1939 in South Africa
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Events [edit]
- The University of Pretoria's official university newspaper, the Perdeby, is established[1]
September [edit]
- 2 September - James Hertzog puts his case to the National Assembly for South Africa to remain neutral in the Second World War against Jan Smuts who supports a Commonwealth alliance
- 4 September - Jan Smuts becomes the 4th Prime Minister of South Africa for the second time
- 5 September - The National Assembly votes on a motion whether or not to join the war and Jan Smuts wins by 13 votes
- 6 September - The Union of South Africa declares war on Germany
Births [edit]
26 June - Philip Swiegers
18 March - Dr. John W. de Gruchy
Deaths [edit]
- 16 October - Charlotte Maxeke, religious leader and political activist, dies in Johannesburg at the age of 65
