south africa became a member of the commonwealth in 1931.
south africa became a member of the commonwealth in 1931.
when did south africa became a member of the commonwealth?
1931
the cape of good hope then remained in the british empire, becoming self-governing in 1872, and uniting with three other colonies to form the union of south africa in 1910. it then was renamed the province of the cape of good hope. south africa became a sovereign state in 1931 by the statute of westminster. in 1961 it became the republic of south africa and obtained its own monetary unit called the rand. following the 1994 creation of the present-day south african provinces, the cape province was partitioned into the eastern cape, northern cape, and western cape, with smaller parts in north west province.
cape colony
during 1914, general jan smuts, in his capacity as minister of finance, tabled legislation in the parliament of the union of south africa, introducing income tax in the country, with the income tax act of 1914. taxpayers in the union of south africa became liable to pay income tax, with effect from 20 july 1914. in 2014, 20 years since south africa became a full democracy, the university of cape town marked that milestone, of the introduction of income tax in south africa, with the "income tax in south africa: the first 100 years 1914 – 2014" conference and later, a publication of papers presented.
taxation in south africa