The following lists events that happened during 1930 in South Africa. Incumbents Monarch: King George V. Governor-General and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: The Earl of Athlone (until 21 December). Jacob de Villiers (acting from 21 December). Prime Minister: James Barry Munnik Hertzog. Chief Justice: Jacob de Villiers. Events May 19 – White women are enfranchised. October 10 – The Private Act of the University of Pretoria is passed, changing the name of the Transvaal University College to the University of Pretoria. Births 30 January – Magnus Malan, soldier and Minister of Defence in the 1980s, in Pretoria. (d. 2011) 23 February – Fanie du Plessis, South African athlete, in Lichtenburg. (d. 2001) 12 May – Mazisi Kunene, poet, anti-apartheid movement activist. (d. 2006) 24 June – Donald Gordon, South African businessman and philanthropist (d. 2019) 7 August – Felicia Kentridge, lawyer (d. 2015) 5 November – Laloo Chiba, anti-apartheid activist. (d. 2020) 12 November – Molly Blackburn, anti-apartheid movement activist (d. 1985) 29 November – David Goldblatt, photographer, in Randfontein. (d. 2018) Deaths 28 February – Sir Perceval Maitland Laurence, English classical scholar, South African judge and benefactor of the University of Cambridge. (b. 1854) 10 September 10 – Aubrey Faulkner, cricketer. (b. 1881) Railways Railway lines opened 14 April – Cape – Fort Knokke to Woltemade no. 1, . 24 April – Free State – Parys to Vredefort, . 14 May – Free State – Petrus Steyn to Lindley, . 19 September – Natal – Empangeni to Nkwalini, . 1 November – Cape – Koopmansfontein to Postmasburg, . 6 November – South West Africa – Witvlei to Gobabis, . 10 December – Cape – New England to Barkly East, . Locomotives One Class 8X 2-8-0 locomotive is rebuilt to a 4-8-0 configuration and reclassified to the only member of Class 8R. Six redesigned wide-firebox Class 16DA 4-6-2 Pacific locomotives enter passenger train service. Fourteen Class 19B 4-8-2 Mountain type locomotives enter service. References History of South Africa