1936 in South Africa
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See also: 1935 in South Africa, other events of 1936, 1937 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.
[edit] Events
- The Castle in Cape Town is proclaimed a National Monument
- February - Trolley buses (trackless trams) begin operation in Cape Town
- 7 April - The Representation of Natives Act no 16 of 1936 is passed, the first of a series of laws to diminish the voting rights of non-Whites in the Cape Province
- 2 July - Die Vaderland, the first Afrikaans daily newspaper, starts publishing in Johannesburg
[edit] Births
- 21 June - Lionel Davis, artist, is born in Cape Town
[edit] Deaths
- 2 July - Lionel Phillips, mining magnate, chairman of the South African Chamber of Mines and politician, dies at Vergelegen, Somerset West at the age of 80