1931 in South Africa

Events

• 11 December - Statute of Westminster grants sovereignty to the British dominions
• 19 December - The South Africa (Springboks) beat Ireland 8-3 in Ireland
• George Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon, is appointed the 5th Governor-General of the Union of South Africa

Births

• 19 April - Hendrik Jacobus Coetsee, is born in Ladybrand, Orange Free State
• 7 October - Desmond Mpilo Tutu, is born in Klerksdorp, Transvaal

Deaths

• 9 January - Second Boer War general Johannes Gerhardus Celliers dies at the age of 70