1920 in South Africa

Decades:	1900s; 1910s; 1920s; 1930s; 1940s;
See also:	; List of years in South Africa;

The following lists events that happened during 1920 in South Africa.

Incumbents

10 – The League of Nations is established as the Treaty of Versailles goes into effect.

1 – The South African Air Force (SAAF) is established, the second autonomous Air Force in the world after the Royal Air Force (RAF).^[2]

12 February – Raymond Mhlaba, anti-apartheid activist and politician. (d. 2005)
20 February – Zoe Gail, singer and actress. (d. 2020)
9 March – Robert Resha, journalist and political dissident. (d. 1974)
20 March – Lionel Bernstein, anti-apartheid activist and political prisoner (d. 2002)
8 April – Vuyisile Mini, anti-apartheid activist and politician. (d. 1964)
12 May – Gerald Stapleton, Battle of Britain fighter pilot. (d. 2010)
11 June – David Millin, movie director, producer, and cinematographer. (d. 1999)
11 July – Edison Ntsanwisi, politician and Chief Minister of Gazankulu. (d. 1993)
30 July – Harry Gwala, anti-apartheid activist and politician. (d. 1995)
8 August – Nimrod Sejake, labour leader and activist. (d. 2004)
11 September – Hymie Barsel, political activist. (d. 1987)
12 September – Michiel Daniel Overbeek, amateur astronomer and prolific variable star observers. (d. 2001)
24 December – Richard Maponya, entrepreneur and property developer. (d. 2020)

The South African Railways places thirty Class 12B 4-8-2 Mountain type steam locomotives in mainline service.^[3]^[4]

^ ^a ^b Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices: South Africa: Governors-General: 1910-1961 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
^ Nöthling, Kol C.J., Martins, Maj du P. (1990). Kroniek van die Suid-Afrikaanse Lugmag (1920-1990), (1st ed.). Direktoraat Openbare Betrekkinge, SAW. Uitgewer: Staatsdrukkery, Pretoria. Gedruk deur Promedia Drukkers, Posbus 255, Silverton, 0127.
^ Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. pp. 54–56. ISBN 0869772112.
^ Holland, D. F. (1972). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. Vol. 2: 1910-1955 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, England: David & Charles. pp. 38–41. ISBN 978-0-7153-5427-8.