1934 in South Africa
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Incumbents
Events
- February
- 1 â South African Airways is inaugurated and takes over the passenger and goods air services from Union Airways.
- June
- The National Party and South African Party unite to form the United Party.
- July
- 9 â The Hitler Youth movement is prohibited in South West Africa.
- December
- 3 â The Status of the Union Act and the Royal Executive Functions and Seals Act come into operation: i.a. they make Parliament the sovereign legislative power in the Union; adopt parts of the Statute of Westminster; vest the executive government in the king, acting on the advice of the South African ministers only; and institute the Royal Great Seal of the Union and the Royal Signet of the Union.[1]
- Unknown date
- The Slums Act is passed, giving municipalities and the government the authority to acquire slum properties.
Births
- 5 January â Phil Ramone, recording engineer, record producer, violinist and composer, co-founder of A & R Recording, Inc. (d. 2013)
- 14 January â Laurie Ackermann, Constitutional Court of South Africa judge
- 8 May â Sibusiso Bengu, politician
- 16 May â Ronnie Govender, playwright and director (d, 2021)
- 26 May â Dullah Omar, lawyer and politician. (d. 2004)
- 12 June â
- Abdulhay Jassat, South African political activist
- Moosa Moolla, South African activist and diplomat (d. 2023)
- 28 June â Peter Beighton, English-born geneticist (d. 2017)
- 5 August â Zakes Mokae, actor (d. 2009)
- 8 August â Sam Nzima, photographer who took what became the well known image of Hector Pieterson for the Soweto uprising (d. 2018)
- 3 October â Harold Henning, golfer. (d. 2004)
- 8 October â Kader Asmal, activist, politician and professor of human rights (d. 2011)
- 9 October â Abdullah Ibrahim, pianist and composer
- 20 October â Mary Peach, film and television actress
- 8 November â Edward Bhengu, activist and founding member of the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (d. 2010)
- 9 November â Ronald Harwood, playwright (d. 2020)
Deaths
- 27 March â Francis William Reitz, president of the Orange Free State. (b. 1844)
- 28 July â Louis Tancred, cricketer. (b. 1876)
Railways
Railway lines opened
- 26 February â Transvaal â Northam to Thabazimbi, 28 miles 72 chains (46.5 kilometres).[2]
- 29 July â Transvaal â Germiston to Elsburg, 2 miles 49 chains (4.2 kilometres).[2]
- 21 September â Transvaal â Tuinplaas to Marble Hall, 36 miles 36 chains (58.7 kilometres).[2]
- 15 October â Cape â Kleinstraat to Matroosberg, 8 miles 48 chains (13.8 kilometres).[2]