1937 in South Africa

The following lists events that happened during 1937 in South Africa.

← 1936 1935 1934 1937 in South Africa → 1938 1939 1940
Decades:	1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s
See also:	List of years in South Africa

Incumbents

• Monarch: King George VI.
• Governor-General and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: The Earl of Claredon (until 5 April), Sir Patrick Duncan (starting 5 April).
• Prime Minister: James Barry Munnik Hertzog.
• Chief Justice: John Stephen Curlewis.

Events

January

• 15 – The Empire Exhibition, South Africa closes in Johannesburg.[1]

February

• 1 – The Aliens Act No. 1 is promulgated, restricting and regulating the entry of certain aliens into the Union of South Africa and regulating the right of any person to assume a surname.

April

• 5 – Sir Patrick Duncan is appointed the 6th Governor-General of the Union of South Africa, the first South African to hold the position.

Births

• Jonas Gwangwa, Jazz musician, songwriter and producer
• Ray Ntlokwana, actor, affectionately known as "Velaphi" following his lead role in the SABC Xhosa play, Velaphi
• Eric Bhamuza Sono, captain of Orlando Pirates F.C. and was the father of soccer player & coach Jomo Sono
• 29 March – Marike de Klerk, politician, First Lady of South Africa, as the wife of State President Frederik Willem de Klerk, from 1989-1994
• 4 July – Clive Scott (actor), actor
• 6 July – Bessie Head, writer (d. 1986)
• 18 September – Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri, politician, in Kroonstad. (d. 2009)

Deaths

Railways

Class NG G16

Locomotives

Four new locomotive types, three steam and one electric, enter service on the South African Railways (SAR):

• The first of 235 Class 19D 4-8-2 Mountain type steam locomotives.[2][3][4]
• A single Class 21 2-10-4 Texas type steam locomotive.[3][4][5]
• The first of thirty-four Class NG G16 narrow gauge 2-6-2+2-6-2 Double Prairie type Garratt articulated locomotives.[4][5]
• Three German-built 3 kV DC Class 2E electric locomotives.[6]

References

1. "Empire Exhibition". Retrieved 5 June 2017.
2. South African Railways and Harbours Locomotive Diagram Book, 2'0" & 3'6" Gauge Steam Locomotives, 15 August 1941, as amended
3. Holland, D. F. (1972). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. 2: 1910-1955 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. pp. 73–76, 93–96. ISBN 978-0-7153-5427-8.
4. Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. pp. 72–75, 107, 109–110. ISBN 0869772112.
5. Durrant, A. E. (1989). Twilight of South African Steam (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, London: David & Charles. pp. 37, 126–127. ISBN 0715386387.
6. South African Railways Index and Diagrams Electric and Diesel Locomotives, 2'0" & 3'6" Gauge, circa 1940, as amended