1936 in South Africa

1936 in South Africa

"See also:"
1935 in South Africa,
other events of 1936,
1937 in South Africa and the
Timeline of South African history.

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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

Births

* 21 June - Lionel Davis, artist, is born in Cape Town

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


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