1952 in South Africa
See also: 1951 in South Africa, other events of 1952, 1953 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.
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Events
March
- 23 March – Zulu King Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon warns his people not to participate in the Defiance Campaign
April
- 6 April – The African National Congress, South African Indian Congress and the Coloured Peoples Congress launches the Defiance Campaign against apartheid
May
- 3 May – The first regular jet flight between South Africa and Britain is started with the arrival of a De Havilland Comet with 36 passengers at Johannesburg
Births
- 26 April – Popo Simon Molefe, co-founder of the Azanian People's Organisation, is born in Sophiatown, Johannesburg
- 23 October – Antjie Krog, a poet, novelist, playwright, and journalist, is in Kroonstad
Deaths
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