1934 in South Africa

The following lists events that happened during 1934 in South Africa.

Incumbents

;February

1 – South African Airways is inaugurated and takes over the passenger and goods air services from Union Airways.

;June

;July

;December

3 – The Status of the Union Act and the Royal Executive Functions and Seals Act come into operation: i.a. they make Parliament the sovereign legislative power in the Union; adopt parts of the Statute of Westminster; vest the executive government in the king, acting on the advice of the South African ministers only; and institute the Royal Great Seal of the Union and the Royal Signet of the Union.

;Unknown date

The Slums Act is passed, giving municipalities and the government the authority to acquire slum properties.

5 January – Phil Ramone, recording engineer, record producer, violinist and composer, co-founder of A & R Recording, Inc. (d. 2013)
14 January – Laurie Ackermann, Constitutional Court of South Africa judge
8 May – Sibusiso Bengu, politician
16 May – Ronnie Govender, playwright and director (d, 2021)
26 May – Dullah Omar, lawyer and politician. (d. 2004)
12 June –
Abdulhay Jassat, South African political activist
Moosa Moolla, South African activist and diplomat (d. 2023)
28 June – Peter Beighton, English-born geneticist (d. 2017)
5 August – Zakes Mokae, actor (d. 2009)
8 August – Sam Nzima, photographer who took what became the well known image of Hector Pieterson for the Soweto uprising (d. 2018)
3 October – Harold Henning, golfer. (d. 2004)
8 October – Kader Asmal, activist, politician and professor of human rights (d. 2011)
9 October – Abdullah Ibrahim, pianist and composer
20 October – Mary Peach, film and television actress
8 November – Edward Bhengu, activist and founding member of the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (d. 2010)
9 November – Ronald Harwood, playwright (d. 2020)