1946 in South Africa
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March
- 12 March - The South African Indian Congress (SAIC) delegation is received by the Viceroy, Lord Wavell, in DelhiDelhiDelhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
, IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, submitting a petition drafted in consultation with Mohandas GandhiMahatma GandhiMohandas Karamchand Gandhi , pronounced . 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement...
.- The Indian Representative Act is also repealed.
- India terminates the trade agreement with South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
- 15 March - The Asiatic Land Tenure Act or the Ghetto Act is amended and now states that Indians may only live where Indians had resided in non-proclaimed areas
- 31 March - 6,000 Indians march in protest to the Asiatic Land Tenure Act in DurbanDurbanDurban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism...
June
- 11 June - IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
recalls its High Commissioner from the Union of South AfricaUnion of South AfricaThe Union of South Africa is the historic predecessor to the present-day Republic of South Africa. It came into being on 31 May 1910 with the unification of the previously separate colonies of the Cape, Natal, Transvaal and the Orange Free State...
in protest.
July
- 8 July - Indian protests against government legislation led to the arrest of hundreds of Indians.
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- Gideon Brand van ZylGideon Brand van ZylGideon Brand van Zyl was Governor-General of the Union of South Africa from 1945 to 1950. He was the first South African-born holder of the office....
is appointed the 9th Governor-General of the Union of South AfricaGovernor-General of the Union of South AfricaThe Governor-General of the Union of South Africa was the representative of the British and later South African Crown in the Union of South Africa between 31 May 1910 and 31 May 1961...
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Births
- 18 January - Gert Johannes Gerwel, academic and politicianPoliticianA politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
, is born in the Somerset East district, Eastern CapeEastern CapeThe Eastern Cape is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are Port Elizabeth and East London. It was formed in 1994 out of the "independent" Xhosa homelands of Transkei and Ciskei, together with the eastern portion of the Cape Province... - 3 August - Cyprian Mpho Shilakoe, artistArtistAn artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
and sculpturer, is born in BarbertonBarberton, MpumalangaBarberton is a town in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa, which has its origin in the 1880s gold rush in the region. It is situated in the De Kaap Valley and is fringed by the Mkhonjwa Mountains...
, Eastern Transvaal - 18 December - Steve BikoSteve BikoStephen Biko was a noted anti-apartheid activist in South Africa in the 1960s and 1970s. A student leader, he later founded the Black Consciousness Movement which would empower and mobilize much of the urban black population. Since his death in police custody, he has been called a martyr of the...
, an anti-apartheid activist.
Deaths
- William Henry BellWilliam Henry BellWilliam Henry Bell, known largely by his initials, W H Bell , was an English composer, conductor and lecturer....
, musicianMusicianA musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, composerComposerA composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and first director of the South African College of MusicSouth African College of MusicThe South African College of Music, abbreviated as SACM, is a department of the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Cape Town. It is located on the University's Lower Campus in Rondebosch, Cape Town.-Study opportunities:...
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