1951 in South Africa

See also: 1950 in South Africa, other events of 1951, 1952 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.

Events

• 30 March - The Group Areas Act which was passed in 1950 becomes law
• 14 May - The cabinet voted for the removal of the Coloured people from the voters roll
• Ernest George Jansen is appointed the 9th Governor-General of the Union of South Africa

Births

Deaths

• 6 April - Robert Broom, an archaeologist who discovered Mrs Ples in 1947, dies
• Sefako Mapogo Makgatho, the 2nd African National Congress' president, dies in Pretoria at the age of 90

See also: 1951 in South Africa, 14 May, 1947 in South Africa, 1950 in South Africa, 1951, 1952 in South Africa, 30 March, 6 April, African National Congress, Ernest George Jansen