1913 in South Africa
The following lists events that happened during 1913 in South Africa.Incumbents
;May
;June
- 19 - The Natives Land Act is passed, limiting land ownership for blacks to black territories.
;November
- 6 - Mohandas Gandhi is arrested while leading a march of Indian miners in South Africa.
;Unknown date
- The City of Greater Cape Town is formed by the union of Central Cape Town, Green Point and Sea Point, Woodstock, Maitland, Mowbray, Rondebosch, Claremont and Kalk Bay.
Births
- 6 April - A. P. Mda, co-founder of the African National Congress Youth League and Pan Africanist Congress of Azania
- 9 December - Gerard Sekoto, artist.
Deaths
- 12 March - Christoffel Cornelis Froneman, commandant of the Orange Free State and founder of Marquard.
- 30 April - Daniël Jacobus Erasmus, acting state president of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek.
- 16 November - Abraham Fischer, Prime Minister of the Orange River Colony.
Railways
- 5 March - Cape - Vredenburg to Saldanha,.
- 15 May - Free State - Arlington to Senekal,.
- 15 July - Cape - Butterworth to Idutywa,.
- 6 August - Cape - George to Oudtshoorn,.
- 3 November - Cape - Graafwater to Kleipan,.
- 3 November - Free State - Reitz to Marsala,.
- 10 November - Transvaal - Nelspruit to Sabie,.
- 1 December - Natal - Greytown to Ahrens,.
- 5 December - Transvaal - Bandelierkop to Lilliput,.
- 15 December - Natal - Tendeka to Piet Retief,.
Locomotives
- Two new Cape gauge locomotive types enter service on the South African Railways :
- * The first of ten Class 4A 4-8-2 Mountain type steam locomotives.
- * The first of 45 Class 14 4-8-2 Mountain type locomotives.
- The New Cape Central Railway places three Cape 7th Class 4-8-0| Mastodon type locomotives in service.
Sports
Rugby
