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The following lists events that happened during 1860 in South Africa.

Incumbents

  • Governor of the Cape of Good Hope and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: Sir George Grey.
  • Lieutenant-governor of the Colony of Natal: John Scott.
  • State President of the Orange Free State:
  • Esaias Reynier Snijman (acting until 7 February).
  • Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (from 8 February).
  • Johannes Hermanus Grobler (acting from 15 September until 5 December).

;September

  • 15 &ndash; Johannes Hermanus Grobler becomes acting President of the Executive Council of the South African Republic.

Locomotives

  • 20 March &ndash; The Cape Town Railway and Dock Company takes delivery of eight broad gauge 0-4-2 tender locomotives for service on the Cape Town-Wellington line, which is still under construction.