane Rakabaele wins his third national title in the men's marathon in Durban. Motorsport 23 January – The South African Grand Prix takes place at Kyalami. References South Africa Years in South Africa History of South Africa