The following lists events that happened during 1936 in South Africa.
Incumbents Monarch: King George V (until 20 January), King Edward VIII (starting 20 January). Governor-General and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: The Earl of Clarendon. Prime Minister: James Barry Munnik Hertzog. Chief Justice: John Wessels then John Stephen Curlewis.
Events
February Trolleybuses (trackless trams) begin to operate in Cape Town.
April 7 – 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.
July 2 – Die Vaderland, the first Afrikaans daily newspaper in Transvaal, begins publishing in Johannesburg.
September 15 – The Empire Exhibition, South Africa opens in Johannesburg.
Unknown date The Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town is proclaimed a National Monument.
Births 22 January – Clive Derby-Lewis, politician, played a role in the assassination of South African Communist Party leader Chris Hani (d. 2016) 18 March – F. W. de Klerk, 10th State President of South Africa (1989–1994). 11 April – Mac Maharaj, Apartheid Activist 20 June – Dick Lord, South African Air Force and Fleet Air Arm fighter pilot. (d. 2011) 21 June – Lionel Davis, artist, in Cape Town. 26 September – Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Apartheid Activist South Africa (d. 2018) 22 October – Neville Alexander in Cradock. (d. 2012) 14 November – Arthur Howard, cricketer
Deaths 2 July – Lionel Phillips, mining magnate, chairman of the South African Chamber of Mines and politician, at Vergelegen, Somerset West. (b. 1855)
Railways
Railway lines opened
1 May – Natal – Point to Congella, .Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 190, ref. no. 200954-13 15 June – Cape – Palingpan to Manganore, . 30 June – Cape – Postmasburg to Lohatla, .
Locomotives The South African Railways builds the first two of 24 Class ES centre-cab electric shunting locomotives in its Pietermaritzburg shops, based on the Class 1E mainline electric locomotive.
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