World history
The Great Depression ravaged economies worldwide, causing widespread unemployment. Meanwhile, totalitarian regimes rose in Germany, Italy, and Japan, sowing the seeds for World War II.
South African history
In 1934, the Status of the Union Act declared South Africa a sovereign, independent state. On 10 October 1930, the Transvaal University College became the University of Pretoria with 1 074 students.
Medihelp history
In 1931, Mr JA Butcher became the first full-time Secretary of Medihelp. That same year, discussions around national health insurance began, with a letter from Francis Napier, president of the Medical Association of South Africa (MASA), published in the South African Medical Journal.
