See also: 1929 in South Africa, other events of 1930, 1931 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.

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[edit] Events

• 19 May White women are enfranchised (gain the right to vote)

[edit] Births

• 30 January — Magnus André De Merindol Malan, Minister of Defence in the 1980s, is born in Pretoria
• February 23 — Fanie du Plessis, South African athlete (d. 2001)
• 25 November — David Goldblatt, photographer, is born in Randfontein

[edit] Deaths