See also: 1949 in South Africa, other events of 1950, 1951 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.

Events

• 21 December - The gold town of Allanridge in the Free State Province is established
• Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve is proclaimed a protected state forest
• H.F. Verwoerd becomes Minister of Native Affairs and implements the forced removal of about 80 000 Africans from Sophiatown, Martindale and Newclare to Soweto
• The government passes the Immorality Act, the Group Areas Act , the Suppression of Communism Act, and the Population Registration Act (which officially divided South Africans into 'White', 'Coloured', 'Asian' or 'Native')
• United States and United Kingdom sign a purchasing agreement with South Africa to supply uranium for their nuclear weapons programmes

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